Autoimmunity The immune system of the body must differentiate itself from harmful to repel invaders and to protect the integrity of the host without inducing autoimmunity. Any deficit in this function can cause the body to be vulnerable to infection Continue Reading...
Addison's Disease Etiology Addison's disease is a chronic disorder of the adrenal cortex resulting in decreased production of glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and androgens. There is increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) fro Continue Reading...
Grave's disease is an autoimmune condition which impacts the human thyroid gland. Excessive production of the thyroid hormone engorges the gland and it continues to grow. Because of this, there can be many adverse affects to the person's health, part Continue Reading...
Role of Autoimmunity in Three Endocrine Disorders A number of endocrine illnesses are immune mediated and can now be reliably predicted. Autoimmune disorders can occur in a person and people related to them. Families with history of autoimmunity, a Continue Reading...
Graves' Disease Identify the Disease Graves' disease is a disorder of the immune system that results in too many thyroid hormones being produced, a situation that is called hyperthyroidism. Thyroid hormones impact many different body functions, so Continue Reading...
Hashimoto's disease, also known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, is an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, a small gland at the base of the neck below the Adam's apple (Paparodis & Imam, 2020). It is characterized by the immune system mist Continue Reading...
"The initial response to acute inflammation includes a rapid drop in numbers of circulating eosinophils, a rapid accumulation of eosinophils at the periphery of the inflammation site and an inhibition of egress of eosinophils from the bone marrow" ( Continue Reading...
The blood with the IgG must be effectively removed from the body, or reduced to levels that will not allow the cells to be a danger to the infant. If caught early enough, plasma transfers for the mother can result in enough of a reduction of IgG lev Continue Reading...
4 months in the placebo group. (P=0.01) [Kyogo et.al] an earlier study by Nestle et.al (1998) had showed promising results. In that study, a small group of renal cancer patients were vaccinated with RNA-transfected dendritic cells. T cell response wa Continue Reading...
AIDS in America AIDS is a devastating disease that has ravaged our world over the past twenty years. The issue of AIDS in America is one of much debate that continues to challenge the medical community. The purpose of this discussion is to examine t Continue Reading...
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease. It affects the brain and spinal cord, and damages the covers that insulate the nerve cells. When these covers are damaged, the nervous system experiences a breakdown in communication. This causes a wide Continue Reading...
Microbiology How to discover the causative agent of a new disease and its mode of transmission: The standard epidemiologic triangle model of infectious disease causation, asserts that communicable diseases are the result of the contact between the Continue Reading...
123). In this study, Martinez-Contreras and her associates report the results of recent research that has provided additional evidence concerning the function of these proteins in precursor-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing (2007). The splicing rep Continue Reading...
Pernicious Anemia I uploaded instructions. The essay written ASA format, scholarly references pages. Pernicious anemia is a medical condition where the body is unable to manufacture the required red blood cells due to the lack of enough vitamin B12. Continue Reading...
Psychological Influence of Diabetes Diabetes The National Diabetes Educational Program is under the sponsorship of the Disease control and prevention and the National institutes of health. The purpose of this joint interaction is to reduce the effe Continue Reading...
p { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px; } Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects joints, but it can also present with extra-articular manifestations. The struggle to fully understan Continue Reading...
Molecular/Cellular Basis of DiabetesDiabetes is a type of lifestyle disorder that is long-lasting and comes by when the body fails to produce enough insulin or does not use it in an effective manner. From the onset, it would be prudent to note that t Continue Reading...
p { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; } Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Pathophysiology Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the joints but can also have widespread systemic manife Continue Reading...
Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal and Muscular SystemsIntroductionToday, human health is being threatened on multiple fronts and it is not surprising that there is growing interest in developing a better understanding about the human bodys vario Continue Reading...
S. Congress that the prospects of stem cell research were so vast that it could touch all the realm of medicine (Connor 2000). An unlimited source of embryonic stem cells will solve the problem of shortage of transplants. Embryonic stem cells will sa Continue Reading...
Pathophysiological Analysis Diabetes Self-Management must first begin with understanding Diabetes Mellitus. Microaneurysm formation presents as the earliest expression of diabetic retinopathy. Chances for microaneurysms to form are due to the releas Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Hypothyroidism on Metabolic Function: Explore how an underactive thyroid gland can result in hypothyroidism, leading to a slowing down of metabolic processes. Discuss the physiological mec Continue Reading...
Smoking Cessation Smoking is a central factor in many pathological conditions. Nearly all smokers have at least some idea of the risks associated with the practice yet chose to smoke anyway. The adverse effects of tobacco use on cardiopulmonary func Continue Reading...
Socio-Ecological Assessment The population that I have selected is females, specifically adult females. The health condition that I have selected is arthritis. Arthritis is an issue that often afflicts older adults. It is a joint disorder that is th Continue Reading...
