The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began in December 2019 and has rapidly spread worldwide since then, causing millions of deaths, and massive strains on national public health systems...

Malaria is a parasitic infection transmitted by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, which can pick up the parasite when they bite an infected person. When parasites enter the human body, they go to...

An Achilles tendon rupture is somewhat of a dramatic injury when it happens and there are plenty of videos of it happening to elite athletes and also to the weekend warrior athlete. The Achilles...

Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is the first line of defense against foreign invaders, such as viruses. It is the only kind of antibody found in all vertebrate animals. Monomeric IgM is primarily expressed on...

Gene therapy is a hot topic in clinical research today — and for good reason! These technologies have the potential to treat — and in some cases even cure — a wide range of conditions, including rare...

Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) was named after Henrik Sjögren, a Swedish ophthalmologist who firstly identified a group of female patients and correlated the triad of keratoconjunctivitis sicca, xerostomia...

Many people may be familiar with the name of white blood cells, but what exactly are they? What functions do they have? This article will answer the questions about these tiny security guards of our...

The history of drug administering can date back to the ancient Egyptian era, when sometimes clay pellets were used for drug delivery. Fast forward to the 1960s, when controlled drug delivery and time...

Dengue fever infects around 50 million people each year, according to the World Health Organization, though some studies believe the figure might be as high as 100 million. Dengue fever is an...

Germ Theory is basically the theory that germs cause disease. You would think that this is simple and not controversial, but there is a small and vocal group that think that this is not true and that...

Finding gifts for loved ones is an exciting as well as challenging task. It requires a lot of thought before you finally shortlist something because you have to consider many things like a person’s...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly with the risk of getting it doubling every 10 years after age of 65. It is a miserable and relentless neurodegenerative disorder...

Erythromelalgia is a rare distressing condition that is difficult to treat and primarily affects the feet and hands. It is characterized by the triad of redness, warmth and burning pain. The attacks...

The latest clinical trial data on the allogeneic stem cell therapy VX-880 for type I diabetes was just revealed by Vertex, one of the world's pharmaceutical giants. The patient's insulin production...

Herpes viruses appear to be a little more low-key than the SARS-CoV-2 that is currently wreaking havoc around the globe, as well as more recognizable viruses like HIV and