Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
Allium cells in different phases of the cell cycle
Diagram of a cell nucleus
An electron micrograph of an E. coli cell
A single base substitution leading to a single amino acid substitution in the hemoglobin beta chain
The immune response results from activation of the humoral and cell-mediated immune systems