corner and ask people if they know what insulin is‚ and many will reply‚ "Doesn’t it have something to do with blood sugar?" Indeed‚ that is correct‚ but such a response is a bit like saying "Mozart? Wasn’t he some kind of a musician?" Insulin is a key player in the control of intermediary metabolism. It has profound effects on both carbohydrate and lipid metabolism‚ and significant influences on protein and mineral metabolism. Consequently‚ derangements in insulin signaling have widespread and devastating
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The Discovery of Insulin In the decade before the discovery of insulin‚ diabetes was a life threatening disease. A diagnosis of diabetes meant eventual coma and a certain death. Today‚ however‚ with the help of science and the discovery of insulin‚ diabetes is a manageable illness for millions across the globe. Diabetes mellitus‚ or simply‚ diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by impaired ability of the body to produce or respond to insulin and thereby maintaining
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NANOBOTS: THE ARTIFICIAL BLOOD [pic] AUTHOR: S.KALAIYARASAN M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering‚ Karur A.MATHIYAZHAGAN M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering‚ Karur Contact: +91-9789543609 Email ID: kalaisaravanan4@gmail.com [pic] INTRODUCTION Robert A. Freitas Jr. visualizes a future "vasculoid" (vascular-like machine) that would replace human blood with some 500 trillion nanorobots distributed throughout the body’s vasculature as a coating. It could eradicate
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are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted by dialing and chatting that they resemble drunk drivers‚ weaving between lanes‚ for example‚ or nearly running down pedestrians in crosswalks. A number of bills to regulate use of cell phones on the road have been introduced in state legislatures‚ and the time has come to push for their passage. Regulation is needed because drivers using phones are seriously impaired and because laws on negligent and reckless driving
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Public Health Problem Hypertension is when there is an elevated force of blood in the human body. High blood pressure virtually exists everywhere in the world and in almost every community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016)‚ 75 million people are inflicted with increased blood pressure levels in the United States. Unfortunately‚ there is no root cause or definite explanation to hypertension. In most cases‚ it generally develops over time and often it is common in
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Blood sugar levels and dementia: how our diet could be leading to memory impairment Dementia and memory loss is of major concern for all of us. It is estimated that 35 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and it has been proposed that this number will grow to around 100 million within the next thirty years (Copped’e‚ 2012). Although‚ it has previously been established that an important risk factor of dementia is diabetes (Bijal‚ 2012)‚ new evidence now suggests that sugar intake
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Role of Body Language in Communication | Table of Content: 1. Definition of body language 2. Significance of body language 3. Research on the role of body language in communication 4. Importance of using confident body language in career growth 5. How to use body language at work 6. References Definition of body language: Body language is a form of non-verbal communication‚ which consists of body posture‚ gestures‚ facial expressions‚ and eye movements. Humans send
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Glucose Oxidase and Its Various Uses Aaron Truong Since glucose oxidase has an end product called hydrogen peroxide‚ which is a harmful substance to bacteria‚ it can be used to fight bacteria‚ or sterilize objects (can have various uses such as in hand sanitizers‚ toothpaste‚ soap‚ etc)‚ not just biosensors. Another key part in the reaction would be C6H12O6‚ or glucose. Glucose oxidase can be applied to diabetics as mentioned earlier‚ as biosensors work by "keeping track of the
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Remarkable Technology of the Insulin Pump For many years‚ people who have been diagnosed with diabetes typically do not live a long life. “Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced‚ so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body”(Farflex). There have been many advances in the technology of diabetic supplies; this includes the insulin pump. “Insulin pumps are a medical
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Student Response Sheet 1. In the space below‚ properly document each of the three sources you found that show how insulin signals a cell to take in glucose from the blood. Under each documented source‚ write an explanation of why it is a legitimate and reliable source of information about insulin and its effects on cells. R‚ Bowen. (2009‚ August). Physiological Effect of Insulin. Colostate. Retrieved from http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/pancreas/insulin_phys.html This
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