Medical Science

Grave’s Disease and Hashitmoto’s Thyroiditis are both autoimmune diseases that affect the thyroid gland. These two dieases are often confused because they are quite similar. But while both are autoimmune diseases and both affect the thyroid, they actually cause opposite…
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Our bones are held together at a joint by tough, fibrous bands of tissue called ligaments. Smooth cartilage, which provides a low-friction surface for movement, covers the ends of bones. A layer of tissue, called synovium, lines the joint space….
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Any person receiving organic tissue from an external source, whether another person or an animal, such as pancreatic tissue from a pig, risks rejection of the transplant and complications due to incompatibility. The cells of our bodies all have a…
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A major breakthrough has occurred in medical science’s ongoing war against one of the greatest killers of all time: cancer. The landmark research presented at the British Thoracic Society (BTS), lights the pathway towards a revolutionary new method to defeat…
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Throughout history people learned by rote and repetition. That’s about to change say excited researchers who see people boosting their knowledge and skills by simply downloading everything right into their brains. As knowledge about the brain continues to grow exponentially,…
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The formed elements of human blood include red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The first two cell types arise individually from myeloid and lymphoid stem cells in the bone marrow. In contrast, the source of platelets is a…
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Stem cell research promises cancer breakthroughs, limb and organ regeneration, a cure for heart disease…and now breaking research suggests stem cells may hold the key to tripling human lifespans. A research team from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center [UPMC…
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There is widespread precedence for the legalization of assisted dying as evident via U.S. Supreme Court rulings, state legislative acts and state court decisions. In the case of the Federal Supreme Court, two cases appealing circuit court rulings against assisted…
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Chagas disease is a parasitic condition sometimes called American trypanosomiasis. The disease is most prevalent in children who live in Mexico, Central America and South America, where the reduviid bug is indigenous. The parasite that causes Chagas disease is found…
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the British futurist, once advised never to trust a scientist over thirty. Perhaps a further step can be taken and conversely assume to always trust a scientist under twenty—at least if that scientist happens to be…
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