What Is Dissociative Amnesia? Causes, Types & Treatment
Dissociative amnesia is a type of mental disorder that can cause varying degrees of memory loss. Learn about causes, types, and treatment Dissociative amnesia is a type of mental disorder that involves a disconnection or disruption of memory, awareness, actions, and identity. People with this type of dissociative disorder may be unable to remember important […]
Common Viral Infections: Infectious Diseases & Viruses
Viruses cause some of the most common infections all over the world, including COVID-19. Here are the most common viral infections. Viruses are tiny germs that cause some of the most common infections all over the world, including the current global COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the most common viral infections include: Do antibiotics help in […]
Non-Polio Enterovirus Symptoms, Treatment & Contagious Period
Non-polio enteroviruses cause a variety of infections, including aseptic meningitis, hand, foot, and mouth disease, herpangina, and the common cold. Symptoms and signs of enterovirus infection include hypoxia, eye pain, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fever. Treatment involves supportive care to reduce symptoms. Human enteroviruses are a genus in the family Picornaviridae (small positive-sense […]
A more complete molecular picture of lung squamous cell carcinoma comes into view: New insights into lung tumor biology and potential drug targets emerge from a study integrating genomics and proteomics
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-associated death in the United States and worldwide. Patients with a subtype called lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) have benefited from the development of new targeted medicines, but the search for effective new therapies for another subtype called lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) has largely come up short. To learn […]
Tetanus Booster Shots for Adults: Risk Factors & Symptoms
Tetanus is a serious disease that can cause severe complications, such as death. Hence, it’s best to prevent it with booster shots even as adults. The tetanus vaccine is often believed to be only required after a puncture wound caused by rusted nails or an open injury that is contaminated. However, the bacteria that cause […]
Higher levels of omega-3 acids in the blood increases life expectancy by almost five years: A 1% increase in this substance in the blood is associated with a change in mortality risk similar to that of quitting smoking.
Levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood are as good a predictor of mortality from any cause as smoking, according to a study involving the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), in collaboration with The Fatty Acid Research Institute in the United States and several universities in the United States and Canada. The […]