This report shall be discussing a rather common genetic disorder known as down syndrome, along with some of the risk factors that may increase the chances of a baby being born with the disease. The report will also aim to ...

Drug utilization studies conducted in Libya during the period 1991-2013, have pointed out the irrational use of antibiotics as a common practice that costs the health system more than 7.7 million Libyan Dinars / year. ...

Recap Sessions

 Corticosteroids, often known as “steroids”, are man-made drugs that closely resemble cortisol, a hormone produced naturally by the adrenal gland, to regulate growth and immune function. They are anti-inflammatory medications ...

Regenerative ability and wound healing

Nearly 12% of men with advanced prostate cancer have inherited mutations in genes that play a role in repairing damaged DNA, according to a new study. Inherited mutations in DNA-repair genes—including BRCA2, ATM, and ...

Autoimmune disorders are characterized by the generation of autoantibodies against self-antigens that attack the body’s own tissues, resulting in damage. Genetic and environmental triggers have been long known as the ...

Iron is involved in many critical physiologic processes within the hair follicle, suggesting that iron deficiency could disrupt hair synthesis it is the most common nutritional deficiency due to either to increased need ...

Overweight and obesity have become increasingly common; worldwide, at least 1.1 billion adults are overweight and 312 million are obese, when overweight and obesity are defined conventionally as having a body mass index ...

The aim of this report is to discuss the relation and pathophysiology between end stage renal failure (ESRF) and pericarditis that can occur in patients with chronic renal failure before initiation of dialysis or in ...

Consult with the patient’s physicians and other health care providers in selecting the medication therapy that best meets the patient’s needs and contributes effectively to the overall therapy goals

Obesity related to visceral fat accumulation, is known to increase the risk of various adult diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. This study was conducted to clarify the relationship between obesity and ...

The ovaries – as reproductive glands – are the sites of ovum production and they are also the main source of the sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone in premenopausal women. Ovarian cancer can originate from the three ...

Replication of DNA