Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

The average amount, 4,800 micrograms per gram of microplastics in brain tissue, was found to be equivalent to the amount found in a standard plastic spoon, according to the study. MORE ...

Popular 80s singer P. Fluid, real name Peter Forrest, had been found dead aged 64. Forrest was found ‘lying in a pool of blood’ in the back of a private ambulette in New York today.

Amniotic fluid is the liquid that surrounds and cushions your baby in the womb. It protects your baby and helps in its development. When your "water breaks," amniotic fluid leaks out and signals ...

Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...

positive mycobacterial culture in pleural fluid or pleural biopsy tissue samples; granulomatous inflammation in pleural biopsy tissue samples; positive mycobacterial culture of sputum samples and ...

Macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue is a key pathological factor inducing adipose tissue dysfunction and contributing to obesity-induced inflammation and metabolic disorders. In this review, ...

Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung ... Risk factors include smoking, connective tissue disease, and activities such as ...

Both conditions promote the development of associated metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance. The visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a site that becomes dysfunctional during obesity and aging, ...

It is also called fluid retention or edema. It can affect body tissues outside of blood vessels, leading to swelling or bloating. Water retention can also happen in the stomach (ascites), lungs ...