Research Article 2: Questions “Cilia and Diseases” 1. Where are cilia found in the human body and what do they do? (2 points) Cilia can be found in the human body located inside almost each cell. Cilia inside the brain serve the function of circulating cerebrospinal fluid. The cilia in the repertory system move particle matter and mucus out of the lungs. 2. Describe the structure of a normal cilia? (3 points) Normal cilia are hair like‚ that extend from the body of a cell into the extracellular
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Parkinson Disease Parkinson disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder which affects 1.5 percent of global population over the age of sixty five years old and nearly one million patients in America. It was first described by a man named James Parkinson in 1817 whom called it the shaking palsy (in his work named "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy"). (Goetz) He noticed a collection of symptoms based on the way that these patients moved‚ including‚ the rest tremor‚ bradykinesia (slowness of
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Chronic Stress Chronic stress occurs when the body experiences so many stressors that the autonomic nervous system rarely has a chance to activate the relaxation response. (We were built to handle acute stress‚ not chronic stress.) This type of chronic stress response occurs all too frequently from our modern lifestyle‚ when you stress over a busy schedule‚ an argument with a friend‚ a traffic jam‚ or a mountain of bills‚ your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death
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Improving hand motor functions in patients with chronic stroke: Modulation of somatosensory input into non-affected hemisphere Dissertation der Fakultät für Informations- und Kognitionswissenschaften der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)
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Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the major public health problems in the world. It is a well-known fact that around one million people suffer from Parkinson’s disease in the United States whereas the number of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease worldwide is around 5 million. Thus‚ it is very important for us to predict Parkinson disease in early stages so that we can take the necessary treatment. People are mostly familiar with the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease‚ however an increasing
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Devesh Mehra 3/16/17 Biology Huntington’s Disease Research Paper Huntington’s Disease‚ previously known as Huntington’s chorea‚ is a long term brain disorder that eventually leads to uncontrolled movement‚ problems with emotions‚ loss of cognitive abilities such as memorization‚ increased involuntary movements‚ behavioral symptoms‚ and degeneration of nerve cells in the brain(1). This disease has been recognized as a disorder for hundreds of years‚ but however‚ only recently a cause was instituted
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Crohn’s Disease The disease I chose is a long term inflaming infection or the digestion systems‚ particularly the colon and ileum connected with ulcers and fistulae. Crohn’s disease usually affects the end of the little gut known as the ileum and the start of the colon‚ yet I might affect any part of the GI tract‚ from the mouth to the butt. Ulcerative colitis i.e. Constrained to the colon additionally called the digestive system. The cause of Crohn’s disease is not known. However it is likely because
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Lyme Disease and Its Effects on The Body with a Focus On The Immune System. Lyme disease is an infection of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It can be contracted by a bite from ticks‚ along with many other vector-borne diseases. It can affect all systems in the body and can cause significant damage to the nervous system. The disease can be cured through antibiotics‚ but many times it goes unnoticed until it has already done damage. It has a wide range of symptoms because it effects all systems
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& Physiology Gerald McGraw January 27‚ 2012 Addison’s Disease A disorder that takes place when your body produces an insufficient amount of certain hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands is called Addison’s disease. With Addison’s disease‚ the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and often times an insufficient amount of aldosterone as well. Doctors sometimes refer to Addison’s disease as the illness of chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ or also called hypocortisolism. “In
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Any pain that is experienced for more than 3 months is referred to as chronic pain. Chronic pain can either be continuous or episodic depending on the individual’s experience. According to the American Pain Society (2015) “nearly 50 million American adults have significant chronic pain or severe pain. Prevalence rate for females is 34.3% and for men it is 26.7%”. Each individual experiences chronic pain differently such as type‚ timing and location of pain. Pain may be described as dull‚ sharp‚ burning
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