What causes cancer? Cancer is ultimately the result of cells that uncontrollably grow and do not die. Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth‚ division‚ and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis‚ and when this process breaks down‚ cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells‚ cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control. How can cancer be prevented? Cancers
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Abstract Background Closantel is a halogenated salicylanilides with a potent anti parasiticanti-parasitic activity‚ . although Although Closantel it is widely used in the management of parasitic infestation in animals‚ but it is contraindicated in humans. Case Report A 34-year-old depressed mood man with a depressed mood was referred with bilateral progressive loss of vision in both eyes 10 days following after the inadvertent ingestion of three 500 mg tablets of Closantel. On fundus examination
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder that progresses slowly in most people (Understanding Parkinson’s). This type of neurological disorder affects movement‚ muscle control‚ and balance (Parkinson’s Disease). Parkinson’s in its self is not deadly‚ it is the other complications that come along with Parkinson’s such as not being able to swallow and food being aspirated into the lungs causing pneumonia‚ which is very hard for someone of old age to recover from that causes it
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normal cell and dead ones are equal. When cancer occurs there is a disruption of the balance of normal and dead cells. This cause the cells to grow uncontrollably‚ or cause the cells to undergo cell suicide this happens through a process called “apoptosis.” This is the process that old cells usually destroy themselves (Kleinsmith‚ Kerrigan‚ Kelly and Hollen‚ 2004 p.5). Cancers are classified as either a
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The Innate Immune System Edwin Torres Professor Herbert Biological Foundations 111 Lab (Tuesday 6-9) 11/15/11 The Innate Immune System Your immune system is made up of different cells and mechanisms that are used to defend your body against agents that cause disease called pathogens. The immune system can be divided into two sections: the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system. The innate immune system provides a defense that is active immediately upon infection and is the
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Physiology 1 ch-4‚5 1. ___________ is a term which describes a membrane that allows only certain molecules to penetrate it. A. Selective permeable B. Permeable C. Porous D. Counter transport 2. Active Transport A. Utilizes energy B. Cannot transport molecules against a concentration gradient. C. Cannot be saturated D. Requires cofactors 3. The Rate of diffusion is influenced by A. The concentration gradient B. Membrane permeability C. Membrane surface area D. All of the choices are correct 4
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Perdarahan saluran cerna bagian atas (PSCBA) atau upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) masih menjadi kondisi gawat darurat gastroenterologi utama yang sering ditemukan.1‚2 PSCBA bermanifestasi sebagai hematemesis dan melena.3 Insidensi PSCBA mencapai 50-150 per 100.000 populasi per tahun (sekitar 1% dari total pasien yang masuk ke unit gawat darurat). Kondisi ini memerlukan tindakan yang cepat dan tepat untuk mencegah mortalitas yang mencapai 4-14% kasus.4-6 Penelitian oleh Patel et al menunjukkan
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necrosing factor alpha‚ interleukin 1 and unterleukin 6) is inhibited by taurine. Also taurine chloramine decreases the production of nitric oxide(NO) and prostaglandind E2(PGE2). These effects in addition to the ability of TauCl to induce leukocytes apoptosis‚ demonstrate the ability of TauCl cto terminate acute inflammatory condition. Also TauCl and TauBr depress the phagocytic cell activity and decrease phagocytic cell oxygen consumption and production of respiratory burst. TauCl also‚ increases the
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Chaste Ideal Real Question and Answer Series Volume 1 REAL QUESTIONS TEENS ASK ABOUT SEX ... AND ANSWERS Compiled by Onyinye Jason Director Chaste Ideal International‚ Africa DEDICATION This book is dedicated to every young person whose mind is made up to abstain from sex until marriage. PUBERTY This is the period during which the sexual organs develop and the individual becomes capable of having children. Below are the signs of puberty in both males and females: Males Growth of testes/scrotum
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about cancer‚ and the more we know about it‚ the more that we are going to understand it. Cancer is the accelerated growth of abnormal cells. In normal cells the grow rate is controlled and new cells are used when the old cells die by means of apoptosis or cell suicide. When the cells do not die and continue to growth‚ it becomes cancer. This can be cause by mutation in the genes‚ radiation‚ etc. Cancer can be benign or malign. Benign cancer occurs when the growing of the cells stays in one
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