Daily Archives:May 3, 2016
Osteoporosis and erythroid cells: is there a connection?
The skeleton is an extraordinary structure paramount not only for our movement but for multiple other functions as well. Bones are dynamic organs that continuously remodel through life in a process where mature bone is removed by
Faceted liquid droplets wag their tails
Nature typically strives to minimize the energy of a system. Making water flow downhill and a stretched rubber band shrink when released are just two examples. A commonly experienced consequence of this universal principle is the spherical
Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the nervous system and commonly resulted by the ingestion of Taenia solium eggs (pork tapeworm) after consuming undercooked pork, or contaminated water. The parasite can grow in the brain and spinal cord
Swiss physicians’ perspectives on advance directives in elective cardiovascular surgery
Advance directives (AD) are a written document in which patients express their wishes regarding care and treatments in case they would become incompetent. When patients lose competency due to coma or confusion, for instance, AD can help
The fundament of food, crop protein production, is threatened by climate change
Income growth, urbanization, and changes in lifestyles and food preferences combined with continuing population growth lead to increasing demand for plant protein production worldwide. All the proteins we eat are produced by crops, including the proteins we
Older Australians in nursing homes have limited access to complementary medicines for pain relief
In Australia and elsewhere, older people living in the community use complementary medicines (CM) to manage the symptoms of chronic illnesses, especially pain, and to supplement ‘conventional’ medical treatments for the same conditions. The bulk of CM
Obesity enhances the risk of arrhythmia
The heart consists of 4 chambers in mammals. The upper two chambers are atria, and the lower ones are ventricles. Ventricles work as pump to eject blood to whole body. Atria have 2 important roles: 1) to
