Minima Medica 2021

Abstract

Table of contents: 1/ Foreword messages (Prof. Jean Calleja Agius, Matthew Buttigieg, Jennifer Xuereb & Bernardette Mangion) -- 2/ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) -- 3/ Bloom Syndrome: an example of how an genomic instability leads to cancer -- 4/ Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 and its Association with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- 5/ Neonatal Hypoglycaemia: A Review -- 6/ The Pathophysiology of Hydrops Fetalis -- 7/ Irritable Bowel Syndrome Overview -- 8/ Repercussions of Home Confinement during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 9/ The Effect of Fibre in Fruit and Vegetables on Colorectal Cancer -- 10/ Vitamin D Receptor and Cancer -- 11/ Parkinson's Disease - From Pathogenesis To Novel Therapeutic Approaches -- 12/ Does a plant based diet actually decrease the risk of colorectal cancer? -- 13/ Phantom Limb Syndrome: A Review -- 14/ Frontotemporal Dementia.