Acute liver failure (ALF) in children differs from that observed in adults in both the etiologic spectrum and the clinical picture. Children, particularly very young ones, do not demonstrate ...

Millions of patients are hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) every year throughout the world. Despite tremendous advances in cardiovascular care, morbidity and mortality for AHF remain high ...

Hepatitis B and C can be acute or chronic. Hepatitis A and E are acute and clear without becoming chronic. Chronic hepatitis infections can lead to complications such as cirrhosis, liver cancer, and ...

Alzheimer's Disease May Damage the Brain in Two Phases Oct. 15, 2024 — Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools.

Jan. 15, 2025 — Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer's disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research points to a ...

Sometimes symptoms appear suddenly, and sometimes they develop slowly over time. The most common heart failure symptoms are shortness of breath and swelling in the lower body. Acute: You have active ...

The brain is set to stay stuck in its habit. But, unlike in disease, the brain changes that occur in addiction are not a malfunction of biology. Rather, the changes reflect the brain’s normal ...

This review covers the mechanisms responsible for regulation of the normal cerebral circulation, and how they are disrupted in disease states. A central concept in treating patients with acute ...

Brain fog can develop in response to conditions that affect the part of the brain that directly or indirectly regulates these and other cognitive functions. This includes changes in hormones that ...

Managing heart failure @home (MHF @home) is an approach that aims to support people to manage their heart failure condition and keep well at home. Remote monitoring, when clinically appropriate and ...