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• Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dementia

  Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, ... > more
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Chronic Illness
  Fibromyalgia
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Fatigue (physical)

  Fatigue is a state, following a period of mental or physical activity, characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Medical Imaging
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Cholesterol
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Echocardiography

  The echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. Using standard ultrasound techniques, two-dimensional slices of the heart can be imaged. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time ... > more
• Obesity
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
   

  Appetite

  The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Decreased desire to eat is termed ... > more
• Breastfeeding
  Infant's Health
  Nutrition
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Bacteria
   

  Colostrum

  Colostrum (also known as beestings or first milk) is a form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrums are thick, ... > more
• Breastfeeding
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Child Psychology
  Child Development
  Infant's Health
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Maternal bond

  The maternal bond is typically the relationship between a mother and her child. While it typically occurs due to pregnancy and childbirth, it may also occur between a woman and an unrelated child, ... > more
• Mumps, Measles, Rubella
  Healthy Aging
  Viruses
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Rubella

  Rubella (also known as epidemic roseola, German measles, liberty measles or three-day measles) is a disease caused by the Rubella virus. It is often mild and an attack can pass unnoticed. However, ... > more
• Human Biology
  Genes
  Sports Medicine
  Epigenetics
  Healthy Aging
  Personalized Medicine
   
  

  Human genome

  The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens. It is made up of 23 chromosome pairs with a total of about 3 billion DNA base pairs. There are 24 distinct human chromosomes: 22 autosomal chromosomes, ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Disability
  Heart Disease
  Joint Pain
  Fitness
   

  Chondromalacia patellae

  Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runner's Knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella. It produces ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Memory
  Intelligence
  Dementia
  PTSD
  Neuroscience
   

  Amnesia

  Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma ... > more

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