On Thursday, Feb. 19, Ali May, an assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai presented her research on the various ways tissue resident macrophages shape embryonic salivary ...

When we think about oral health, brushing and flossing usually come to mind. Yet one of the most powerful protectors of our mouths is something we rarely acknowledge: saliva. This clear fluid, ...

At the Gates have announced the new album The Ghost of a Future Dead, featuring vocals Tomas Lindberg recorded before his ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

Cancer and Alzheimer's are two of the most common chronic diseases associated with aging. For years, doctors have known about a curious aspect of these two conditions: people who survive cancers are ...

Salivary free aldosterone awakening response (AldAR) differed in men with coronary heart disease and essential hypertension compared with healthy control individuals with normotension. Higher AldAR ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 41-year-old nurse from Bakersfield was preparing to have a 22-pound ovarian cyst removed when she found out she ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of fluid-filled cysts gradually develop within the kidneys. As these cysts enlarge and multiply, they damage the surrounding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inclusion cysts of the ocular adnexa are not uncommon. They often are asymptomatic and rarely present symptoms, ...

Dry eye disease involves tear film instability, inflammation, and neurosensory abnormalities, with severe cases posing treatment challenges. Minor salivary gland transplantation (MSGT) offers a ...

If you have an ovarian cyst and suddenly feel a sharp or intense pain in your lower belly, you might wonder if the cyst has ruptured (broken open). A ruptured ovarian cyst can cause a range of ...