Could video games cause positive change in specific brain patterns of the elderly?

A game for larger (60) The performance of people of different age groups in NeuroRacer game showed a continuous decline in cognitive control with advancing age, but also the ability to train the brain to handle multiple tasks. (Photo: University of California) There is something very usual to see his grandfather playing video game, right? … Read more

Gestational diabetes – risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, treatment

Introduction Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that affects women during pregnancy (gestation). Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. Normally, the amount of glucose in the blood is controlled by a hormone called insulin. However, during pregnancy, some women develop higher than normal levels of glucose … Read more

Determine the effects of gestational diabetes in the pregnant women in Saudi Arabia

1. Introduction: Glucose intolerance with early stage or first acknowledgment during pregnancy known as gestational diabetes is one of the almost widespread complexity into pregnancy. Gestational diabetes influences 1.1 to almost 26 percent of pregnancies relying upon the standards utilized, In the US.  It indicates a raising health concern; different studies grounded on various populations … Read more

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) analysis

Introduction Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a condition that affects women during pregnancy (gestation), where blood glucose levels are increased above normal limits (Baz et al., 2015). Blood glucose levels are controlled normally by insulin hormone (Kinalski et al., 2002). But some pregnant women may have higher levels of glucose that can’t be managed by … Read more

History Of Narcotics

Narcotics have been used widely in therapeutics in ancient cultures like Egyptian , Chinese and Asian people. Being oblivious of the side effects and addictive characteristics of these narcotics (Opioid/Opium), they widely used it for various problems like for pain killing, to relieve pain during child birth and etc. Opium, which is a derivative of … Read more

Gestational diabetes mellitus – epidemiology, mechanism, pathogenesis

Introduction Pathophysiology means changes in normal body function (physiology and biochemistry) which lead to developing disease. For example, changes in the insulin levels in the blood as it is decreased or their action becomes impaired it will lead to eventually to diabetes mellitus (Al-Noaemi & Shalayel, 2011). The diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of … Read more

Gestational diabetes – nature, risk factors, screening, treatment

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has increased recently worldwide. If we want to understand the nature of this disorder, we have to know that Gestational diabetes might appear during pregnancy. Like other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes influences how cells use glucose in our bodies. Usually it causes high blood sugar that can … Read more

GMOs should be fed to the human population

Claim GMOs should be fed to the human population.  GMOs are innovative assets to everyday life that are in no way detrimental to any aspect of an organism, ironically the exact opposite.  Implementing GMOs reveals signs of improving the health and growth efficiency throughout the course of a study done on 100 billion animals.  GMOs … Read more

Vaccine resistance

In modern times with the rapid pace of vaccine development in recent decades, the historic origins of immunization are often forgotten, leading people to underestimate the severity of the harm that vaccinations prevent. The resistance to vaccinations is a well-known occurrence, due to the positive effects vaccinations have had we forget the tragic consequences of … Read more

Diabetes prevalence and risk

Diabetes is a metabolic chronic disease in which the body doesn’t process food into energy. This disease is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States by the number of death certificates listed due to this disease. Diabetes has two types: Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is due to … Read more

Diabetes Metillus history and cellular etiology

Diabetes Metillus, diabetes for short is an incurable lifelong disease, categorized into two types: 1. Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and 2. Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Type 1 Diabetes is classified as an autoimmune disease, where one individual’s immune system mistakenly destroys insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells, resulting in little to no production of insulin, a hormone … Read more

Prevention of β cell destruction in Diabetes using verapamil to decease TXNIP expression

Abstract Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a fast growing problem worldwide. It is a chronic metabolic disorder that continues to worsen over time. Current treatment focuses on lowering blood glucose levels but it does not prevent the progression of the disease. TXNIP has been identified as an important factor contributing to the β cell death associated … Read more

Physician-assisted death (pharmacist perspective)

When medicinal interventions are eventually no longer able to give expected results, the decision to either continue aggressive treatment or transition to hospice care is a major concern and difficulty faced by many terminally ill patients and their families. Modern medicine, although has great benefits in prolonging life, has limitations in treating the psychological and … Read more

Video Game Addiction

Anyone who has experienced video game addiction knows it all too well, video game addiction IS real. A closer glance at video game addiction shows that it is not just affecting the individual, it is also affecting the ones around them, their school, their life, and much more than that. When a gamer in Russia … Read more

Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2017), African American mothers and their babies are at a higher risk for pregnancy and birth-related complications, such as preterm birth, than women and infants of any other race.  Furthermore, the CDC (2009) states that, this health disparity further includes highest rate of infant mortality, … Read more