In a study published in the journal, Diabetes, researchers found that children with higher levels of vitamin D were less likely to experience islet autoimmunity. Islet autoimmunity is known to cause Type 1 diabetes by causing the immune system to mistakenly attack the islets of Langerhans, which are cells in the pancreas which produce insulin. …
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke explains that spina bifida literally means, “cleft spine.” The Oxford Dictionary defines it as, “a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralyses of …
Everyone experiences sadness from time to time. According to Psychology Today, “Sadness is a normal human emotion….Sadness is usually triggered by a difficult, hurtful, challenging, or disappointing event, experience, or situation….This also means that when that something changes, when our emotional hurt fades, when we’ve adjusted or gotten over the loss or disappointment, our sadness …
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On October 29 every year, the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations recognize World Psoriasis Day. It is a day that is dedicated to people living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Its purpose is to raise awareness, spread information, improve access to treatment, and to give the psoriasis community a voice. The American Academy of Dermatology …
The National Breast Cancer Foundation explains that metastatic breast cancer is breast cancer that has been spread to other parts of the body, typically, the lungs, liver, bones, or the brain. It is also classified as Stage IV breast cancer. According to the American Society of Oncology (ASCO), “This year, an estimated 271,270 (268,600 women …
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