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Myasthenia Gravis : It is chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease in which there is immense weakness in the muscles of arms, hands ,neck, legs & all other parts of the body. Myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Muscles that control eye and eyelid movements , facial expression , chewing , talking , breathing and swallowing are often affected but not always. This disease is caused by a defect in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscles. In myasthenia gravis the neuro-muscular junction of human body get blocked & the communication between the muscles & nerves are disturbed results in weakening of muscles. The first noticeable symptoms of myasthenia gravis may be weakness of the eye muscles and the eyelids tend to droop. Medical management : Myasthenia gravis can be controlled. Some medications improve neuromuscular transmission and increase muscle strength, and some suppress the produc...
The ancient yoga practice was found to be more effective at boosting brain power than vigorous exercise, found researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit. Researchers discovered that a single session of Hatha yoga significantly improved individual’s speed and accuracy when tested for working memory and concentration. Hatha yoga is an ancient form of yoga that was first described in fifteenth century in India. Hatha yoga is also known as dual yoga because it includes a duality between two opposites: the sun (in Hindu, ‘ha’) and the moon (‘tha’). It uses physical positions to help control breathing, which in turn helps to calm the mind and prepare a person for meditation. Numerous contemporary forms of yoga use Hatha yoga positions as their base. To see the impact of a single session of Hatha yoga on memory and concentration, researchers conducted a study that involved thirty female students from Illinois University's Exercise Psychology Laboratory. Dur...
A hermaphrodite is term uses for human being which is born with male & female organs simultaneously. They are born with ovary & testicular tissue & this could be taken as two gonads or it could be a combination of both the organ in one. Hermaphrodites have three labels which are True, Male Pseudo & Female Pseudo. [Photo Credit] The genitalia can differ from a male or female, either in combination or it couls also look ambiguous. The XX chromosome is referred as female, XY chromosome referred as male, XX/ XY as Mosaic or XO referred as extremely rare. The XX chromosomes which possess female genitalia are bought up as females & some have also given birth. Similarly, XY with male genitalia are bought up as males & few of them have children who have fathers. Infants who born with XX chromosomes have female genitalia & infants who are born with XY chromosomes have male genitalia. But the infants born with XO chromosomes have ambiguous genitalia have to undergo...
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