In A Nutshell MIT researchers built a portable ultrasound device weighing just over one pound that images more than 4 inches deep into breast tissue, matching hospital machine performance with far ...

Brain parasite cysts contain multiple active forms, not dormant cells, explaining treatment resistance and reactivation patterns.

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

The tissue lining your uterus is called the endometrium. When this tissue grows outside of the uterine cavity, it becomes a condition known as endometriosis. Deep infiltrating endometriosis is an ...

Some women with endometriosis develop blood-filled cysts called endometriomas. As with endometriosis, endometriomas affect women who are premenopausal as the condition is hormonally stimulated. These ...

ALTHOUGH dermoid cysts are not common and are seldom malignant, they are of interest from several points of view. When they occur near the body surface they are of concern to the patient because of ...

Endometriosis specialists share what Bindi Irwin's diagnosis actually means. Reality TV star Bindi Irwin recently revealed she had surgery to remove a type of cyst that can happen as a result of a ...

8 out of 10 breast lumps are non-cancerous (benign). The first thought many people have when they feel a lump in their breast is breast cancer. But 8 out of 10 breast lumps are non-cancerous (benign).