Autism is the developmental disability found in children. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition in which the child’s ability to communicate and interact is impaired. Spectrum in autism spectrum disorder refers to wide range of symptoms and...
Crohn’s disease may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. Crohn’s disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects the digestive tract. The symptoms of Crohn’s disease are evident as abdominal pain, severe diarrhea,...
Brain abscess (pus-filled swelling in the brain) is a rare and life threatening condition Brain abscess is caused due to bacterial infection in the brain. The infection in the brain may be due to infections in other parts of the body viz. ear, nose, tooth, heart,...
Autophagy is a biological process that removes body’s accumulated toxins, and recycles damaged cell components. Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi is the sole recipient of 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The medicine Nobel Prize recognizes his research in the...
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke Earlier this year in Kerala a doctor crashed into a bridge and died. It was later found that he died due to stroke while driving a car on the way to his workplace. Lack of sufficient blood...