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What Causes Eosinophilia?

Eosinophilia is classified as primary or secondary, in addition to the hypereosinophilic syndromes.

25 Jul 2016

Eosinophils are a type of blood cells which helps to fight off certain infections and participates in the body’s immune reactions. Eosinophilia is a condition in which the peripheral blood contains an excessive number of eosinophils, more than 500/µL. It may be classified into mild (500-1500/µL); moderate (1500-5000/µL); and severe (over 5000/µL) eosinophilia.

25 Jul 2016

The Loop of Henle

The human kidney is made up of about a million nephrons, the filtering units of this complex and highly vascular organ. Each nephron is composed of a highly coiled tubule, one end of which forms a cup-shaped structure. Inside this cup and forming a network around its walls, is a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus, with a special fenestrated basement membrane.

25 Jul 2016

Obstructive Nephropathy - Uropathy

Obstructive nephropathy, also know as uropathy, refers to the syndrome caused by urinary tract obstruction, either functional or anatomic. It includes urinary tract dilatation, impedance and the resulting slowing of urine flow, change in the pressure inside the kidney tubular system and impaired kidney function. Blockage to the flow of urine leads to hydronephrosis and hydroureter.

25 Jul 2016

Why can Uncertainty Cause Stress?

Uncertainty about the future makes us less capable of coping with negative events when they happen. It also disables us from taking effective and efficient steps to avoid them. This negative reaction is actually a maladaptation of the intrinsic ability of the human brain to predict the future, based on knowledge and past experience.

25 Jul 2016

Premature Breast Enlargement (Premature Thelarche)

Premature breast enlargement, or premature thelarche, is the enlargement of breasts in girls at an abnormally early age, usually somewhere between birth and six years of age.

25 Jul 2016

Hairstyles and Traction Alopecia

Traction alopecia refers to the hair loss that arises when the hair roots are gently but persistently pulled throughout the day, usually as a result of particular hairstyling habits such as wearing the hair in tight buns, knots or ponytails and the use of straighteners.

25 Jul 2016

Risks to Infants of Diabetic Mothers

A fetus growing inside a woman who has diabetes may be exposed to high levels of blood glucose during the pregnancy if the diabetes is not well controlled.

25 Jul 2016

Psychopharmacology and Neuropsychopharmacology Research

Various research teams are investigating the impact chemical substances have on human behavior and how these results can be harnessed for improved medical care. The studies below illustrate the wide variety of research currently being carried out in study teams across the world.

21 Jul 2016

Differences in Sex Development (DSD)

Hermaphroditism, also referred to as intersex, is a condition in which there is a discrepancy between the external and internal sexual and genital organs. It is grouped together with other conditions as a disorder of sex development (DSD).

21 Jul 2016

Signals from Gut Biome to Brain and Behavior

Studies of the interrelation between microbes of the gastrointestinal tract and general health are increasingly focused on bidirectional links between that microbiota and mental health, mood and behavior.

21 Jul 2016

What Causes Miscarriage?

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks, when most developing babies would be unable to survive outside of the uterus.

21 Jul 2016

What is Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)?

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is characterized by a unique molecular abnormality. This type of leukemia has a high mortality rate and is associated with early hemorrhagic death.

21 Jul 2016

Acute Monocytic Leukemia

Acute monocytic leukemia is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is denoted as AML-5 or M5.

21 Jul 2016

Epidemiology of Allergies

There has been a marked increase in the prevalence of allergic diseases since the industrial revolution. The hygiene hypothesis, which suggests a link between hygienic standards and reduced exposure to microbial substances during childhood, may partially explain this observation.

21 Jul 2016

Counterfeit Medications

A counterfeit medication or drug is defined as a pharmaceutical product that is produced and sold with the intention to deceive the consumer about the origin, authenticity or efficacy of the product.

21 Jul 2016

What is Neuropsychopharmacology?

Neuropsychopharmacology is a science that examines the effects of drugs on the mind.

21 Jul 2016

What is Psychopharmacology?

Psychopharmacology is a field, which analyses the impact of different drugs on the mental health of patients. It considers how different compounds alter people’s behavior by changing the way that the person thinks or feels. Some of the conditions that these medicines are used to treat include depression, psychosis and anxiety.

21 Jul 2016

Allergies and the Hygiene Hypothesis

A marked increase in the incidence of allergies and atopic disorders is evident in developed countries, beginning in the 1960s and steadily progressing throughout the rest of the twentieth century.

21 Jul 2016

The External Cephalic Version Process

In case of breech presentation after 35 weeks, health care providers often try to manually guide the fetus into the right position for birth or the head-down position. This procedure of turning a breech baby into the head first position is known as external cephalic version (ECV).

20 Jul 2016