Projmed

The enteric nervous system is the independently operating part of the PNS that is responsible for coordinating the complex and often...

The placenta is an organ essential for the normal development of the fetus and maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. This organ...

Preeclampsia is a multifactorial disorder and an unpredictable syndrome, encircled with many theoretical speculations on its aetiology; it is unique to...

Few issues in modern neuroscience have provoked as much controversy or confusion as the ability of the adult nervous system to...

The incidence of asthma within the borders of developed nations has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Rates of people experiencing strong...

Numerous past studies have been successful at proving the fact that Notch signalling, a tightly regulated signalling system existent in majority...

Theories concerning the origin of human aggression are all rooted in the long-standing debate of nature versus nurture. While some regarded...

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) originate as undifferentiated inner mass cells within a blastocyst. Pluripotency and indefinite self-renewal are the two distinctive...

Worldwide, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), namely in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), are increasingly used to overcome...

Birth defects are an important cause of infant morbidity and mortality amongst developed countries (Dolk et al. 2010). Advances in prenatal...