Disease

As I have grown up and watched my grandmother suffer from, and inevitably lose her life to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), I have had many questions in my mind about this disease. I wonder what my chances of getting AD are, if the disease is, in fact, genetic, or if it comes from experiential factors. I want to find evidence of real-life people who have suffered from the disease to see if researchers have found proof of certain factors affecting the risk of individuals getting AD. Growing up, I…

Coeliac disease is specific for its disruption in normal nutrition absorption within the mucosa of the small intestine due to the flattening of the villi within the lining of it due to its affects (1). Individuals primarily affected by coeliac disease are generally genetically predisposed to factors which illicit an autoimmune response on the mucosa of the small intestine (4). This causes the improper function of many digestive mechanisms responsible for protein uptake, more specifically in the…

Crohn’s Disease is a systemic autoimmune disorder progressively rising in the United States. People of all ages are affect. But, it seems to be more dominant in people between the ages of 14 – 35, including those that smoke cigarettes, family members with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Jewish descent. Crohn’s disease is chronic, causing abnormal inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, affecting the end of the small intestine to the beginning of large intestine. It affects the…

Alzheimer 's disease has taught me the importance of holding on to memories. In Theory of Knowledge class, I learned about memory as a way of knowing. Memories are vital in knowledge of the recent past. In my experience with my great grandmother’s term with Alzheimer’s, I have held on to many memories that she can no longer share. Even so, these memories will never be forgotten because I will keep them alive. This is because memories need to be passed on to further generations. Going to my…

Profile Assignment Throughout our family we have always had heart disease in our genes, on both my mom’s side and my dad’s. I was lucky enough not to get it, but my brother wasn’t. My brother, Dante was born with no heartbeat the doctors took him out right away and revived him. They did tests and found out he had wolff parkinson white and long q t syndrome. A heart disease that mostly starts happening when he does physical movements. His heart will start to be very fast, up to over 400 beats per…

Fibrosis About 75% of all children either carry the Cystic Fibrosis gene or are personally affected by the Cystic Fibrosis gene. Since Cystic Fibrosis is becoming more and more common in children, it is important to truly understand how this genetic disease affects the body and the lives of the people who suffer from it on a daily basis. The defective Cystic Fibrosis (CF) gene is inherited and affects a protein that regulates how much salt moves in and out of cells. The buildup of salt causes…

Tay - Sachs disease is a fatal and genetic disorder. The disease “leads to gradual deterioration of the central nervous system. ” A child inherits the genetic abnormality if both parents are carriers of the TS gene. The gene mutation that is inherited with TSD is Hex- A. Since there is a lack of enzyme Hex -A a substance called GM2 begins to accumulate. Babies lack this important enzyme which later leads to progressive destruction of the brain’s nerves cells as their lives progress. (McDowell…

Madhavi Ramnath Genetics and Genomics Maple Syrup Urine Disease Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), first characterized by John Menkes in 1954, is an inborn error of metabolism involving the catabolic pathway of the branched‐chain amino acids, where there is difficulty in breaking down certain parts of the protein (leucine, isoleucine, and valine). This leads to a buildup of chemicals in the blood and the build up of ketoacids, which give rise to the ‘maple syrup’ or burnt sugar smell in the…

Alice’s descent into Alzheimer’s disease appear without warning. In the beginning, slight memory loss plagued her, but she was fully capable of functioning like a normal human being. Little slips in her memory would come and go like the wind; her first warning sign appeared when she simply forgot a certain word in a meeting. The slope began with just little things being forgotten. Her habitual rituals liking jogging were impacted; Alice was off jogging yet she forget where she was despite the…

Alzheimer’s Disease is one of many forms of dementia, and is the most common form (Orimaye 1). What Alzheimer’s Disease does to a person is that they start to have progressive cognitive decline like losing memory and degeneration of reasoning ability (Cai 1). To be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, a person has to go through extensive neurophysical examinations by using a lot of cognitive tests that have a series of questions and images. There is a maximum score of thirty for the test, and if…