Growth hormone

The thyroid gland which is located on your neck is responsible for producing hormones in your body, but when the thyroid gland overproduces hormones it's called hypothyroidism. This can be hereditary or developed over time. For me this was passed down to me by my father who suffers from hypothyroidism which means the thyroid gland isn't producing enough hormones. I was 13 years old when I first diagnosed with hypothyroidism. After talking to my doctor I found out that many of my behaviors…

When a person has three thyroid nodules present, they are usually recommended to have a Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) with a guided ultrasound. Once the sample is collected and sent for testing a cytotechnologist and then a pathologist will interrupt the results. When I was doing my clinical rotations for my certificate in cytology I was told that thyroid FNAs were considered our “bread and butter”. Now, I didn’t realize what that meant at that time in my career, I just thought okay, this…

Graves’ disease is classified as an autoimmune disorder. It causes the thyroid to create too much thyroid hormone in the body. It is a condition known as hyperthyroidism and it is its most common form. In autoimmune disorders, like Graves’ disease, the immune system begins to fight against healthy tissues in your body. Your immune system usually produces proteins, known as antibodies, in order to fight against foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria. These antibodies are produced…

Ashley X: the battle of Growth attenuation Ashley X is nine years-old and is severely disabled due to a disorder called static encephalopathy. Because of this disability her brain is affected leaving her to be physically and cognitively impaired. Ashley’s mindset is the same as a 3-6-month-old baby. To treat her disease her parents decided to use a treatment that’s normally used to stimulate the growth of an individual called Growth Attenuation. Along with the growth attenuation, they decided to…

While the world population is constantly increasing, the lack of arable land and climate change makes it more difficult to produce enough food for human being. In the year 2009, the world population had a number of 6.8 billion and by the year 2050, the world population will increase by 2.1 billion and reach 9.1 billion. The world population will grow by over a third, or 2.3 billion people, between 2009 and 2050. Market demand for food is projected to reach 3 billion tons by 2050, up from today’s…

The statement “One man’s meat is another man’s scarcity” provokes a lot of thought and raises many relevant questions. The statement can be interpreted in a number of different ways, but I myself interpret it meaning that what one man might consider sufficient another man may consider insufficient. The statement is put in terms of food and begs the question is this about perceptions of diet and scale, this perception could be taken further and contextualised as a comparison between developed…

necessary to sustain themselves then the number of occupants would not be a factor in determining if one area really is over populated. Currently thanks in part to the Green Revolution global food production is multiplying much faster than population growth. Our ability to manufacture and transport foods has made it possible for the carrying capacity to greatly increase. Although it has helped tremendously relying on technology could be detrimental, if it fails the world may starve (Shelly…

Because there is only 1.5 laparoscopes per trained team, the laparoscope is a very valued, but at the same time scarce commodity. The same laparoscope is often re-used in an effort to perform as many sterilizations as possible while there is still adequate light, water, or surgical team presence, and therefore proper instrument sterilization and cleaning procedures are often not followed. Even though there is no known data linking this kind of procedure to an increase in infections or…

Melanotan 1 (melanotan) Melanotan I is a synthetic polypeptide which is an analogue of the natural peptide hormone, Apha-MSH (Alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone) which naturally occurs within the human body and plays the role of triggering melanogenesis. Melanogenesis is the process by which peptides lead to pigmentation of the skin, hair and eyes, and leads to the tanning process hence it is very essential in the protection of the skin against the harmful UV (ultra violet) radiation which…

An inverse relation between peroxidase activity and ascorbate content suggests the involvement of ascorbate-peroxidase system in the increased secretion of progesterone resulting from LH action in rabbit. Also the same system renders some evidence for the involvement of this enzyme along with other factors in the process of implantation. Key Words: Reproductive tract, Peroxidase-Ascorbate system Pregnancy & Implantation Introduction: It has been reported that the LH in various species of…