The Routine Blood Tests for Children with Down Syndrome
Learn about the routine blood tests for children with Down syndrome and why they are done. Find out what medical conditions Down syndrome children …
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The Two Forms Of Citrullinemia And The Underlying Genetic Causes Of Each One
Citrullinemia is a serious inherited disorder that has two forms, each one of which causes build up of toxins in the blood. Both forms, however, …
Continue ReadingWhat is the IgG Blood Test Used For? Purpose and Results
The IgG blood test is ordered to determine the amount of immunoglobulin G in the blood stream. Although IgG is the most occurring immunoglobulin in …
Continue ReadingAn Overview of the LFT Blood Test: Indications and Results
The liver panel test, called the LFT blood test, has multiple purposes. Whether screening for disease or inflammation or checking levels during a …
Continue ReadingThe Solar Power Satellite (Space-Based Solar Power)
The sun is the major source of energy in the Solar System. The use of devices positioned in space around the Earth to collect the solar energy has …
Continue ReadingNASA's Robotic Arm Use in Past and Future Space Missions
Different space agencies are increasingly depending on robotic space missions. Even though different types of robots are used in space exploration, …
Continue ReadingA Fantastic Fighter: The Sopwith Camel Airplane
The Sopwith Camel may be the most famous airplane of WWI. It was dangerous to enemy pilots and almost equally dangerous to pilots learning to fly the …
Continue ReadingHarlequin Ichthyosis: An Often Lethal Skin Disorder With A Genetic Cause
Harlequin ichthyosis is an inherited skin disorder that is often lethal and always very debilitating. Read on to learn more about this rare genetic …
Continue ReadingThe Best Looking Military Aircraft? Which Ones Qualify And Why?
The need to go fast has resulted in military aircraft that are works of art as well as combat aircraft. The six airplanes discussed here have classic …
Continue ReadingWhat are the Constellations of the Summer Triangle.
Stars from three constellations in the northern hemisphere form an imaginary triangle - the Summer Triangle, which is an asterism. The constellations …
Continue ReadingWhat is an FSH Blood Test?
Did your doctor order an FSH blood test for you? Find out what the FSH blood test is, why a doctor would order it and what the results might tell you.
Continue ReadingSmall Bodies in Space – A New Name for Familiar Members of the Solar System
The rarefied field of the classification of astronomical bodies made international headlines in 2006, when Pluto was demoted from its position as one …
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