Senescence

The Rationale and Purpose for the Group As individuals age, the hair begins to gray (Diller, 2012). Skin begins to sag and wrinkles appear on once youthful features. It gradually becomes physically harder or even impossible to engage in the functioning of everyday life. But possibly more stressful than the physical burdens of aging is the mental and emotional toll that these changes take on one’s psychological well-being (Birren & Schaie, 2001). The reality that one will eventually loose their…

What is the Best Way of Treating Aging Skin? In this day and age that people have become obsessed with the way they look, treating aging skin has gained an increasing importance in medical research. In this article, I will first try to give you an overview of the underlying causes of skin aging and then I will present the different options one has in front of her or him, when she or he is seeking the best route to retard the aging process. As scientists say, there are two types of aging. One…

All animals have a certain set lifespan that occurs within a particular range. For instance, the end of a lifespan at the farthest age is typically around 116 years, give or take a few years. This is why no matter how healthy we are, we will not live to say 3000 years, which is considered the maximum lifespan of the sequoia tree. There are great differences across species with respect to lifespan therefore this must be a strong biological aspect to a species maximum life span. One speculation is…

Aging is a process that every human experiences, no matter how old that human currently is. It is the process that takes someone from a tiny infant, to a fully grown adult. As the number of years a human body sees increases, problems continually arise. As more people are able to live to older ages, it is important to study the effects aging has on the human body. Studying this event could lead to new understandings of the body and possible cures for the many issues that follow old age. It is…

Telomerase enzyme is apart of the Cancer cell hallmark 4, which is the unlimited cell division hallmark. “Activation of telomerase enzyme, an oncogene which allows cells to divide indefinitely” (2). Typically a cell will stop dividing on it’s own and when the cell divides without telomerase happening, the telomeres will be shorten down. Telomeres is the the ends of the chromosomes. “During development of a multi-cellular a special enzyme called telomerase keeps your telomeres long” (2). When it…

While most people know the term cancer, some aren't as familiar with what it actually is. Cancer is the term for when abnormal cells divide and invade other tissues. A specific type of cancer is dependent on the area of the body or organ where is starts, what type of tissue it forms on, and how progressive the cancer is. For example, carcinomas begin with the skin or tissue-surrounding organs while Leukemia begins in blood forming tissues, such as in a bone marrow. A tumor can also be a form of…

Cancer is a big issue in America, it is the second leading cause of death. It affects many different ranges of people whether it is there age, race, and ethnicity. “Pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia incidence rates out of 1,000,000 for ages 0-19 in 2006-2010 for sex and race/ethnicity; 38.4 for boys, 30.2 for girls, 34.2 for non-hispanic white, 18.3 for non-hispanic black, 44.9 for hispanic, and 28.7 for asian american/pacific islander” (American Cancer Society, 2014). Pediatric oncology is…

Throughout history, human and animals have suffered from cancer. Despite the evolution of science and technology, cancer is still considered one of the deadliest diseases. In 2001, 48,100 deaths caused by colon cancer were estimated in the United States.(1) This made medical professionals aggressively seeka resolution to such a predicament. The treatment for any cancer differs from one individual to another.That because cancer depends on multiple factors such as, the age of the patient, family…

“Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States; it accounts for 1 in 4 deaths in the US and claims more than 1,500 lives a day.“ (psr.org). Cancer claims the lives of loved ones near and far every single day. The damage that cancer causes every day is only becoming larger and larger. Unnatural products such as Chromium Hexavalent Compounds, and hundreds of other unnatural products, are increasing the chances of people getting cancer. Chromium Hexavalent Compounds are produced…

Age is the inevitable changes that occur in our body as time passes. From the time conceived, our body physically transforms until we reach adulthood. It is very common for an individual in their thirties to begin seeing physical signs of aging in their appearance. One may see a change in their texture, color, and elasticity of their skin. They may notice their toenails color and thickness also begin to change. Another noticeable change is a person’s hair color. Over time, the decrease in…