Category: Disease

1. Dunchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder due to progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle cells over time, discovered by Guillaume Duchenne. 2. What you may notice under microscopic view is a mass majority of adipose tissue, rapid growth of Endomysium connective tissue, and deterioration of muscle cells 3. Being diagnosed with the disease…

Huntington disease is a form of an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. The disease appears following a mutation of one of a person’s two copies of a Huntingtin gene which is autosomal. This gene is normally found in all individuals and its function is to code for a protein which is known as huntingtin. Following the mutation…

Introduction Over 600,000 people die each year from heart problem in the United States. This comes out to be one in every 4 Americans will die from heart disease every year. Which simplify even further, suggests every 43 seconds someone in the United States is having a cardiovascular disease. (CDC, 2015). This paper will discuss…

Some say that a decreased amount of sleep time can be associated with the increase of body fat. Insomnia or sleep apnea or even RLS (restless sleep syndrome) are just three out of many different types serious sleep that can also in fact lead to all kinds of increased risk several other chronic health problems.…

Research can be defined as a process of collecting information about a specific topic for a purpose. The importance of research in Health and Social Care is very high. Research can take days, months or even years. Its aim is not only to identify in depth information but as well to find out the amount…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, neurodegenerative, autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system, in which multifocal lymphocytic infiltration causes demyelination and axonal damage.1 (MS) aects €ј2.5 million people worldwide. 2MS affect mainly young people with onset usually at the age of 20-50 and a mean age of onset of 30 year, although the…

Introduction Leukocoria is the medical term for the white-eye reflex common in several childhood eye diseases affecting any of the structures that form the visual axis, including the cornea, the lens, the vitreous, and the retina(1). Common causes of leukocoria in a child are retinoblastoma (Rb), persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous retinopathy of prematurity, Coats disease,…

In 2007 Center for Disease Control (CDC) report stated that in USA the most serious and fatal infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA as customarily considered a Hospital Acquired infection but the increased infections of MRSA in Community are not initiating from hospital as the CA-MRSA are genetically distinct and diverse and can be…

Genetic modification in people, also called gene therapy, is designed to prevent disease, disabilities, mutations and viruses. Genes are made up of DNA and hold all our genetic information. They provide instructions for our cells regarding what proteins and enzymes to produce, growth, eye colour, development, health and the list goes on (Betterhealth.vic.gov.au, 2019). In…

In the realm of herbal controversies, marijuana stands as one of the most vigorously debated subjects, particularly in the context of its illegal status in the United States. Advocates for its legalization often emphasize the potential medical benefits inherent in this contentious herb. This essay delves into the scientific scrutiny surrounding the medical claims associated…