Human blood that flows through our circulatory system mainly contains white cells, red cells, platelets, and plasma. It is responsible for many functions such as carrying oxygen and essential nutrients to the lungs and tissues, clot formation, maintaining the amount of blood in the body, transporting immune cells to different parts of the body, and …
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A cardiac pacemaker is a medical equipment that generates impulses within the heart in case of an abnormal heart rhythm and coordinates the electrical signaling between the heart’s chambers. Since the development of the first cardiac pacemaker in 1958, this therapeutic device has undergone several modifications. Every year, thousands of surgeries are performed in cardiac …
The Internet of Things (IoT) in the healthcare sector has improved workflow and patient satisfaction along with better equipment utilization-thanks to the skyrocketing demand for wearable smart devices. In radiology, IoT plays a crucial role by integrating smart devices and mobile phones into the workflow of radiographic diagnostics. IoT in radiology is proving to be …
The history of vaccines is older than is usually thought. There is written evidence showing primitive vaccination during the 10th century in China, during the Liao dynasty. This remedy against smallpox consisted of pulverizing dried cow pustules and applying them to a wound inflicted on the patient. It should be noted that this was long …
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The ability of a microbiome to adulterate the physiology of an organism has recently been highlighted. This is due to a dependence generated by a close symbiotic relationship, where commensal bacteria degrade products that our human genes cannot degrade, accelerating and diversifying digestion. In other words, our microbiome is proof of the success of coevolutionary …
When talking about probiotics, many people think of Lactococcus lactis from cheese, or Lactobacillus casei from yogurt. And, although they are considered probiotics, we cannot limit the potential of this field with a narrow view of what is happening in our health. In recent times the attention of all biomedical researchers in the world has …
