Cancer starts when cells start to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer, and can then spread to other parts of the body. To learn more about how cancers start and ...

Splenic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma: This is a rare lymphoma. Often the lymphoma is found mainly in the spleen, blood, and bone marrow. It can cause tiredness and discomfort due to an enlarged ...

Mild memory problems are not unusual, but severe dementia is rare. Finally, some even rarer problems include non-infectious meningitis and transverse myelitis. Transverse myelitis is a serious ...

Objectives We performed a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to provide insights into the effectiveness of available treatment modalities in ...

The flexure-based XY stage is composed of two decoupled prismatic-prismatic limbs which are constructed by compound parallelogram flexures and compound bridge-type displacement amplifiers. The two ...

Studies have recently shown that in addition to the anteroposterior and vertical problems related to Class II malocclusions, posterior transverse discrepancy is also frequently associated with it. 2 ...

If steel manufactures usually comply with the minimum code specifications, the nominal yield strength of rebar can however be significantly exceeded in many countries, depending on the steel ...

The remainder of this review is in 3 sections. In the first, we discuss recent studies on the spatial organization of the structures responsible for calcium cycling. The second addresses the general ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and colon cancer symptoms can look alike. However, unlike IBS, colon cancer may cause bloody stool, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss, among other unique symptoms.

Typically, the watershed areas of the colon—the splenic flexure and rectosigmoid junction—are affected. Colonic ischemia mostly affects older persons with advanced atherosclerosis and/or ...

descending colon, and the oral side of the splenic flexure) in each patient. The colonic site with maximum inflammation was determined for each patient. Conclusions: Sigmoidoscopy is not ...

Longtime pro wrestling commentator Jim Ross has colon cancer. The 73-year-old Ross said in a social media post that he was diagnosed this week and is scheduled to have surgery in the next two weeks.