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• Fibromyalgia
  Psychology Research
  Mental Health Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Serotonin

  Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter synthesised in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system and enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
  Cystic Fibrosis
   

  Emphysema

  Emphysema is a chronic lung disease. It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue; ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Schizophrenia
  Psychiatry
  Bipolar Disorder
   

  Delusional parasitosis

  Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis in which sufferers hold a delusional belief they are infested with parasites. It is usually diagnosed as a subtype of delusional disorder. A related ... > 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
• Kidney Disease
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dialysis

  In medicine, renal dialysis is a method for removing waste such as urea from the blood when the kidneys are incapable of this (i.e. in renal failure). In acute renal failure, (renal) dialysis is ... > 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
• Hormone Disorders
  Thyroid Disease
  Molecular Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Thyroid hormone

  The thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), are tyrosine-based hormones produced by the thyroid gland. An important component in the synthesis is iodine. The thyronines act on the ... > more
• Arthritis
  Joint Pain
  Osteoporosis
  Pain Control
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   

  Osteoarthritis

  Osteoarthritis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to as "arthrosis" or "osteoarthrosis"), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Diabetes
  Cholesterol
   

  Detox diet

  A detox diet is a dietary regimen involving a change in consumption habits in an attempt to detoxify the body by removal of toxins or other contaminants. It is claimed to improve health, energy, ... > more
• Brain Tumor
  Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Leukemia
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  Tumor suppressor gene

  A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > more

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