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A soccer game consists of two 45-minute halves where players, cover 10-12 kilometers at varying intensities throughout the game (Stølen et al., 2005, p. 503). Midfielders run the longest distance during a soccer match in comparison to the other positions. The ability to sustain the duration of the games illustrates the different physiological requirements needed for midfielders. In total, they cover about 10-12 kilometers with varying intensities throughout the game (Stølen et al., 2005, p.…

Nano Precision Medical is an early-stage start-up company located in Emeryville, CA. Its founders are Adam Mendelsohn, Kayte Fischer, and Lily Peng. Their entrepreneurial story began in December 2007 while they were part of a Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering under the supervision of Professor Tejal Desai at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Adam Mendelsohn, Ph.D. was working on “describing new treatment options for Type 1 diabetes through the immuno-isolated…

Endometriosis is a disorder in which the endometrium, the tissue that normally resides in the uterus, grows outside of the uterus. The endometrial implant typically grows on the the outer walls of the uterus, the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, the intestines, or the tissue lining the pelvis. Rarely, the endometrial tissue spreads beyond the pelvic region. Despite being outside the uterus, the endometrial tissue behaves as it would normally, meaning that it thickens, breaks down, and bleeds with…

Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system affecting movement. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter concentrated in the substania nigra, part of the basal ganglia, and is important in controlling smooth, coordinated movement. When dopamine-producing cells die or fail to produce enough dopamine neurodegeneration occurs and Parkinson’s symptoms begin to appear. When the brain loses dopamine cells, dopamine and acetylcholine are put out of balance and…

General Introduction Dietary lipids: Dietary lipids consist of a broad group of compounds that are soluble in organic solvents and insoluble in water. Their density is lower than water and consistency varies from liquids to solids at normal room temperature, depending on their structure and function. They are also referred as ‘Oils’ which are liquid and ‘fats’ which are solid at room temperature. Lipids are the important constituents of diet due to their higher energy value. One gram of lipid…

Cannabis, or cannabis sativa, originated in Central Asia and has been used for its psychoactive properties for many years (Iversen, 2008, p. 6). It affects the brain of adolescents and adults differently through the binding of CB1 receptors due to distinctions in neurocognitive development. There are certain changes in gray and white matter densities, brain volume, as well as endocannabinoid concentrations. This creates aberrations in cognition and memory performance. Cannabinoid’s structures…

core muscles contract asymmetrically, in a similar manner as they would when throwing a Antagonistic muscle action should also be taken into account. A common error when trying to improve a specific movement is to train the working muscles, the agonists, at the expense of…

However, it is not effective with every mental illness. This qualifies it to be a model drift. For example, a study that included four randomized trials and 528 patients compared psychoanalysis or psychodynamic therapy, medication, and other types of therapy in their treatment of schizophrenia (Malmberg, Fenton, &Rathbone, 2001). Malmberg found that patients in psychodynamic therapy tended to remain unqualified to be discharged compared to a group that only received medication. Moreover, he did…

Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a bone disease that affects the bone mass making bone become weak and brittle. This disease does affects a large majority of the population. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation “a total of 54 million U.S adults age 50 and older are affected by osteoporosis.” There are many risk factors that are tied into this disease which will later be discussed. With knowledge of this topic maybe research will help prevent some of the risk that go with osteoporosis…

increase the upper airway dilator muscle tone thus reducing the collapsibility during sleep in patients with OSA.[77] Antidepressants, such as protriptyline (non-sedating TCA), paroxetine and fluoxetine (SSRI), and mirtazapine (mixed antagonist and agonist acting on serotonin…