Atrophy

including decreasing the chances of tooth decay, gum disease, and bad breath. The geriatric care worker must ensure they provide this care daily along with other tasks such as daily motion. Daily motion and movement is key to prevention of muscle atrophy and decreases loss of bone mass. The human body cannot sit or lay in one place for long periods of time. Exercise benefits the body in many ways and it is essential that the geriatric care worker provides the patient the opportunity to exercise…

Introduction Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular autoimmune disorder that affects the skeletal muscles in the body. This disorder is mainly characterized by periods of weakness in the body. The Latin meaning for myasthenia gravis is grave muscle weakness (Lewis 2007). In the United States the prevalence rate is 14 per 100,000 (Lewis 2007) myasthenia gravis can affect any age, but normally it affects people over the age of 50 (Lewis 2007) The mortality rate from myasthenia gravis…

Dementia “I stay positive, because I have chosen to keep a positive attitude.” This quote is from a person living with dementia. When a person hears the word dementia, he or she may not have a clue what that word means, but some may think of a loved one who may suffer from this. Dementia is not a specific mental disorder, but it is a field of mental disorders. There are therapies and medicines but sometimes that is not enough to solve these mental problems. Some cases of dementia can even be…

which include “disordered memory and executive function, behavioral and personality disturbances, and parkinsonism” (Gavett et al., 2011), and speech and gait abnormalities (McKee et al., 2009). CTE include pathological changes in the brain such as atrophy of the cerebral hemispheres, medial temporal lobe, thalamus, mammillary bodies, and brainstem, with ventricular dilatation and a fenestrated cavum septum pellucidum. Microscopically, there are extensive tau-immunoreactive neurofibrillary…

the frontal brain networks resulting in cognitive and behavioral deficits. FTNCD is a common cause of dementia among patients’ ages 45 – 65 years. This group of neurodegenerative conditions is characterized by progressive and relatively selective atrophy of frontal lobes, temporal lobes, or both, and deterioration in behavior and personality or in language abilities culminating in dementia (DynaMed, 2016). Vascular neurocognitive disease (VND) This spectrum of cognitive impairments is…

soon as possible. Also, researchers at Oxford University have found that taking three B vitamins daily can reduces brain shrinkage, which occurs with age and causes the first signs of dementias. They suggest that vitamin supplement delayed cerebral atrophy rate of up to 50% in a group of elderly people, with more than 30% overall reduction. Cognitive tests show that people with less brain shrinkage perform better. (Larsen,…

By looking at the fetal pig and its muscle structure, researchers and individuals are able to gain a better understanding of what human muscles look like, where they are located, and how they function. The muscles that were labeled in the dissection are important factors in the movement of the individual. The muscles work together though antagonism. Antagonism works when one muscle, such as the extensor carpi radialis contracts, and the flexor carpi radialis relaxes, allowing the hand to extend.…

While there are many drugs in this world, anabolic steroids happen to be among the most commonly used addictive drugs. “Anabolic steroids refer to synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse ("What are the Health"). Certain medical conditions can be treated with anabolic steroids. However the dosage taken by steroid abusers is anywhere from ten to one hundred times higher than that of the dosage prescribed for medical conditions.…

Frying your Brain on the Internet: Social Media is Cooking your Gray Matter Kathryn Fitzgerald -- July 18, 2016 Even though Steven Johnson's essay contains convincing arguments, his thesis that "Watching TV Makes you Smarter" (120) is overwhelmed by a tsunami of scientific evidence to the contrary. Nicolas Carr's essay deals with a different type of media -- internet browsing -- and takes the opposite stance to Johnson. Carr asks, "Is Google Making us Stupid?" (609). Even though both…

Following suit with Oregon, California’s recent shift in policy regarding medically assisted suicide has caused much dispute. A new law allowing physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication to the terminally ill begs the question, “is this morally sound?” When doctors see positively no chance for recovery, the eligible are offered this alternative to living out their remaining time in both physical and emotional exhaustion. A patient 's eligibility is determined after much consideration…