Category: Medical Conditions
A New Cause of Male Infertility Found: Spermatozoa Swimming in Circles
A Franco-German research team has succeeded in identifying a new factor in male infertility. Instead of being torpedoed in a straight line, some spermatozoa swim in circles. The findings …
Agnosia Latest Facts: Definition, Types, Causes and Treatment
Agnosia is an acquired recognition disorder. In terms of interpretation of sensory information, this disorder can affect different senses, such as vision (visual agnosia), hearing (auditory agnosia), and touch …
University of Leuven: Previous Intestinal Infections Could be the Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Millions of people suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition characterized by bloating, diarrhea, and abdominal pain after eating certain foods. A recent study published in Nature sheds …
University of Missouri Researchers Used Salmonella to Turbocharge Treatment of Prostate Cancer
A strain of salmonella that has been stored at room temperature for 50 years is able to recognize cancer cells that the immune system cannot detect. This discovery bodes …
UCLA: MRI Not a Reliable Method for Tumor Size Estimation in Prostate Cancer
What is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and is the second leading cause of death in men in the United States. …
What Does Being Asymptomatic Mean to Our Health?
What is the meaning of asymptomatic? The term asymptomatic refers to the absence of symptoms. It can apply to an individual, a disease, or even a stage of the …
German Physicians Have Identified Six Different Forms of Prediabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the most common type in the US. Before being diagnosed with the disease, patients go through a prediabetic phase in which their blood sugar is …
Anisocoria Latest Facts: Causes, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatments
Anisocoria is an eye condition where the diameter of the pupil in one eye is different from the one in the other eye. Anisocoria may be related to unilateral …
Steroids Fact: Types, Risks and How They Are Used to Help the Body Heal
Most people have misconceptions regarding steroids and believe that steroids are harmful drugs or drugs used illicitly for body transformation. But the truth is that steroids serve many different …