Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition

... Immunohistochemical localization of cannabinoid type 1 and vanilloid transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 receptors in the mouse brain. Neuroscience. Apr ... U, Freund TF. (2006) Subcellular localization of type 1 cannabinoid receptors in the rat basal ganglia. ...

Pathology

... ) Pancreas Diabetes mellitus ( type 1 , type 2 , coma , angiopathy , ketoacidosis , ... , Hyperammonemia ) - Glutaric acidemia type 1 - Sarcosinemia Carbohydrate ...

High Frequency Ventilation

... High frequency ventilation is a type of mechanical ventilation that employs very ... flavors of High frequency ventilation . Each type has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. ... are characterized by the delivery system and the type of exhalation phase. High Frequency Ventilation ...

Anterior mediastinal mass

... compartment. Hodgkin's usually present in 40-50's with nodular sclerosing type (7), and non-Hogdkin's in all age groups. Can also be primary mediastinal ... of 13 months even with chemotherapy and radiation. (15) Large-cell type may have somewhat better prognosis. Surgery is generally not performed ...

Breath-holding spells

... may be some relationship with adulthood syncope in children with this type of spell. A third type, known as "complicated" breath-holding spells, may simply be a more severe form of the two most common types. This type generally begins as either a cyanotic or pallid spell that then is ...

Hematopathology

... lymph nodes . Hematopathologists have named different lymphomas after the type of lymphocyte that has become malignant . Thus there are B cell ... antibodies to specific lymphocyte surface markers , to determine the type of lymphoma in the pathology specimen . Notes ^ ...

Medicine

... . Main article: History of medicine The earliest type of medicine in most cultures was the use of plants ( Herbalism ) and ... problems, long-term problems (such as high cholesterol), chronic diseases type 2 diabetes , lifestyle and degenerative diseases such as arthritis and ...

Positive predictive value

... Test outcome Positive True Positive False Positive ( type I error , P-value ) → Positive predictive value Negative False Negative ( type II error ) True Negative → Negative predictive value ...

Proteopathy

... and tissues, including Alzheimer's disease , Parkinson's disease , type 2 diabetes , amyloidosis , and a wide range of other disorders (see ... heavy chains AA (secondary) amyloidosis Amyloid A protein type II diabetes Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP; amylin) Aortic medial ...

Allopathic medicine

... used on websites of certain U.S. medical professional organizations. For example, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) describes the type of medicine they teach as allopathic, and the American Medical Association refers to M.D. students as allopathic medical students. Similarly, the ...

Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

... this made refusing the vaccine at peril of the subordinate, including possible discharge (i.e., losing their job and any benefits depending on the type of discharge). This pressure, at least for the National Guard and Reserve pilots and crewmembers, became a deciding retention factor. [1] Later ...

Autoimmune regulator

... of negative selection if they are too reactive to self. It is mutated in the rare autoimmune syndrome Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome type 1 ( APS-1 ), also known as Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED). Disruption of AIRE results in the development ...

Episodic memory

... Disease tends to damage the hippocampus before other brain areas. This means that AD patients are often classed as amnesiacs. A rare type of shell-fish poisoning called "Amnesiac Shellfish Poisoning" or ASP quite effectively and irreversibly damages the hippocampus, rendering one ...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

... Therapy or ESWT is best known for its uses in the treatment of kidney stones (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy). In more recent years this type of technology has become popular in the treatment musculo-skeletal conditions. Presently it is only FDA approved for treatment of plantar heel spurs, ...

Hip Pointer

... A hip pointer is a contusion (bruise) on the pelvis caused by a direct blow to an iliac crest . Contact sports are a frequent cause of this type of injury . A hip pointer bruise usually causes bleeding into the hip abductor muscles , which move legs sideways, away from the midline of the ...

Medical writing

... pharmacists, and programs and enduring materials for continuing education (CE) or continuting medical education (CME) activities. Regardless of the type of medical writing being done, it is either done " in house " or it is " outsourced ". In-house writing means a pharmaceutical company has its own ...

Social medicine

... impact health, disease and the practice of medicine and (2) foster conditions in which this understanding can lead to a healthier society. This type of study began formally in the early 1800's. The Industrial Revolution and the subsequent increase in poverty and disease among workers raised ...