Radium-223 dichloride is a calcium-mimetic radioactive isotope that causes irreversible double-strand DNA breaks, which in turn kill tumor cells.
Hepatic glycogenosis is a liver condition that is caused by the accumulation of excess glycogen in patients with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Race and prostate cancer are closely related. Death rates due to prostate cancer vary among different racial groups worldwide.
Genetic testing has been developed to test and evaluate single genes and is intended to detect uncommon inheritable diseases. Read this article to know more.
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma is a rare urologic cancer with no major increase in survival rates. This article stresses the importance of multimodality care.
Gaseous anesthetics used currently are nitrous oxide and volatile fluorinated liquids administered through specific vaporizers that convert liquids into gasses.
Inflammation in the appendix can derange the immune system leading to inflammatory bowel disease. Read the article below for more information.
Providing sedation and analgesia in emergency units to perform painful procedures or complex diagnostic imaging is becoming standard practice in ICU.
"Sleep is good medicine." Sleep is essential for day-to-day activities to boost immunity and reduce the risk of many life-threatening conditions.
The tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism regulates the glomerular filtration rate to variations in the concentrations of the salts of the distal tubular fluid.
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