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Microbial Dysbiosis and Colorectal Cancer

The commensal bacteria in the human gut helps to maintain homeostasis and contribute to the health of their host. These microorganisms exist in a careful balance and, if disrupted, this can contribute to the development of disease.

11 Oct 2018

Dysbiosis and the Microbiome

Dysbiosis is a condition wherein there is an imbalance in the bacteria found in the gut. As a result, it will cause symptoms of digestive disturbance. These symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, bloating, and indigestion, among others.

11 Oct 2018

Intestinal Mycoplasma and Crohn's Disease

Crohn’s disease is not limited to a certain part of the gastrointestinal tract and can affect any part of the tract. Crohn’s disease is most commonly seen in young adults, but can affect people of any age.

10 Oct 2018

Blood Plasma Components and Function

Blood is made up of plasma and solid components. Of these, the larger part is plasma, comprising about 55%. It appears as a straw-colored fluid and is composed mainly of water, but also carries enzymes and salts.

10 Oct 2018

What is Optical Coherence Tomography?

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that uses light to capture 2D and 3D images up to a resolution of a micrometer (μm). It has many uses in medical imaging and research.

10 Oct 2018

Diabetes and Wound Healing

Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels. It is associated with many health complications including the improper function of all stages of wound healing. This results in poor wound healing and in severe cases can lead to limb amputations.

10 Oct 2018

Fifth Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Fifth disease is often diagnosed by the clinical signs and symptoms, most commonly the slapped cheek appearance due to the facial rash, and acute polyarthropathy, especially in adults. If necessary, laboratory testing is performed to distinguish recent from past infection, as well as to test the immune status.

10 Oct 2018

Colorectal Sarcoma

Colorectal sarcoma is a very rare type of mesenchymal cancer that develops in the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It affects 0.1% patients.

10 Oct 2018

Fifth Disease Signs and Symptoms

Fifth disease or erythema infectiosum (EI) is a typically mild disease caused by the parvovirus B19. This virus may be responsible for a spectrum of disease of which EI is the mildest.

9 Oct 2018

What is fMRI?

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a non-invasive and safe technique to measure and map the activities of brain during normal as well as diseased conditions. It measures the the changes in the brain’s blood flow that happen with brain activity.

9 Oct 2018

Circulating Tumor Cells and Cancer

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are an of population cancer cells that enter the bloodstream after detaching from the primary tumor and propagate to distant tissues to form metastases.

9 Oct 2018

What is an Angiogram?

An angiogram is a medical procedure of detecting blockage in the arterial system using a special contrast material and x-ray imaging system. An angiogram, also called coronary angiography, is a part of the heart or cardiac catheterization procedures, which can be used as both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

9 Oct 2018

Managing Acute Cholangitis

Acute cholangitis is diagnosed on the basis of the clinical features, supported by laboratory evidence of systemic infection. Imaging is helpful in revealing biliary obstruction and any underlying causes.

9 Oct 2018

Fifth Disease Causes

Fifth disease, so called because it is the fifth of the six most common infectious diseases of childhood to be historically discovered, is normally a mild illness characterized by a rash. It is also called erythema infectiosum and affects more children than adults. Most adults are seropositive and remain immune to it throughout their lives.

9 Oct 2018

Physiotherapy for Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders affecting the motor and non-motor systems within the human brain.

8 Oct 2018

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Glaucoma is among the leading cause of permanent vision loss in most regions of the world. Damage to the optic nerve fibers resulting from glaucoma causes optic nerve cupping, which results in loss of vision and in some cases requires the removal of the eye.

8 Oct 2018

Dysbiosis Diagnosis

Dysbiosis is a condition in which the gut bacteria become imbalanced, leading to a wide range of digestive disturbances including bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and stomach cramps, among others. This condition has been linked to various illnesses including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, and gastritis, to name a few.

8 Oct 2018

What is Acute Cholangitis?

Acute cholangitis is a systemic infection of the biliary system caused by bacterial growth in the bile. Another important cause of the infection is partial or complete obstruction of the bile and/or hepatic ducts.

8 Oct 2018

Plasma Proteomics

Many chronic or lifestyle diseases occur without any of the traditional risk factors, precluding the possibility of preventive intervention. The use of proteomic biomarkers is therefore urgently needed to complement and enhance the information available by conventional risk stratification.

8 Oct 2018

Preventing Dysbiosis

Dysbiosis, also called dysbacteriosis, is a condition where the bacteria in the gut are imbalanced, causing a wide array of digestive disturbance symptoms.

8 Oct 2018