Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive disease that affects the lysosome storage in cells. Over time‚ the disease deteriorates the functions of the body leading to blindness‚ deafness‚ dementia‚ and recurrent convulsions in the terminal stages. Unfortunately‚ its main victims are children‚ who often show the first signs and symptoms at around 6 months old and usually do not live past the age of 5. There is also a juvenile and late-onset form that may not appear until the second or third decade
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Inflammatory bowel disease can be divided into two subgroups: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Crohn’s disease part of inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn’s disease can occur anywhere from the mouth to anus. Ulcerative colitis can be just in the colon and the rectum. In this research paper‚ there will be demonstration of Crohn’s disease and who gets the disease. Also‚ there will be demonstration of the symptoms‚ the age groups of people who have the disease. There are many people who have Crohn’s disease
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Maria “Delmy” Cardoza ENG 100 02/13/13 MEMORIES FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT. “Let’s go up mom”! Says my 8 years old. Its spring time‚ a sunny day at my favorite place. Is a grassy land‚ with hills around‚ with an amazing view‚ where you can see the whole city‚ the ocean‚ the forest around and the hiden houses that you can’t see from the road; bushes cover the hills and there are a few trees. Families and most of them are old people who come out as the weather welcoming them to walk trough
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If I were to ask you‚ “ What has changed in our country between the 1800’s to today”‚ what would you say? Two changes stick out to me. The first is gender. How men and women behave and are treated in society has changed drastically. The second change is mental illness. Back then people who had mental illnesses and disorders were considered mentally insane or inhuman. It took many years for our society to realize that how we approached these issues were wrong and needed to be reevaluated
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Parkinson’s disease was first founded by an English doctor‚ James Parkinson‚ in 1817. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that results from the lack or loss of cells in various parts of the brain‚ the main region is called the substantia nigra. The substantia nigra cells produce dopamine‚ a chemical messenger responsible for sending signals within the brain that allow for coordination of movement. The lack of dopamine causes neurons to fire irregularly and out of control
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Can you imagine being on a gluten diet? Well if you have Celiac disease you will no longer be able to eat anything like pizza‚ wings‚ candy and burgers. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications. Gluten is a protein found in wheat
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blood vessels and deliver oxygen to all of the body. Sickle cell disease(SCD) causes these red blood cells to form into a crescent shape‚ like a sickle. The sickle-shaped red blood cells easily break apart‚ causing anemia. Sickled red blood cells only live 10-20 days instead of the normal 120 days. The damaged sickle cells then clump together and stick to the walls of blood vessels‚ causing a blockage of blood flow. This can cause severe pain and permanent damage to the heart‚ brain‚ kidneys‚ lungs
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viên:Trần Hoàng Hiệp Lớp :AE 10 I. Writing‚ Choose one of the following topics and write an essay to express your ideas (250 word limit) Topic 3 : What have you learnt from a mistake? As you know‚nobody is perfect‚which means everyone in this world makes mistakes.However‚ what makes you different from each other is what you have learnt from every mistake you made.Regarding to my own experience‚there’s a mistake that brings me a memorable lesson of life. To begin with‚ the story happened
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People have the ability to remember things from previous days to something that occurred years ago. Memories are something that can not be taken from us‚ but what happens as we get older? As time goes by we begin to struggle due to losing memory. When Alzheimer’s Disease is mentioned‚ we often think about older people which make sense‚ because Alzheimer’s Disease symptoms begin before age 65 (Prevent and Reverse). Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia that involves memory loss and causes problems
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Chagas Disease – The Deadly Kiss Introduction: My wife and I are in the process of planning our next vacation. We agreed to travel back to Belize‚ since we’ve been there before and really enjoyed it. After doing some research on where we were going to stay‚ I came across a website that contained information about a common disease that has been getting much more attention lately. It is known as Chagas Disease and it is a silent killer. I love Belize… but not to death. I. What is Chagas
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