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The prostate gland is a mass of tissue just below the urinary bladder in males, about the size of a walnut. It is situated in the region called the bladder base. It extends all around the urethra like a doughnut, surrounding the neck of the bladder. Why is prostate anatomy important? The prostate in humans is involved in three major […]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful condition of the joints in which the patient suffers from reduced joint mobility due to changes in the joint structure. Formerly, it was thought that OA was mostly due to excessive wear and tear on the joint cartilage because of overuse or too much strain. New research findings indicate a more complex phenomenon surrounding osteoarthritis. […]
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Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome is triggered by a gastroenteritis infection. This results in the expression of various symptoms including abdominal pain and diarrhea. What is irritable bowel syndrome? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal disease, which is characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, and irregularities with stool, such as diarrhea or constipation. However, […]
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Childhood dementia is a mental disorder. This condition cannot be categorized as a specific disease, but manifests in the form of various symptoms. Dementia is an inherited medical condition which alters the brain metabolism to the extent that it can turn fatal in affected children. Although dementia is categorized as a rare disease, globally there are around 50,000 children who […]
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Colobomas are congenital defects of ocular tissues that result in a gap or hole in some structure within the eye. They may affect any part of the eye from the cornea to the optic disc. Coloboma is an eye abnormality that occurs before birth. Colobomas are missing pieces of tissue in structures that form the eye. How are uveal colobomas […]
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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. In normal prostate tissue, PSMA is in the apical epithelium of secretory ducts, while […]
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The human hands and fingertips are extremely sensitive to texture or surface microstructure, which can easily perceive the finest details of a surface’s characteristics. The nerve signals sent from the sensors in the hand skin are processed by several neurons in the somatosensory cortex to produce a high-dimensional representation of texture in the brain. Image Credit: Moha El-Jaw/Shutterstock.com How does […]
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Skip to: Astrocytes Oligodendrocytes and NG2 Cells Microglia Other Functions Summary Glial cells are non-neuronal cells found within the brain and the rest of the nervous system. There are approximately 60 billion glia to 16 billion neurons within the cortex, but only 16 billion glia to 69 billion neurons in the cerebellum. Overall, there are roughly the same number of […]
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Vaccines are essential for any person looking to travel to another part of the world. Thanks to advances in medicine, safe and effective vaccines are now available for many infectious diseases. Getting vaccinated not only benefits the person who is traveling, but their family, friends and those in the community too, as it prevents the spread of infection. This article […]
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Physical activity is a key requirement for healthy development in young children. Lack of adequate physical activity interferes with childhood development and increases the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes as they age. The good news is that most children love to be active, and parents can further motivate them to spend their energy doing the right […]
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