Also, there are several hundred minor salivary glands throughout the mouth and throat. Saliva drains into the mouth through small tubes called ducts. Your salivary glands make saliva, which is ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology.

Diagnosis was confirmed by autopsy or needle biopsy of the liver in 8 cases. Normally, the parotid glands are not palpable, and a concavity exists in the region between the superior ramus of the ...

The FDA accepted for priority review a supplemental Biologics License Application for Keytruda for resectable locally ...

Chemo mouth is a common side effect of undergoing chemotherapy. Dr. Rajiv Saini of Texas discusses the symptoms, risks and ...

[7,8] More than 400 drugs, some in common use, can cause oral dryness and induce salivary gland hypofunction. [9] Xerogenic medications include anticholinergic drugs, anorectics, antihistamines ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between people, however, it faces extra challenges.

ProstACT Global is trialling a promising new treatment option for prostate cancer, which is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death for U.S. men. This ...

Just five months after giving birth to our third (and final) child in 2015, my wife experienced something odd: Her smile ...

Scientists have developed Rhobo6, a light microscopy probe that reveals extracellular matrix structures in live tissues, advancing biological research and disease diagnostics. Rhobo6 is a light ...

Rhobo6, a light microscopy probe, gives scientists an unprecedented look at the extracellular matrix -- the collection of organized molecular structures that fills the spaces between cells in our ...