Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are characterized by their mode of transmission, but they also have profound similarities and differences. Most STDs tend to be asymptomatic as a sign of adaptation to the human host. This is also reflected in their species specificity, i.e., humans, which ...
The neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of illnesses, of which prototypical examples are Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The key feature shared...
Figure 3. (a) Florence Nightingale reported on the data she collected as a nurse in the Crimean War. (b) Nightingale’s diagram shows the number of fatalities in soldiers by month of the conflict from various causes. The total number dead in a particular month is equal to the area of ...
Microtia is reported to be one of the most common congenital craniofacial malformations. Due to the complex etiology and the ethical barrier of embryonic study, the precise mechanisms of microtia remain unclear. Here we report a rare case of microtia wit
Crosstalk between oxidases or oxidase systems sustains oxidative stress to mediate the development of cardiovascular diseases. Targeting NOXs as well as interactions between NOXs and secondary oxidase systems might be a novel therapeutic strategy for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases....
In this paper I examine the interplay of race and sexuality in 19th-century British colonial legislation concerning prostitution. I demonstrate that British systems of regulation of prostitution predated the introduction of the Contagious Diseases Act in 1864, and that rather than spreading from Britain...
Earliest evidence of spinal tuberculosis from the Aneolithic Yayoi period in Japan Tuberculosis has existed from early prehistoric days to modern times. The main causative agents of tuberculosis worldwide are Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M... T Suzuki,T Inoue - 《International Journal of Osteoarchaeology...
ABSTRACT:Emerging in the 1800s under the label “fat in the liver” and later gaining prominence in the 1980 as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the disease predominantly attributed to metabolic dysfunction presents a formidable health issue ma
Military: U.S. military veterans make up 1 in 3 of all mesothelioma patients. From World War II until the late 1970s, asbestos was used extensively in U.S. Navy ships, vehicles, military bases, and equipment. Railroad: Asbestos was used to insulate locomotives. It was also used in brak...
The pursuit of healthy aging has long rendered aging and senescence captivating. Age-related ailments, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and neuro