3D imaging of neurons from intact brain tissue. Green is to the amygdala, and purple is from the amygdala. This image is from a recent methods paper (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09515-0#Sec15). Characterizing the precise three-dimensional morphology and anatomical context of neurons is crucial for neuronal cell type classification and circuitry mapping. Recent advances in tissue clearing techniques and […]

A 4-month-old infant in Maryland may be the first person to have had teeth form in his brain as a result of a specific type of rare brain tumor, according to report of the case. The boy is doing well now that his tumor has been removed, and doctors say the case sheds light on […]

A 45-year-old man in China who developed a large, dark discoloration of his upper gums had a rare type of melanoma, a cancer that usually happens on the skin, according to a new report of his case. “This is an unbelievably rare type of melanoma,” said Dr. Susan Muller, professor of head and neck surgery […]

On 12 November 1935, a Portuguese neurologist named Antonio Egas Moniz became the first individual to perform what would later be known as a lobotomy. Moniz’s early experiments involved drilling holes into patients’ skulls & pouring alcohol into the frontal cortex to sever nerves; and coring out regions of the brain with hollow needles. Moniz’s […]

A tourist to the Red Sea left with an unwanted souvenir: a pair of fish jaws embedded in his eyelid, accordint to the case report. The 52-year-old man went swimming at a beach on the Red sea, an inlet of the Indian Ocean that sits between Africa and Asia. But during his swim, he collided […]

 A man in China who enjoyed eating raw beef became infected with a parasite — a 20-foot-long tapeworm —that came from including this food in his diet, a new case report reveals. The parasite had attached to the 38-year-old man’s small intestine and had likely been inside him for at least two years before doctors […]

A man in China had a steel spoon lodged in his esophagus for a year, but surprisingly, the half-swallowed utensil didn’t cause too much discomfort. The man — identified only as “Mr. Zhang” — swallowed the spoon on a dare in 2017, and it promptly got stuck in the narrow tube connecting his mouth and […]

Scientists have discovered a genetic mutation responsible for a disorder that causes people to sprout thick hair on their faces and bodies. Hypertrichosis, sometimes called “werewolf syndrome” is a very rare condition, with fewer than 100 cases documented worldwide. But researchers knew the disorder runs in families, and in 1995 they traced the approximate location […]

A 36-year-old man was being treated for a serious heart condition, according to a new report of the case, published Nov. 29 in The New England Journal of Medicine. His condition was so severe that doctors put him on a machine called a ventricular assist device, which helps the heart pump blood. Because these machines […]

This 70-year-old patient NEVER brushed his teeth in his life! The examination revealed existence of deposits on the teeth, known as calculus, and a lot of caries.Therapy included removal of deposits and multiple tooth extraction with dental prosthesis implantation. In dentistry, calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by […]

Doctors in India have given a new lease of life to a newborn girl after removing the head of her parasitic twin that was feeding off on her blood supply. The bay girl, yet to be named, was born via caeserean section and weighed only 5 pounds, at a private hospital in Bhilwada in Rajasthan […]

POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE OVERVIEW — Normally, the kidneys filter out excess toxic and waste substances and fluid from the blood. In people with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the kidneys become enlarged with multiple cysts that interfere with normal kidney function. This can sometimes lead to kidney (renal) failure and the need for dialysis or kidney […]

Sometimes, cartoons get it right. A punch to the head left one man in Austria with an actual star in his eye, according to a report published in April in the New England Journal of Medicine.A strong hit to the face from balls, punches or even airbags can send shockwaves through the eye strong enough […]

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and it is almost exclusively found in young children. Cause – Mutation of genes, found in chromosomes, can affect the […]

What is a stroke? A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when the blood flow to your brain is interrupted. Without blood, your brain cells start to die. This can cause serious symptoms, lasting disability, and even death. Ischemic stroke Most strokes (87%) are ischemic strokes. An ischemic stroke happens when blood flow through the […]

Toxic megacolon occurs when inflammatory bowel diseases cause the colon to expand, dilate, and distend. When this happens, the colon is unable to remove gas or feces from the body. If gas and feces build up in the colon, your large intestine may eventually rupture. Rupture of your colon is life-threatening.