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Catamenial Epilepsy Pathophysiology

Catamenial epilepsy is a form of seizure disorder which is related to the hormonal changes during menstrual cycling in normal women. It has been found to account for about a third of women with epilepsy.

9 May 2018

What is Hemochromatosis?

Hemochromatosis is a disorder in which iron overload occurs in the body, causing iron toxicity. This leads to storage of iron within the heart, the liver, and the pancreas, among other tissues, damaging them and causing organ failure if it remains untreated.

9 May 2018

Shingles and Nerve Damage

Shingles also referred to as herpes zoster is a type of viral infection that develops on one side of the face or body. This is an extremely painful condition and manifests as a single stripe of blisters and covers the right or left side of the torso. Vaccination can help prevent shingles, and an early treatment can decrease the time span of the infection and extent of the complications.

8 May 2018

Microbiome and Cancer

Human body hosts 10-100 trillion microbes (small microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi) and their groupings or community is referred to as microbiota. The complete collection of genes of all the microbes in a community is termed as microbiome.

8 May 2018

Leigh's Syndrome Diagnosis

Leigh syndrome is a rare genetic disease that is caused by degenerative changes in the central nervous system, particularly in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve. It begins to manifest between the ages of three months and two years and is therefore also called infantile necrotizing encephalopathy.

8 May 2018

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body dysmorphia, which is also called body dysmorphic disorder, is an anxiety-related psychiatric condition that is characterized by an intrusive and persistent pre-occupation with an imagined or unnoticeable flaw in appearance.

8 May 2018

Facial Recognition

Recognizing another person’s face is a process that involves a stream of neurological and cognitive stimuli.

7 May 2018

Stroke First Aid

Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is a condition wherein the blood flow to the brain is interrupted. When this happens, the brain is deprived of oxygen, leading to cell death and brain damage.

7 May 2018

Shock First Aid

The body needs blood flow to supply the needed oxygen and nutrients to various organs. When the organs and tissues of the body do not receive sufficient flow of blood, the person may go into shock.

7 May 2018

What is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye condition that affects the central area of vision.

4 May 2018

Alcohol Poisoning: What To Do

Alcohol poisoning or acute alcohol intoxication is a serious consequence of drinking a toxic amount of alcohol in a short period. Find out what you can do if you are the first on the scene.

2 May 2018

Asthma and the Hygiene Hypothesis

The hygiene hypothesis proposes that a lack of exposure to microbial organisms (microbes, or “germs”) in a child’s early years contributes to the development of asthma and allergic diseases.

1 May 2018

Asthma History

Asthma is a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of airway obstruction and wheezing due to inflammation of the airways. It has been described my humans since 2600 BC.

1 May 2018

Asthma Triggers

The effective management of asthma largely depends on identifying and managing underlying triggers.

1 May 2018

The Effect of Diet on Asthma

Different dietary patterns have positive or negative effects on the risk of developing asthma, control of symptoms and exacerbations, and lung function deterioration.

1 May 2018

What is Aspergillosis?

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused by the Aspergillus mold. This infection primarily affects the immune system, with the lungs being the most common site of infection.

30 Apr 2018

Chemically Controlled Drug Delivery Systems

Controlled drug delivery systems are being developed at a high rate because of the many advantages they offer in therapy. One advantage is their ability to deliver the active drug at a constant rate over a prolonged period, without delayed onset of action and without interference by gut physiology or other external conditions.

30 Apr 2018

Self-Healing Hydrogels

Hydrogels have become an area of active and intense research because of their unique structural, mechanical, and rheological properties which enable them to self-heal when wounds are induced. The current aim is to fuse mechanical strength with rapid self-healing occurring within seconds of a wound. The faster the self-healing occurs, the better it is in most cases.

30 Apr 2018

What is Pharmacoproteomics?

Pharmacoproteomics is a rapidly advancing field in which the techniques of proteomics are applied to develop pharmaceutical agents. The word itself was coined only in 1997.

30 Apr 2018