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Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop in the inside lining of the esophagus, stomach and…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain’s nerve cells, or neurons…
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, characterized by profound disruptions in thinking, affecting language, perception, and…
Depression is a common mental disorder, characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of…
A stroke is a "brain attack". It occurs when blood flow to an area of brain…
In 1817, British Physician Dr. James Parkinson published a case series describing six patients afflicted with…
Seizure is the transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal, excessive, or synchronous neuronal…
The sex hormones are a group of hormones responsible for controlling puberty, reproduction, birth and lactation. Sex…
Thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland inside the neck, located in front of the trachea (windpipe)…
Graves’ is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid…
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Pathophysiology – a convergence of pathology with physiology – is the study of the disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with a disease or injury.
