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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Krabbe disease is a rare‚ inherited degenerative disorder of the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is characterized by the presence of globoid cells (cells that have more than one nucleus)‚ the breakdown of the nerve’s protective myelin coating‚ and destruction of brain cells. Krabbe disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies. These disorders impair the growth or development of the myelin sheath‚ the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve
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Huntington’s disease Anna Richards 4th period 12/7/16 Page Break In 1872‚ the American physician George Huntington wrote about an illness that he called "an heirloom from generations away back in the dim past." One of its earliest names was chorea. Until recently‚ scientists understood very little about HD and could only watch as the disease continued to pass from generation to generation. Families saw the disease destroy their loved ones’ ability to feel‚ think‚ and
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The treatment for Crohn’s disease does not cure it‚ but the main goal is to relieve some of the symptoms and control inflammation. Health care providers give the options of surgery and medication. All people suffer differently‚ so treatment received depends on the severity of the disease and the symptoms (NIH‚ 2014). For some with the disease‚ the symptoms are treated solely with medication and surgery can be avoided. But for others‚ if chronic symptoms are not relieved with the medication prescribed
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Current Economic Issues “Baumol’s cost disease is unpopular with politician from both ends of the political spectrum” Why? Is that? Is Baumol’s cost disease likely to remain relevant to the debate about public services? Introduction This essay examines Baumols’s cost disease giving reasons why it is unpopular with politicians from both ends of the political spectrum‚ and also presents further salient factors that makes Baumol’s cost disease relevant to debates about public services.
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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Brain Disease Endangers Football To a high school football player‚ the idea of a disease being severe enough to endanger his revered sport likely evokes outrage‚ or at the very least‚ a severe case of skepticism. And understandably so. Football has defined our culture‚ and for many‚ served as a proud way of life for nearly a century. Without football‚ high school -and really all of America- just wouldn’t be the same. Unfortunately‚ new studies demonstrate that this “disease” may hold some
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Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke Oxygenated blood is carried from the heart to the face and brain by the carotid arteries one on each side of the neck. The carotid arteries (common) bifurcate and become the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the external carotid artery (ECA). Blood supply to the brain is mainly through the internal carotid artery and the vertebral arteries (1). Blood flow to the brain is affected by carotid artery disease. Carotid artery disease is the narrowing (stenosis) or
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MECH A NIS MS OF D IS EASE Review Article Mechanisms of Disease F R A N K L I N H . E P S T E I N ‚ M. D. ‚ Editor ION CHANNELS — BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL DISEASE AND MICHAEL J. ACKERMAN‚ M.D.‚ PH.D.‚ DAVID E. CLAPHAM‚ M.D.‚ PH.D. I ON channels constitute a class of proteins that is ultimately responsible for generating and orchestrating the electrical signals passing through the thinking brain‚ the beating heart‚ and the contracting muscle. Using the methods of molecular biology
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Prion diseases‚ also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)‚ are neurodegenerative conditions that not only effect humans‚ but animals as well. Neurodegenerative have to do with damages that occur in neurons‚ which could even lead to neuron death. Neurons are what make up the nervous system; This includes the brain and spinal cord. Knowing this‚ the disease is very affective and could cause damage to the body as far as death. Prions are found in everyone’s bodies. There is a gene
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