Do you know what neurocysticercosis is?
Neurocysticercosis is the most frequent parasitic disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS); it affects 2 to 4% of the general population in endemic areas. Cysticercosis occurs when man becomes an intermediate host of Taenia solium.
Did you know that carbohydrates can be more dangerous than fats?
A study on diet in 18 countries on 5 continents with a follow-up of 7 years finds that carbohydrates are associated with higher mortality than fats.
Do you know what dyspepsia is?
Functional gastrointestinal disorders are common chronic disorders that are characterized by the manifestation of symptoms, without evidence of structural, organic or metabolic disease. The Rome consensus subdivided patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders according to symptom patterns and other characteristics.
The sterilization process
Sterilization is essential in the field of medicine. Sterilization describes the process of ridding objects and materials of living microorganisms. Sterilization is used mostly in doctors’ offices or hospitals, where people with weak immune systems may be exposed to pathogenic germs.
Electrophoretic methods
Electrophoresis is an analytical method in which a controlled electric current is used in order to separate biomolecules according to their size ratio to electric charge, using a gelatinous matrix as the base. When a mixture of ionized and net charge molecules are positioned in an electric field, they experience a force of attraction towards the pole that has opposite charge, allowing the positively charged molecules to pass to the cathode (negative pole) positively charged will move towards the anode (positive pole).
Dopamine modulates the reward caused by music
Dopamine is a chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) of the central nervous system (our brain). Activates 5 types of cellular dopamine receptors, from D1 to D5.
Do you know what is the treatment of acute meningitis?
Acute meningitis remains a devastating disease. The professionals must have a low threshold to suspect meningitis, to carry out the appropriate studies and to treat it in time.
What is the healthy measure for coffee consumption?
A cappuccino or a short black coffee in the morning is an essential element for many people looking to start their day. But while coffee can be a vital feature of daily routine, how much is too much?
Cerebral Fluid in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease, also called senile dementia of Alzheimer’s type or simply Alzheimer’s, is a neurodegenerative disease that manifests as cognitive impairment and behavioral disorders. It is characterized in its typical form by a loss of immediate memory and other mental abilities (such as higher cognitive abilities), as nerve cells (neurons) die and different areas of the brain atrophy.
How do hormones control your life?
Hormones are defined as “chemicals produced by the body that control numerous bodily functions.” In the words of researcher Alexander Gil, of the Dr. Francisco J. Triana Alonso Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED-UC), in Venezuela, they are “chemical substances that, traveling through the blood, communicate to the cells of an organ with the of another, with a specific purpose “.