Severe acute hypertension occurring with end-organ damage (hypertensive crisis) increases the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, uteroplacental insufficiency, or placental ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

Premature ovarian insufficiency is a complex condition characterised by loss of ovarian function in women under 40. Its assessment and treatment are multifactorial. This is a Self-assessment article ...

Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little recently signed a law requiring public schools to teach students about human development in the womb. Last week Little signed the bill, which passed in the ...

If the pancreas cannot make enough digestive enzymes, this is called exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), and this can have implications such as poor digestion and malnutrition. When that ...

Departments of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (M.E., D.M., J.L.F.) Genetics Unit, Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of ...

There is also increased upstream myometrial artery tone due to decreased vasodilator sensitivity, and this contributes to increased uteroplacental vascular resistance. This ischemic insult leads to a ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is most commonly caused by conditions affecting the pancreas, such as chronic pancreatitis, celiac disease, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis. However, people ...

During the acute phase of the disease, but also several months or years after successful antibiotic therapy, a significant proportion of patients develop symptoms of hypothalamic-pituitary ...

2020.63.3.231 44 Herkiloglu D, Ayvacı H, Pekin O, Tarhan N, Karateke A, Sahin S. Pessary use in patients diagnosed with short cervix and cervical insufficiency. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022;35(10 ...