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Model organisms are a group of organisms that can be used to study and reveal certain biological phenomena with universal patterns in living organisms. E. coli is one of the classic model organisms.E...
Pitted keratolysis is a relatively common infection of the skin of the foot that is characterized by multiple pits or holes on the sole of the feet and sometimes the toes. The infection is caused by a...
The biomechanics of the foot is a very complicated thing with so many structures having to work together to allow for an economical and pain free walking or running. All the different muscles, joints...
Stem cell therapy is a promising treatment that can help people suffering from injuries and chronic pain. The treatment helps patients regain function and range of motion, and it doesn't require risky...
There are many different types of health administration jobs available to those with the right qualifications, such as those with an MHA degree. Health administr
A study published in the British journal The Lancet found that the number of dengue cases has nearly doubled every 10 years since 1990 due to the effects of climate change. Another study, published in...
On July 21, Science released an article titled "BLOTS ON A FIELD? A neuroscience image sleuth finds signs of fabrication in scores of Alzheimer’s articles, threatening a reigning theory of the...
The prevalence of autoimmune diseases is about 7-9% and can be divided into organ-specific diseases, such as type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, myasthenia gravis...
On July 13, 2022, a volunteer in New Zealand became the first patient in the world to undergo gene editing to lower "bad" cholesterol. According to an article in MIT Technology Review, this important...
A novel chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been developed at Ludwig Cancer Research and may achieve turning on and off as needed. The study, led by Melita Irving of the Ludwig...
A stress fracture of the navicular bone in the foot is not a common stress fracture but can be quite disabling to an athlete when it occurs. A stress fracture is an overuse injury that occurs to bone...
Cimetidine is a commonly used drug to treat gastrointestinal conditions. The affect of this medicine is to stop the production of stomach acid. One of these conditions is called gastroesophageal...
Pain in the big toe that hurts when walking is mostly common due to osteoarthritis and is often given the term more commonly known as hallux rigidus if the joint is really rigid or hallux limitus if...
Metatarsus adductus is a foot deformity that is present at birth and can give the parents some concern. It is a deformity where the forefoot is angled inward on the rearfoot. The deformity only...
Metatarsalgia is a commonly used term for pain in the forefoot, however the term is pretty useless. Metatarsalgia literally means pain around the metatarsals in the forefoot and as a diagnosis it...