Medical Science
Understanding physiology
By: Fiona Mather
There are numerous living organisms on this planet from bacteria, viruses, plants, fungi, insects, aquatic organisms through to every land living and amphibious creature here on earth, not forgetting avian life forms also.All forms of life are categorized into different orders and groups, all...
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A new device that measures sugar levels in tears
By: Merryl Lentz
Eyes are known as windows to the soul, and they're also the doors to a potential breakthrough for diabetics. GoogleX Labs, the inventors of Google Glass and Google's self-driving cars, is developing a "smart" contact lens that could replace the painful and repetitive pinpricks diabetics...
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Long term exposure to toxic chemicals
By: Carroll Colette J. Yorgey
Toxic chemicals are everywhere - the air, water, food and soil. Exposure to toxic chemicals occurs through breathing, touching and ingesting. The developing fetus is the most vulnerable to toxic chemicals, which can be ingested by the mother when she eats or drinks or when...
Overview of the functions of the liver
By: Tarek Musslimani
The liver in humans is located in the right side of the abdomen immediately below the diaphragm. The liver has vital roles in the body that pertain to metabolism as well as other functions such as protein synthesis. The liver has dual blood supply from...
Types of superbugs
By: Jody Pellerin
Bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics, aka “Super-bugs”, infect 22 million people annually; 23,000 die. These super-bugs have been agents of nosocomial infections and outbreaks in some of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals. Surgical patients, patients undergoing chemotherapy, renal dialysis, and...
Alopecia explained
By: Lavinia T
When people suffer from an autoimmune disorder, the chances of hair loss increase manifold. Alopecia is a type of condition in which the person loses excessive hair because the immune system starts attacking the hair follicles. Hair follicles are the points on the scalp from...
Is there a link between caffeine and memory?
By: Andrew Moran
It seems grabbing that first cup of coffee in the morning – or that two p.m. caffeine fix at the office – may do some good. A new study has discovered that caffeine can actually improve coffee drinkers’ memory retention, reports the Agence-France Presse...
Why we yawn
By: Jean Sumner Downs
Not much is known about why we yawn, or if it even serves any useful function. In fact, very little research has been done on the subject because for most of us, yawning is not a problematic behavior. Although not yet fully understood, yawning involves...
Drug research on cannabis and sight problems
By: Ramona Taylor
Just this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced a medical marijuana plan in an address to the State of New York. Many states have followed a trend approving medical marijuana use. To date, more than twenty states have approved marijuana use for medical purposes. One of...
Study: Brain rest helps children recover faster from concussions
By: John Atchison
Go back several decades and parents probably never gave it a second thought. Their children were out in the yard and knocked heads together, leaving them woozy. A concussion would not even cross their minds. Perhaps a son was playing pee wee football and had...
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