Thalassaemia yes, but it is more correct to speak of thalassaemias, which are hereditary blood diseases involving anaemia, i.e. a decrease in the amount of haemoglobin, a protein contained within red blood cells that has the function of…
Let's talk about otoliths. One is easily left speechless when considering the sophisticated mechanisms that regulate our balance in the ear
Sometimes a 'pebble' is enough to upset them and cause annoying vertigo. This is the case with…
Allergies to stinging insects: in Italy, hymenoptera (wasps, polys, hornets, bees) are the insects potentially responsible for severe and sometimes fatal allergic reactions
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) is a recent diagnostic test that allows computer reconstruction of scintigraphic images relating to the distribution of a radioactive tracer substance introduced in small doses into the…
Palpitations are caused by an increased frequency of the heartbeat. Almost always due to emotional stress, they can however be due to health-threatening arrhythmias
Microcephaly is a condition characterized by a child's head circumference being smaller than that of his or her peers and can be generated by both genetic and environmental causes
The KRAS test is used to identify the type of KRAS gene and, therefore, the state or form of the KRAS protein, whether normal (also called 'wild type') or 'non-normal' (mutated)