Chronic Illness Articles

• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Disability
  Perception
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hearing impairment

  A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent ... > more
• Immune System
  Arthritis
  Crohn's Disease
  Skin Care
  Allergy
  Joint Pain
   

  Inflammation

  Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. Inflammation is characterised by the following quintet: redness ... > more
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Liver Disease
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Encephalopathy

  Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Triglycerides
  Stroke Prevention
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
   

  Low density lipoprotein

  Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) refers to a class and range of lipoprotein particles, varying in their size (18-25 nm in diameter) and contents, which carry cholesterol in the blood and around the ... > more
• Fitness
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  General fitness training

  General fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance. A regular moderate ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Diabetes
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Spinal muscular atrophy

  Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a term applied to a number of different disorders, all having in common a genetic cause and the manifestation of weakness due to loss of the motor neurons of the ... > more
• Leukemia
  Immune System
  Kidney Disease
  Osteoporosis
  Lymphoma
  Healthy Aging
   

  Transplant rejection

  Transplant rejection occurs when the immune system of the recipient of an transplant attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. This is because a normal healthy human immune system can distinguish ... > more
• Psoriasis
  Skin Care
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Skin Cancer
   
  

  Psoriasis

  Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease which affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis are often called psoriasis ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Health Policy
  Diseases and Conditions
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Chronic Illness
   
  

  Epidemiology

  Epidemiology is the scientific study of factors affecting the health and illness of individuals and populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public ... > more
• Multiple Sclerosis Research
  Multiple Sclerosis
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Multiple sclerosis

  Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). MS can cause a variety of symptoms, ... > more

Search ScienceDaily