Medical Science

How the Human Eye Functions The eye is a biological marvel – it allows us to sense objects at vast distances at nearly theoretical resolution. We rely on this sense organ more than any other to live our everyday lives….
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We all know how important blood is and the serious dangers associated to blood loss. Yet, few of us have clear understanding about the function of blood. Blood is a special type of tissue that is formed of cells and…
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Breathing is the first law of life. We can only last a few minutes without adequate intake of oxygen. To make this possible, nature has provided us with a breathing pipeline called the wind pipe or trachea which is naturally…
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The lung is the primary respiratory organ in all air breathing animals, which group includes most of the tetrapods, i.e. all vertebrates other than fishes, and a few fishes such as the Australian lung fish. The main job of the…
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It is helpful to divide the immune system into three divisions: non-specific, innate, and adaptive. First, non-specific immune defenses include intact skin, body fluids with an acidic pH (esp. sweat, gastric juice, and urine), and complement proteins in the bloodstream.  Many potentially…
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Pain is a sensation that everyone perceives after an injury has occured to the body.  The type of pain that is usually perceived by people has its origin in an organic illness in the body.  This is to distinguish it…
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Almost all vertebrate animals have an internal body organ called the spleen. It is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, and to the left of the stomach in humans. Anatomically, the spleen may vary in size and…
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Edward’s syndrome is the name given to trisomy 18, a genetic condition in which a third chromosome 18 is present in the person’s cells. The condition was independently described in 1960 by two research groups: Edwards et al. and Smith…
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Edwards syndrome is a genetic disorder more commonly known as Trisomy 18.  It occurs when a baby has three instead of two copies of chromosome 18. What exactly is Edwards syndrome? This condition is fairly common.  According to the Trisomy…
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In a potential breakthrough for future treatment of humans suffering brain damage, scientists at Tel Aviv University have implanted a computer chip into a living brain restoring motor function signals. The research team was led by Matti Mintz who told…
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