Patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) suffer from deficient secretion of saliva due to an autoimmune destruction of salivary glands, however, glandular dysfunction also occurs without destruction.

Abnormal posturing refers to rigid body movements and chronic abnormal positions of the body. This symptom isn’t the same thing as showing poor posture or slumping over. When a muscle contracts, the ...

Sometimes, an abnormal EKG reading is a normal variation in a person’s heart rhythm. In other cases, it may be due to an underlying heart condition or a reaction to medication. An electrocardiogram ...

Although smokers tend to be thinner than non-smokers, the effect of smoking on the endocrine system (glands which secrete hormones) often results in the abnormal distribution of body fat. Smokers are ...

The condition is classified based on multiple parameters. Depending on the size of affected area, three different types have been defined: localized (affecting small patches under skin), partial ...

Abnormal gait or a walking abnormality is when a person is unable to walk in a typical way. This may be due to injuries, underlying conditions, or issues with the legs and feet. Walking may seems to ...

SINGAPORE – Cholesterol has a bad reputation, but the waxy, fatty substance is needed to build cells, produce hormones and boost brain health. In fact, the brain is the most cholesterol-rich organ in ...

MANY experimenters, and especially Auger and Ehrenfest, have shown that the intensity of cosmic rays, measured by counter coincidences, at different zenithal angles, is different from what it should ...

At 8 am on March 18, the 911 switch of the 10 kilovolt Yangzha feeder in the 110 kV Yanghe substation tripped. Duty personnel at the power dispatching control center of the State Grid Suqian Power ...