Health

What is food poisoning?

Food poisoning, also called foodborne illness, is illness caused by eating contaminated food. Infectious organisms including ...

Skin Cancer Classification

There are three major types of skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma. The ...

Adiponectin and Diabetes

The primary mechanisms by which adiponectin enhance insulin sensitivity appears to be through increased fatty acid oxidation ...

Molar Pregnancy Treatment and Prognosis

Virtually all women who have a molar pregnancy will be cured. Doctors remove all the abnormal molar tissue with surgery and ...

Alzheimers Disease Definition Causes Diagnosis Treatment

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to ...

Tay Sachs Disease Diagnosis

The diagnosis of Tay-Sachs disease involves a blood test that detects absent or very low levels of beta-hexosaminidase A ...

Exercise and Brain Repair

The protein BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) also seems to play a role because it helps repair and protect brain cells ...