Strawberry gallbladder, commonly known as cholesterolosis and lipoidosis, is a proliferative and degenerative disease most commonly found in females in the fourth and fifth decade of life. This is usually asymptomatic but sometimes may exhibit mild symptoms such as indigestion,…
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Millions who have lost fingers, toes, hands, feet—even entire arms or legs—will have new hope in the not-too distant future. They may be able to regrow their own missing parts. If they do, they can thank the salamander. Elly Tanaka,…
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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…
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Hurler’s disease is one of over 40 different lysosomal storage diseases. These diseases are the result of mutated genes that affect the hydrolytic enzymes found in the lysosomes of cells. This organelle is responsible for the digestion of cellular waste….
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Hurler syndrome is one of several storage disorders in which the body lacks a particular enzyme needed to metabolize a substance, such as sugar. The substance builds up in the body and causes harm to organs and tissues. Hurler’s syndrome…
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan became synonymous with disaster in March 2011 – leaking radiation from reactors damaged in a 9.0 earthquake and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents. Health concerns at that time centered on the…
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Living in Europe during the 14th century was not a fun experience. A nasty pestilence was in progress, and it killed about a third of the population. This disease was known alternately as the bubonic plague, black death, or black…
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I recently seen a T.V. show about conjoined twins and was rather interested and wanted to know more about the condition as far as how it happens and what different types of conjoined twins there are. I found the information…
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Heart disease and obesity are inter-related, as well as being related to cholesterol and fat deposition in the body. On May 15, 2011, the journal Nature Genetics published work by a British research group that indicates a potential “master switch”…
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Identical twins can be described by two major factors; genetic and environmental. The genetic part of the twin debate involves the definite facts. At the genetic core of identical twins, their DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is exactly the same. DNA is…
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