mitochondrial disease. Mitochondrial diseases result from deficiencies and in the protein which play important role in electron transfer chain. Mitochondrial dysfunction causes damage to brain‚ heart‚ kidneys and muscle etc. since these organs need large amount of energy to perform specific functions. Articles I chose address mitochondrial dysfunction and how it can lead to major and deadly diseases such as; Alzheimer disease and
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“Alzheimer’s ... it is a barren disease‚ as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories” Nicholas Sparks Alzheimer’s disease causes brain changes that gradually get worse. It is the most common cause of dementia‚ a group brain of disorders that initiate progressive loss of intellectual and social skills. The disease comes on gradually‚ as two abnormal protein fragments called Plaques and Tangles accumulate in the brain and kill brain cells. All of this
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Celiac Disease Unit 4: Assign 2- Disorders Affecting the Immune System April 9‚ 2013 Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. It affects the small intestine in the person’s body. It can affect people who have been linked genetically or pre-disposed from infancy to adulthood (www.mayoclinic.com). This disease can be asymptomatic. Which means that the person can be a carrier of this disease and pass it on to their children. The carrier would not have
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Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and important cause of senile dementia. Dementia is a progressive and irreversible decline of the function of the brain‚ causing memory loss and effects on language and social skills. What causes Alzheimer’s disease and who is at risk? Alzheimer’s disease is a condition of middle and old age‚ being exceptionally uncommon in younger people. Although much is known about which cells in the brain degenerate and die during Alzheimer’s disease‚ relatively
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I will be discussing a disease of the nervous system known as Parkinson’s disease and the benefits of camel milk in a chlorpromazine-induced animal model. Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system‚ right behind Alzheimer’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease have an uncontrollable tremor and have a difficult time maintaining posture. One of the causes for this disease is the damage to the neurons in either the substantia nigra or other brainstem nuclei. These
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with Hashimoto’s disease since TSH stimulation causes the thyroid to grow. In some cases‚ goiters can be associated with hyperthyroidism‚ such as Grave’s Disease depending on thyroid hormone levels (American Thyroid Association). Aside from iodine deficiency‚ other environmental affects have been associated with the cause and growth of goiters. Such factors include naturally occurring
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Alzheimers Disease Anne Harrison Description ● Alzheimer ’s disease is a progressive‚ degenerative disorder that affects the brain ’s nerve cells‚ or neurons‚ ending up in loss of memory‚ thinking and language skills‚ and behavioral changes. Cause ● Plaques: clumps of a protein that damage and destroy brain cells. ● Tangles: Strands that ruin cell transport made of proteins. Most Affected ● ● ● Age: 65-80 is the usual age Sex: More women are affected than men (Alzheimer.org) Race and profession
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It’s the most common cause of dementia- a group of brain disorders that results in the loss of intellectual and social skills. It’s an irreversible‚ progressive disorder in which brain cells (neurons) deteriorate‚ resulting in the loss of cognitive functions‚ memory‚ judgment and reasoning‚ movement coordination and pattern recognition. Advanced stages of the disease‚ all memory and mental functioning
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As the vast spread of disease worldwide has posed a great seriousness to our lives as well as to our children’s life in today’s age of information and technology. As we know children are more prone to disease. This is in light of the fact that the inbuilt immune system of children is low. Therefore‚ they easily get infected. It is clear that with Science of Medicine and Pharmacy rapidly developed‚ parents do not concern as much as before about common childhood disease for their children. They can
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Infectious Disease Natalie Rabess-Denis HCA 240 August 18‚ 2013 Professor Morse Infectious Disease We are faced and come in contact with various types of diseases‚ those that you can seek treatment for and those that are incurable. Research has been conducted for many years and is still being tested and studied in an attempt to find a cure for these diseases. Cancer‚ Hepatitis B‚ Tuberculosis‚ Influenza‚ and Chicken Pox are all forms of infectious disease‚ but one major one that
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