According to T.F. Gendron et al., partial amounts of the toxicity are due to a gain in function by the protein. When this occurs, the TDP-43 protein has usually shifted its location from the nucleus to throughout the cytoplasm of the cell. This abnormal accumulation of TDP-43 in the cytoplasm is not only found in neurons and glial cells of the primary motor cortex but as well as in brainstem motor nuclei, the spinal cord, and in certain associated white matter tracts (Mackenzie et al 2010). It…
Characteristics Melanoma is an abnormal spot on the skin. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the melanocytes that produce melanin. Common characteristics of melanoma include growth of or an existing mole. Causes/ Risk Factors Melanoma occurs when something goes awry in the melanin producing cells. Skin cells develop when healthy cells push older cells toward the skin’s surface where they die. But when cells develop DNA damage, new cells grow out of control and…
Is Medicine for you? “Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.”― Hippocrates Nuclear medicine technologist are really passionate about what they do, their job is to find a treatment or the diagnoses the patient has and their one mission is to help the patient be healthy as possible. Most people are not familiar with nuclear medicine which is common because it is not popular in the medical field but if interested in the medical field but not into the whole bloody…
Individual Component Throughout the years from where makeup was first introduced the evolution of makeup products have changed dramatically. The earliest historical record of makeup was in egypt during 3100-2907 BC all the way up to today the concepts and formulas have changed due to the different technology. Foundation: Foundation is made into different formulas to suit everyone's skin type, there are formulas that are mineral, liquid, powder/pressed, spray and mousse. Each formula can…
Having another child to save child seems like a wonderful idea. That is because this saves the first child. The part that many people don’t think about is whether or that child wants to be subjected to the taking of bone marrow and more invasive procedures. The child might not want to have these procedures which might be selfish but that doesn’t mean that child shouldn’t have the right to choose to help or not. "When you have a little child who's going to be a donor of an organ like bone marrow,…
throughout the report to explain the effects of the theory on the recovery phase or how it could help to prevent it from happening. (Blackburn & Kanders, 1994) state that obesity is medically defined as excessive adipose tissue. The most commonly held theory of obesity is that it is caused by chronic positive energy balance, namely , the individual consumes more energy than is expended. Changes in weight can be understood in terms of the energy balance, it means that a person gains weight…
and have a health epidemic. Above average cases of cancer, black lung, and obesity. "access to health care is difficult in Appalachia," Roman says. "And there seems to be something about culture — a sense of fatalism, that whatever happens,…
There seem to be numerous things that are specifically for women, whether pleasant or not. It appears as though women require a little extra work in a few regions. One example of this very thing, is a minor surgical procedure known as a Colposcopy. A colposcopy is a procedure done on women to better examine the cervix, vagina, and vulva. This is generally done if a pap test or pelvic exam came back with any abnormalities. It can be used to diagnose and analyze numerous conditions such as:…
got into a discussion with my mom and my sister about a family friend. The family friend’s mother is dying of cancer, but the daughter refuses to admit it. The daughter keeps getting her medicine and painkillers changed because of the side effects of the drugs and will not let her mom take drugs that would help her be comfortable. The daughter’s refuses to accept that her mom has cancer that is throughout her body and is not treatable. We discussed how her refusal to accept the face is hurting…
The reasons this patient requires retrograde and antegrade pyelography is because there were three distinct abnormalities on IVP, which could have been responsible for the hematuria. IVP is a more sensitive for detection of small lesions of the ureter or renal pelvis. The IVP has a higher sensitivity and specificity than an abdominal plain film for the detection of stones and provides data about the degree of obstruction. The IVP can also visualize both the bladder and the upper urinary tracts.…