SynopsisMedicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defence against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbi.....
SynopsisA spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Many spices hav.....
SynopsisMelanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye. In women, they most commonly occ.....
SynopsisThe Mendelian disorder is different types of genetic disorder in humans. These genetic disorders are mainly caused by the changes or alterations in a single gene or due to the abnormalities in the genome. These conditions will be present since the child’s birt.....
Synopsis Ménière's disease (MD) is a disorder of the inner ear that is characterized by episodes of feeling like the world is spinning (vertigo), ringing in the ears (tinnitus), hearing loss, and a fullness in the ear. Typically only .....
SynopsisMeningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Other symptoms include confusion or altered consciousness,.....
Synopsis Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in most women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause typically occurs between 49 and 52 years of age. Medical professio.....
SynopsisIn medicine, a biomarker is a measurable indicator of the severity or presence of some disease state. More generally a biomarker is anything that can be used as an indicator of a particular disease state or some other physiological state of an organism. .....
SynopsisMetagenomics is the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples. The broad field may also be referred to as environmental genomics, ecogenomics or community genomics. As the price of DNA sequencing continues to fall, metagenomics no.....
SynopsisA spine tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue found in and/or around the spinal column and/or spinal cord. More than 95% of all metastatic spinal tumors are found outside the dura (extradural) and within the vertebral body, and in more than half of the cases t.....
