Kidney cancer can arise from any of the structures in the kidneys. According to the National Cancer Institute, it includes renal cell carcinoma, arising from the cells lining the small tubes of the kidney, renal pelvis carcinoma, arising from the...
Hair loss affects men, women and children of all ages. Medications, hormones, diseases and genetics may cause it. The cycle of hair growth can last up to three years. Individual hairs grow approximately 1cm each month; four months into the cycle,...
Obesity means having a body mass index higher than 30, which essentially means that the body is about 30 percent fat. Being obese can cause a slew of health conditions over time such as heart disease, diabetes and even certain cancers. Obesity can...
The American Rheumatism Association first listed psoriatic arthritis as a clinical illness in 1964. Approximately 5 to 8 percent of people with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis, with Caucasians showing higher incidence. The illness is a...
Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic, hereditary diseases that are progressive in nature. These diseases generally involve more than your muscles; in fact they may affect your cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems....
Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic, hereditary diseases that are progressive in nature. These diseases generally involve more than your muscles; in fact, they may affect your cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems....
Thinning hair is an inevitable part of the aging process for most people. Medical News Today details that there are many causes for people suffering from hair loss early in life. Sometimes it's due to genetics, such as male-pattern baldness; other...
Dark undereye circles, though closely associated with fatigue, don't usually indicate sleep deprivation, according to the Mayo Clinic. Still, their effect is to make a person look tired, and even older and unhealthy. Though dark circles under the...
The majority of babies are born with their baby, or primary teeth, already lying in wait under the gums. Babies generally start to cut their baby teeth beginning at 6 months, according to the American Dental Association. Primary teeth may continue...
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that affects 2 to 3 percent of the population. Though there are several types of psoriasis, the most common is psoriasis vulgaris, where red, thick scaly plaques develop on the skin and persist for months to...
Several lifestyle factors are associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Women at high risk should be especially focused on reducing the chances of developing breast cancer. Contributors to that cannot be controlled include family history,...
Otosclerosis is a disease of the middle ear caused from abnormal bone growth. This growth affects the innermost bone in the middle ear called the stapes. This new bone growth and deposition affects the movement of the stapes, which makes them...
The development of subcutaneous fat and ensuing inflammation of those fat deposits creates the pockmarked skin blemish known as cellulite. It is a problem well-known to many women, particularly older women who tend to see the cellulite on their...
Hereditary or genetic hair loss accounts for 95 percent of all hair loss cases. Although men often have the most to lose, women are not immune to the genetic curse. In fact, hereditary hair loss affects more women than you might think, but the...
Fructose is in many healthy foods, but for someone with a hereditary fructose intolerance, eating these foods could be dangerous. Most people with hereditary fructose intolerance are diagnosed in childhood. With genetic testing, a pregnant woman...
Iron is a trace element obtained from your diet, which your body can store but not easily excrete. Excess accumulation of iron occurs with several medical conditions and can result in long-term damage to your organs. Early recognition and...
Genetic diseases are those that are passed down from parent to child through defective genes. Genes are the units of deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) that carry the code for a specific trait. Defects in genes that code for specific proteins and...
Vitamin D is a precursor to the calcitriol hormone. Vitamin D can be obtained from the diet or synthesized in the skin from a cholesterol derivative. Skin synthesis of vitamin D requires exposure to ultraviolet sunlight. The active hormone of...
Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that shows up in the first few years of life. This condition can affect the brain and limit the control of movements. Although this condition affects the nerves and muscles, the lack of control is due to...
The adrenal glands are an important part of the endocrine system; they make hormones that affect the rest of the body. Adrenal hypoplasia is a disorder in which the adrenal glands do not develop properly, causing them to make low levels of...
Many factors contribute to facial hair growth. You may have experienced some or all of these factors. Facial hair is determined by your genetic makeup and hereditary genes. People will experience facial hair growth at different stages of life,...
For some, the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles are considered a beauty mark of age. Others will try to restore as much youthful appearance as possible. There is nothing wrong with wanting to maintain a healthy look, and many products are...
Melanomas are derived from melanocytes, cells within the skin that are responsible for making the protein melanin, the main pigment within the skin. Melanoma develops when the melanocytes develop genetic mutations which cause them to grow...
Cleft palate and cleft lip occur when the tissue of the palate and lip do not fully develop in the fetus. Specifically, when the tissue does not fuse, it results in an opening in the roof of the mouth and nasal cavity, notes KidsHealth. A cleft...
The repercussions of bipolar disorder can devastate an individual’s life with social and career disruptions and suicidal thoughts. The person with bipolar disorder can phase between episodes of paralyzing depression and uncontrollable mania...
There are millions of cells in the human body. In cancer, diagnosis is dependent upon the size, shape and presence of abnormal cells. The doctor runs blood tests, conducts biopsies and performs scans of the suspected area where tumor growth is...
Hereditary bone disease includes a number of skeletal system disorders caused by a family disposition. Problems causing weak, fragile, or deformed bones can arise from the bone itself, or from organs such as the kidney, liver, intestine, or...
According to the Human Genome Project, both environmental and genetic factors influence the development of any disease, including hereditary diseases. A hereditary disease or genetic disorder, is caused by abnormalities in a person's genetic...
