Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass. Low physical activity, nutritional deficiencies, genetic factors, and some medical conditions may contribute. Muscle atrophy due to inactivity can occur ...

Adrenal cortical cancer (ACC) is very rare and also known as adrenocortical carcinoma. ACC starts in the outer layer of the adrenal glands, which are next to the kidneys. The adrenal glands are small ...

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Symptoms like vaginal dryness and painful orgasms are common in postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis. If you’re experiencing them, an OB-GYN or doctor can prescribe treatments to help ...

An Australian start-up has launched the "first commercialised biological computer" made of human brain cells at a conference in Barcelona. The team behind it believe it could be used as a type ...

Cortical Labs has announced the commercial launch of the CL1, the first biological computer that integrates human stem cell-cultivated neurons with silicon technology. This advancement aims to ...

Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is caused by damage that builds up in the brain cells at the back of the brain. This is the part of our brain that processes information from our eyes, and allows us ...

Consciousness is thought to be regulated by bidirectional information transfer between the cortex and thalamus, but the nature of this bidirectional communication - and its possible disruption in ...

Adrenal cortical cancer is a rare cancer also known as adrenocortical carcinoma. It is a type of adrenal gland tumour. There are 3 types of adrenal gland tumours: adrenal cortical cancer (ACC) ...

Controlled cortical impact (CCI) is a mechanical model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that was developed nearly 30 years ago with the goal of creating a testing platform to determine the ...