Thyroid storm pathophysiology explores the underlying causes and course of a rare thyroid condition. A thyroid storm is a potentially deadly condition, where thyroid hormones elevate rapidly. It can ...

Diabetes occurs when there is a dis-balance between the demand and production of the hormone insulin. When food is taken, it is broken down into smaller components. Sugars and carbohydrates are thus ...

Type 1 diabetes occurs as a result of the body's immune system attacking the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas, although it is not clear why this happens. A lack of insulin in the blood ...

Panelists discuss how the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension involves complex mechanisms across multiple genetic and treatment pathways, with over 20 identified genes and four major ...

Today, we’re conducting a mini biology class diving into the pathophysiology of asthma, as in, exactly how asthma works in the human body. (Just call us SELF University.) If you’re always ready to dig ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the more common autoimmune disorders, affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide. The exact cause of RA is not known; however, initiation of disease ...

People with COPD experience changes in their bodies. It starts with damage to the airways and tiny sacs in your lungs. That progresses to a wet cough and difficulty breathing, which can then get worse ...

While circulating levels of GLP-1 are decreased in type 2 diabetes, tissue response to the hormone remains intact. Evidence suggests that an impaired incretin effect is a result of clinical disease ...

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) can inflict debilitating tissue injury and puts patients at high risk for death from infections. For several decades, little progress was made in the treatment ...

“What do you think of when you hear the word ‘doctor’?” I asked. I was speaking in a Zoom career panel for Black high schoolers. Responses materialized in the chat. Hero. Medicine. Caretaker. Death. I ...