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Americans are constantly bombarded with the guilt of having high cholesterol, without really understanding what cholesterol even is. Cholesterol is actually incredibly important in keeping the body functioning. In fact, studies have shown that too-low cholesterol levels can cause anxiety and depression, among other issues, in both men and women. (1) High cholesterol is potentially very dangerous and can even be life-threatening. Luckily, lowering blood cholesterol levels is not as hard as one…

An autopsy is done to gather evidence of a cadaver in an investigation to know the cause and time of death. The individual administering the autopsy is known as the pathologist who is a medical doctor that determines the time, cause, and means of a crime. The pathologist will determine if a weapon was used to kill the victim, whether the victim lived after the injury, evidence of a struggle self-defense or rape/sex related crimes. Algor mortis is one of the three mortises calculates the average…

This would result in thousands of lives being changed or saved each year. If an inmate is going to die, it may help his soul to know he will help, possibly hundreds, after his death. The organs, of course, can be donated, but also tissues, skin, corneas, and many other parts can be used to save or change a life. Even unhealthy inmates could donate their bodies to science, to allow medical students to study what happens to a body because of certain…

Making a Difference Through Donation If one organ or tissue donor can save multiple lives, why are there not more people registered to donate? The need for organs and tissue is much greater than the number of available donors. For this reason, many individuals waiting for transplants never get a second chance at life. Organ donation is a charitable act that is free of charge, yet few people are registered as donors. Barriers such as lack of knowledge, myths and fear play a large role in donor…

Learning About Aging with Mr. F Mr. F was born in the summer of 1927. Some of his earliest memories are of his mother’s stories about strangers putting money in his stroller during the Roaring 20’s. He began his life in a St. Louis suburb but then moved at a young age to a cottage with a barn in the country. His parents are West German. He remembers the cottage being drafty and cold during the winters and it had no bathroom. At school, he was the only child in the first grade. His family moved…

discovered that while 700 medicines claim to benefit a stroke in animals, over 150 failed to have any positive effect on humans (Anderreg, Bailey, et. al). In relation to the Draize eye test, the results are often untransferable to humans. A rabbit’s cornea is significantly different than a human’s in anatomical structure, and rabbits only have one tear duct, making their tear production much lower than a humans (Katrinak). So, testing a product on a rabbit’s eye will give a substantially…

2.2. Methods 2.2.1. Preparation of econazole nitrate nanoparticles The econazole nanoparticles were prepared by nano-spray drying technique. Weighed amounts of econazole nitrate, carriers and stabilizers (table 1) were dissolved in ethanol (10 ml) followed by spraying through the Buchi® nano-spray dryer B-90 (Büchi Labortechnik, Switzerland). The nano-spray dryer was operated using inert loop B-295 system (Büchi Labortechnik AG, Flawil, Switzerland) operated using nitrogen gas with flow rate of…

EV-516 woke up right on time, the way she always did, at least, the way she always did since the operation. Her eye scanners flickered bright colors back and forth, sending information to her eyes and into her brain. She stood, dressed, and walked out of the boarding house rhythmically, in the same pattern she did everything. Every move that EV made was to the beat of the ticking sound that transmitted to every aspect of her being. It was constant, not even ceasing when she slept. The…

Defining healthy sun exposure and sunscreen’s role Most cancer rates are decreasing, whereas skin cancer continues to steadily increase as it has for the past decades (Saraiya et al. 422). The three most common skin cancers are squamous-cell, basal-cell and melanoma carcinomas. Squamous-cell and basal-cell carcinomas are grouped as non-melanoma cancers. Family history and genetic disorders increases the risk of forming cancer; however, estimates place excessive sun exposure as causing as much…

that is greater than 1 year. If it was used the correct way, pig’s organ and islets can be transplanted to treat diabetics or neuronal cells for patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. Hepatocytes for hepatic failure, corneas/neuroretinal cells for tr patients with various forms of blindness and red blood cells for transfusion (which could be particularly useful in countries where HIV infection are common) Many reports have also shown that patient with diabetes…