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• 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
• Encephalitis
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Sports Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Meningitis

  Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. Although the most common causes are infection (bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic), chemical agents ... > more
• Perception
  Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Eye Care
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Sensory system

  A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Chronic Illness
  Asthma
  Heart Disease
   

  COPD

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. The most common cause is ... > more
• Sickle Cell Anemia
  Anemia
  Lymphoma
  Leukemia
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Sickle-cell disease

  Sickle cell disease is a general term for a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S). In many forms of the disease, the red blood cells change shape upon deoxygenation because ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Diabetes
  Women's Health
  Menopause
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Children's Health
   

  Growth hormone treatment

  Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands and given ... > more
• Allergy
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Immune System
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Histamine

  Histamine is a biogenic amine chemical involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter. New evidence also indicates that ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Neuroscience
  Accident and Trauma
   

  Traumatic brain injury

  Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > more
• STD
  Sexual Health
  HIV and AIDS
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Trichomoniasis

  Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich" or the ping pong disease, is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly. It is caused by a single-celled ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Pharmacology
  Personalized Medicine
  Pharmaceuticals
  Sports Medicine
   

  Nocebo

  In the strictest sense, a nocebo response is where a drug-trial's subject's symptoms are worsened by the administration of an inert, sham, or dummy (simulator) treatment, called a placebo. In its ... > more

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