A cyst is a small pocket of tissue filled with fluid or pus that can develop as a result of an injury, infection, or other issues. There are two types that can affect the hands and fingers, causing ...

Adults rarely use their fingers to calculate a small sum (e.g., 3+2) as such behaviors could be attributed to pathological difficulties in mathematics or cognitive impairments.

A home cook has shared a simple remedy for sore throats she claims works in just an hour thanks to one 'ultimate' ingredient. As the days get colder and shorter, many of us will find ourselves ...

A simple finger test can give people an early sign of lung cancer which they can do at home. Lung cancer can spread quicker than other forms of the disease, with nearly 40,000 people being ...

What are some common types of benign breast lumps? Noncancer (benign) breast lumps can have many causes. Two of the most common causes of benign single breast lumps are cysts and fibroadenomas.

British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson once said that the first man who insulted another person instead of “knocking out [their] brains without a word” actually laid the groundwork for ...

A CT scan image revealing tapeworm cysts in a patient's legs is going viral. The condition, called cysticercosis, occurs when individuals ingest Taenia solium eggs from contaminated food or water.

GPs could soon be able to screen their patients for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) using a simple handheld device developed by Monash engineers. Monash engineers have developed the first-of-a-kind ...

Myxoid cysts are sometimes called digital myxoid cysts, mucous cysts, mucous pseudocysts ... you can treat it at home with simple remedies. One easy way to treat the cyst is to soak the affected ...

Ovarian cysts are sacs or pockets of fluid that form on the ovaries. There are two types of cysts: simple and complex. These are fluid-filled cysts that have no solid features. They are often either a ...

If an ovarian cyst is left untreated, it will usually resolve on its own. However, a solid or partially solid cyst may need to be evaluated by a lab to make sure it isn’t cancerous. While most ovarian ...