Medical Science

The Structure of the Human Ear The Human Ear provides several functions in addition to providing us with the ability to hear including detecting the heads position and motion and providing a sense of balance. Within the ear there are…
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The pancreas is an important organ in the human body due to its role in the homeostasis of body functions.  It has important functions that are related to the digestion process in the small intestine.  In addition, it has an…
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In this article, I will give general features in the anatomy and function of the nervous system briefly.  Anatomically speaking, the nervous system is divided to a central part and a peripheral part.  The central part of the nervous system…
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Red blood cells, or as it is often called erythrocytes constitute approximately 99% of the blood cells.  The other 1% being a mixture of white blood cells and platelets.  Red blood cells are obtained in a cellular differentiation process which…
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The heart is a very important organ in the human body and also one of the organs that are most commonly diseased. The risk of diseases incerases with age and with rising life expectancies, the number of people afflicted with…
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For those who have the joy of being parents, watching children grow up is perhaps one of the most rewarding parts of the job.  In the case of having boys, it is watching them grow from little tykes into maturing…
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The most reasonable explanation for the halt to bird flu research at sites around the world is that a mutated and more virulent strain of flu has been created and it could escape the labs. The Independent reported that 39…
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This article describes a detailed protocol to estimate the concentration of protein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by the Pyrogallol dye binding method which was originally developed by Watanbe et.al. The reference to the original article is N Watanabe, S Kamei,…
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Brain plasticity: Healing and growth in the adult brain Brain plasticity means that the brain is able to change in order to adapt to new experiences. It does this by changing the number and connections of the cells in the…
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The integumentary system includes the largest organ in the human body the skin. The system also includes the projections from the skin, the hair and nails, and the receptors that allow the skin to be a sensory organ. The purpose…
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