The parasite can grow because hornwart, the natural habitat of the aquatic snail that it most commonly uses as a host, is caused to grow significantly through the use of fertilizers, as runoff from their use in agricultural activities causes its exacerbated growth. The study, taking place across 16 communities over three years, found that […]
Methodological advances have helped identify viruses as causative agents of disease but this is complicated by heterogeneity in patient outcomes and long-term symptoms. Viruses that infect animals and plants are now well known as aetiologies of disease. However, unlike bacterial pathogens, viruses were not always easily identified as causative agents owing to their small sizes […]
Abstract Menstruation is a natural phenomenon for every female, starting from adolescents to menopausal age. Any disturbances in menstrual patterns can eventually affect one’s physical as well as psychological health which in turn hamper the quality of life of women. Several factors including genetic predisposition as well as lifestyle modifications adversely affect normal menstrual patterns. […]
Pictured: Quest Diagnostics headquarters in New Jersey/iStock, JHVEPhoto Monday, Quest Diagnostics launched the AD-Detect Test, a direct-to-consumer blood test designed to catch abnormal levels of the beta-amyloid protein to assess a patient’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. According to Quest, AD-Detect is the first direct-to-consumer blood-based biomarker test for Alzheimer’s disease, though the company is […]
Clinical Studies of Rare Diseases Without true international collaboration, there will continue to be gaps in global patient registries and incomplete data due to a lack of multicultural sampling of patients, which decelerates the development of orphan pharmaceuticals and treatments HERNDON, Va. (PRWEB) August 01, 2023 There are globally inconsistent definitions of what constitutes a […]
Naveed Sattar, professor of metabolic medicine University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK naveed.sattar{at}glasgow.ac.uk The trial by Thompson and colleagues of the effect of vitamin D supplementation on major cardiovascular events is interesting,1 but it is a pity that the main report appears positive when the overall result was null. When put in …