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What is Tooth Remineralization?

Tooth remineralization is a reparative process, which occurs naturally and daily inside the mouth. This process repairs the lost enamel (outermost part of the tooth) and helps in preventing cavities.

11 Nov 2018

What Are Teeth Made Of?

Teeth contribute to the important functions of food mastication, swallowing, digestion, speech, and aesthetics in humans. Each tooth component serves a specific purpose.

11 Nov 2018

Stress and Alzheimer's Disease

Stress is often a factor that contributes to or worsens many conditions ranging from psoriasis to irritable bowel syndrome, perhaps because it results in compromised immunity. Recent evidence has shown that stress may be involved in accelerating the onset of Alzheimer’s disease as well as worsening the disease course.

11 Nov 2018

Intermittent Fasting Pros and Cons

With the increase in the amount of evidence of the adverse consequences of being overweight, a growing proportion of society is becoming more health conscious. In order to manage their weight, many are adopting diets and different training strategies, such as intermittent fasting.

11 Nov 2018

Can Statins Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

Cardiovascular disease affects the heart and major blood vessels, mostly by causing the progressive atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing) of arteries that supply various organs including the brain and the heart itself.

11 Nov 2018

Eczema During Pregnancy

Eczema during pregnancy is not limited to women with a history of eczema, and is the most common skin condition women can experience during pregnancy.

11 Nov 2018

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Versus Parkinson's Disease

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease, caused by the accumulation of tau proteins in the brain. The formation of clumps of tau proteins is thought to result in damage to the nerve cells and thus causes defects in cognition, eye movements, and posture.

28 Oct 2018

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Management

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that affects approximately 6 in 100,000 people worldwide. It causes muscle weakness and affects gait, balance and overall movement, as well as the patient’s mood, cognitive skills and behavior. While no treatment is available at this time, various symptoms can be managed with the use of medication or other forms of therapy.

28 Oct 2018

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment

A pressure ulcer, otherwise known as a common ‘bedsore’, is a skin tissue injury caused by repeated pressure or friction.

28 Oct 2018

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

A stroke is a cardiovascular disease that can greatly affect the health status and quality of life of affected individuals. High cholesterol is a single condition that can lead to many complications, such as being a risk factor for stroke.

26 Oct 2018

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 cells, and are of crucial physiological importance. Based on the stimulus to which they respond, ion channels are divided into three superfamilies: voltage-gated, ligand-gated and mechano-sensitive ion channels.

25 Oct 2018

Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) Symptoms

Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) or Ohtahara syndrome is a severe and congenital seizure disorder that affects neonates within the first three months of life, and often within the first two weeks.

25 Oct 2018

Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) Management

Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) occurs in early infantile life, typically within the first three months and in many cases in the first two weeks after birth.

25 Oct 2018

Gallium Ga 68-labeled PSMA-11 PET/CT Imaging for Prostate Cancer

Detection of prostate cancer and its recurrence is challenging as it is a heterogeneous disease and methods such as PET imaging and measurement of biochemical response using prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) shows poor specificity and sensitivity. PSMA is a transmembrane protein having 750 amino acids.

25 Oct 2018

Adiponectin and Diabetes

Diabetes has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and the prevention and management of diabetes is now a major global health concern.

25 Oct 2018

Does Type 2 Diabetes Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?

There are many risk factors for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. A majority of these are the same for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular pathologies, including obesity, hypertension (elevated blood pressure), hypercholesterolemia (elevated blood cholesterol), high sodium intake, and hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels).

25 Oct 2018

Functions of Tonsils

Tonsils are tiny organs located at the back of our throat. They are part of the lymphatic system and play a key role in our overall health. Tonsils were earlier thought to have no function and were considered an obsolete part of the human body. When they get infected, they are usually removed by surgery. Contrary to this perception, tonsils have been shown to have important functions in the human body.

25 Oct 2018

Importance of Ion Channels in the Body

Ion channels are transmembrane proteins specifically involved with the transport of inorganic ions like Na+, K+, Ca2+, or Cl-. Ion channels are “gated”, i.e. they open in response to a specific stimulus, such as a change in membrane potential (voltage-gated ion channels) or the binding of a neurotransmitter (ligand-gated ion channels).

25 Oct 2018

What are Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders?

Eosinophils are an essential part of the immune system. Called effector cells, they are a type of white blood cell that is activated during allergies, infections, or cancer.

25 Oct 2018