Glycogen storage disease

Creutzfeldt – Jakob disease known as (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that breaks down the brain only infecting about one million people worldwide. CJD belongs to a family of human animal diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Infected brains become filled with holes looking like sponges. There are also other TSEs Kuru, fatal familial, insomnia FFI, and Gerstmann-Staussler-Scheinker disease (GSS). CJD is caused by glycoprotein called a prion. Prion…

"skin condition." Oddly enough, this disease actually starts from below the skin, which is a long-lasting disease that can range from mild to severe. Psoriasis originated by the Greek work psora, which means to itch, which is a disease that is very common. This disease affects over seven million Americans. Recently, studies have found a link between psoriasis and some genetic loci between family members. Affecting ages, mainly between fifteen and thirty, this disease is mostly common in lighter…

blood cells usually white blood cells. Although your white blood cells account for only about 1 percent of your blood, their impact is great. White blood cells, also called leukocytes, are essential for good health and protection against illness and disease. The doctors that specialize in the diagnosis and prevention of blood cancer are called Hematologists. Hematologists go to four…

The Cure Diseases intrigue me. I love to analyze them, understand the symptoms that define them, but most importantly, discover if and how the ailment can be cured. From childhood to adulthood I have noticed a disease I have personally diagnosed as African American Dystrophy; characterized by the weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of a people. A disease that has metastasized my community, appearing benign in its beginning stages, but growing malignant and life-threatening with…

children within the age range of 2-5. As for the ethnic impact, Tay Sach’s is most common within the Jewish community, more specifically, with the Ashkenazi Jewish people. Approximately 1 in every 3,600 people in the Ashkenazi Jewish population have the disease and 1 in every 25 to 30 people are carriers, compared to a 1 in 250 people as carriers in the non-Jewish population. There are also a few more populations that Tay Sach’s occurs more often. For example, in the Irish American community…

The most common, deadly genetic disorder in the United States is cystic fibrosis (CF), which causes the lungs to be clogged up by a thick, sticky mucus. This may also lead to infections and blockage of the pancreas (National Human Genome Research Institute). The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) gene causes this genetic disorder and was discovered in 1989. Roughly 30,000 people are affected by this genetic disorder in the U.S. and while there is a lot of promising research, a cure…

discuss with you what cancer is, the different ways to help prevent cancer growth, and also the different types of treatments that can be used for cancer. TRANSITION: I will begin with explaining what cancer is. BODY Main Point 1) Cancer is a disease in which abnormal…

CURING CANCER Music can kill cancer. The cells are literally exploding. Scientists across the world have been researching and testing the idea. Scientists have had samples of cancer cells and continually played music with multiple instruments. After a short period of time (9 to 15 minutes) most of the cells exploded. The treatment has also been tested on cancer patients. In one case, the tumor was completely gone. In most other cases, the tumor had decreased in size drastically. Soon,…

of research in the field, and a concentrated effort by researchers around the globe, a panacea for cancer doesn’t exist, although much headway has been made in earlier detection and better treatment methods. Much of the difficulty in treating the disease lies in its diversity; cancer is as varied as it is deadly. There are more than a hundred different types of cancer, with the only unifying characteristic being uncontrollable cell division (National Cancer Institute). It is this characteristic…

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Everyone carries cancer cells throughout their body. The human body is programmed to fight off these cancer cells with natural immune defenses. For some, cancer is inevitable and can be brought upon in many different ways. One of the top 10 most common cancers is leukemia (Leukemia, p.1). While all leukemia is cancer of the blood cells, it can come in many different forms such as Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and…