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• Genes
  Human Biology
  Biochemistry Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
  Biotechnology
   
  

  DNA repair

  DNA repair refers to a collection of processes by which a cell identifies and corrects damage to the DNA molecules that encode its genome. In human cells, both normal metabolic activities and ... > more
• Arthritis
  Joint Pain
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
   
  

  Rheumatoid arthritis

  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory condition, which can lead to ... > more
• Children's Health
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Infant's Health
   
  

  Child

  The Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as "every human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier". Child ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Gene Therapy
  Workplace Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disability
   

  Occupational therapy

  Occupational therapy (OT) is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It gives people the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health Research
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Mental confusion

  Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory ... > more
• 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
• Hypertension
  Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Blood Clots
   

  Hypertension

  Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a ... > more
• Genetics
  Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Life Sciences
  Microbiology
   
  

  Genetics

  Genetics is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. Humans applied knowledge of genetics in prehistory with the domestication and breeding of plants and animals. In modern ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Women's Health
  Osteoporosis
  Vitamin A
  Stem Cells
  Diabetes
   

  Growth hormone deficiency

  Growth hormone deficiency is the medical condition of inadequate production of growth hormone (GH) and its effects on children and adults. Growth hormone, also called somatotropin, is a polypeptide ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Psychiatry
  Children's Health
  ADD and ADHD
  Down Syndrome
   
  

  Tourette syndrome

  Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or TS) is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the ... > more

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