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    an unprecedented impact on the study of cancer genetics. BRCA1 is a breast cancer susceptibility gene‚ meaning that woman who possess different mutations in this genes also possess a greatly increased risk of acquiring familial breast cancer‚ mutations in these two genes alone appear to be responsible for approximately 70% of breast cancer cases in families with an inheritance pattern affecting several generations. Scientists have developed genetic screening techniques to detect possible cancer-causing

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    Eating disorders are psychological problems marked by an obsession with food and weight. There are four general categories of eating disorders these are; Anorexia nervosa‚ Binge eating and Bulimia nervosa. However this disorder affects individuals of various age groups; it has become more popular among teenagers these days. For the purpose of this research plan the writer will focus on age group of ages 15 to 19 because teenagers most vulnerable to eating disorders fall into this age group. Moreover

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    Seminar Eating disorders Janet Treasure‚ Angélica M Claudino‚ Nancy Zucker This Seminar adds to the previous Lancet Seminar about eating disorders‚ published in 2003‚ with an emphasis on the biological contributions to illness onset and maintenance. The diagnostic criteria are in the process of review‚ and the probable four new categories are: anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating disorder‚ and eating disorder not otherwise specified. These categories will also be broader than they

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    Bipolar Disorder

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    Bipolar Disorder Although everyone experiences ups and downs in their life among many of the human emotions‚ people who suffer from manic depression or bipolar disorder experience massive mood swings out of proportion or completely unrelated to what may be happening in their lives. The reality of this illness is that chemical changes in the brain and genetic factors are to blame. In history‚ people believed demonic possessions and other occurrences were the cause of psychiatric disorders‚ but modern

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    Speech on Bipolar Disorder I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Well I want everyone to think about this; how many people do you know are bipolar? I’m sure the things you’ve heard or seen you think they’re all crazy‚ but believe it or not there are many famous people with bipolar including Abraham Lincoln‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ Drew Carey‚ and many others. Most people who are bipolar don’t realize they are bipolar and go throughout life untreated because mentally they don’t believe they have a problem

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    Bipolar Disorder HCA/240 Toni Black Andrew Bertrand 11/21/2010 What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder‚ is also known as manic-depressive illness‚ this is a brain disorder that causes unusual mood swings‚ energy levels are either up or down and your ability to function a normal everyday life would be a challenge to these individuals with this mental illness. The normal ups and downs that people experience who doesn’t have bipolar disorder is relatively different because with

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    Bipolar Disorder What Causes Bipolar Disorder? There is no single cause for bipolar disorder. Indeed‚ like all psychological disorders‚ bipolar disorder is a complex condition with multiple contributing factors‚ including: Genetic: Bipolar disorder tends to run in families‚ so researchers believe there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Scientists also are exploring the presence of abnormalities on specific genes. Biological: Researchers believe that some neurotransmitters‚ including

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    Bipolar Disorder Everyone has ups and downs in their mood; such as happiness‚ sadness‚ and anger that are normal emotions and an essential part of everyday life. In contrast‚ Bipolar Disorder is a medical condition in which people have mood swings out of proportion‚ or totally unrelated‚ to things going on in their lives. These swings affect thoughts‚ feelings‚ physical health‚ behavior‚ and functioning. Those who have children know it is rough enough at times to keep one’s composure‚ but could

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    BIPOLAR DISORDER OUTLINE TITLE Introduction: The first sub-topic A. First supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information B. Second supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information The second sub-topic A. First supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information B. Second supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail

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    Psychological Disorder

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    Psychological Disorder Paper Psy/450 University of Phoenix Amanda Kettinger 3 July 2010 Psychological Disorder Many mental disorders vary from person to person and in its on severity. All disorders have both a physical and psychological components. Abnormal behavior is difficult to define. Behavior may also be evaluated by whether it conforms to social rules and cultural norms‚ an approach that avoids reproachful nonconformists as irregular for behavior that‚ although strange‚ may

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