Choosing the Right Toothbrush | Soft vs. Hard Bristles
Toothbrushes are an essential part of good oral hygiene. There are a wide range of toothbrushes on the market today, …
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Common Chromosomal Disorders (Chromosomes 1-5 and X and Y)
Skip to Chromosome 1 Chromosome 2 Chromosome 3 Chromosome 4 Chromosome 5 Sex-linked chromosomes – X chromosome Sex-linked chromosomes – …
What is Clostridium difficile?
Clostridium difficile, also called C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that mainly infects the large intestine and causes …
What are the Differences Between Small Cell and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Throughout the world, lung cancer is the main cause of cancer-related deaths. Whereas small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for …
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Treatment
Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) is a rare disease that affects children aged 3 to 15 years. The disease involves inflammation …
What is R0?
R0, or the basic reproduction number/rate, refers to the contagiousness and transmissibility of infectious pathogens. R0 varies depending on a …
Anoxia Symptoms and Diagnosis
Anoxia is a state of total oxygen deprivation within tissues or organs. It is an extreme form of hypoxia – …
Types of Ion Channels in the Body
Ion channels are membrane proteins, which play a principal role in regulating cellular excitability. They are found in virtually all …
Anticoagulant Food-Drug Interactions
Skip to What are anticoagulants? Vitamin K antagonists Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) Anticoagulants and vitamin K interactions Anticoagulants and alcohol …
How Does Infrared Therapy Work?
Infrared therapy is a method that uses light to treat acute or chronic pain. It is a simple and painless …
What is a Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA (+ssRNA) Virus?
Viruses can be differentiated based on how they store their genomic information, such as by DNA or double-stranded RNA. Positive-sense …
Protein C Deficiency
One of the main functions of protein C is to prevent blood clotting by inactivating proteins that encourage blood clotting. …
Recent Advances in Robotic Surgery
What is robotic surgery? Medical robotics has been in use for approximately 30 years. Robotic surgery is called “revolutionary” by …
Treating Spinal Cord Injuries Using Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are small particles that can be used to deliver drugs to otherwise unreachable areas. The spinal cord, part of …
How does SARS-CoV-2 Compare to SARS-CoV?
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a viral infection caused by a coronavirus that results in a flu-like respiratory …
What is Oxygen Saturation?
Oxygen saturation is a measure of the amount of hemoglobin that is bound to molecular oxygen at a given time …
Imaging agent may help gauge kidney health
More than 3,000 donated kidneys are discarded every year in the U.S., even as thousands of people die on kidney …
It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know
California’s annual health insurance enrollment season for individuals and families kicks off this week against a dramatic backdrop: the hotly …