Activity levels of four genes related to severity diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A multi-institutional team of medical researchers has discovered that measuring the activity of four specific genes in pediatric patients with suspected appendicitis can predict whether the disease is simple or perforated.among them studyreported in the magazine JAMA PediatricsThe research group studied gene expression signatures in children diagnosed with appendicitis and took […]
Anatomy, function, and related diseases
The colon is a long tube-like organ that makes up most of the large intestine within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The colon is connected to the small intestine on one end and the rectum on the other, making it an important part of the digestive process. It is responsible for absorbing water and nutrients from […]
Anatomy, function, and related diseases
The rectum is the penultimate part of the digestive tract, just before the anus. The rectum is responsible for storing feces (poop) and moving it toward the anus and expelled from the body. The rectum plays an important role in managing the defecation process and ensuring that incontinence, the ability to control bowel movements, is […]