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• Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Vegetarian
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Food groups

  The food groups are part of a method of classification for the various foods that humans consume in their everyday lives, based on the nutritional properties of these types of foods and their ... > more
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Fertility
  Mating and Breeding
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Fertilisation

  Fertilisation, also spelt fertilization (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is fusion of gametes to form a new organism of the same species. In animals, the process involves a sperm ... > more
• Down Syndrome
  Birth Defects
  Heart Disease
  Hormone Disorders
  Hypertension
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Turner syndrome

  Turner syndrome is a human genetic abnormality, caused by a nondisjunction in the sex chromosomes that occurs in females (1 out of every 2,500 births). Instead of the normal XX sex chromosomes, only ... > more
• Fitness
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Fibromyalgia
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Skeletal muscle

  Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle, attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to facilitate movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Kidney Disease
  Urology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Women's Health
  Sports Medicine
   

  Urinary tract infection

  A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the urinary tract. An infection anywhere from the kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra qualifies as a urinary tract infection. ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Today's Healthcare
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Stroke Prevention
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Cardiac arrest

  A cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively during systole. The resulting lack of blood supply results ... > 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
• Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Leukemia
  Colon Cancer
  Brain Tumor
   

  Carcinogen

  In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. Carcinogens are also often, but not necessarily, mutagens or teratogens. Carcinogens may cause cancer by altering cellular ... > more
• Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Colon Cancer
  Leukemia
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Renal cell carcinoma

  Renal cell carcinoma, also known by the eponym Grawitz tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in ... > more
• Brain Tumor
  Lung Cancer
  Leukemia
  Breast Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Cancer
   

  Glioma

  A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of a glioma is the brain, but they can also affect the spinal cord, ... > more

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