Progressive retinal atrophy

Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) is a common term used for a group of inherited retinal disease. It degenerate the retina of the eye over time, eventually leading to blindness. This condition affects both eyes, and is not painful for the dog. In typical PRA rod photoreceptor responses are lost first followed by cone photoreceptor responses. It is seen in many breeds of dogs and very rarely in cats. It is similar to retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in human. RP is transmitted in different modes—autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked, and digenic—as well as maternally ). PRA show several modes of transmission and a large number of genes and mutations are involved. Age-at-onset and rate of progression of disease differs between breeds. Some breeds experience an earlier onset than others and other breeds do not develop PRA until later in life.…

places, and situations between the ages of seven weeks and four months will help the Golden develop into a well-adjusted, well-mannered adult. Puppy training classes serve as part of the socialization process and help the owner learn to recognize and correct any bad habits that may be developing. Obedience training strengthens the bond between dog and owner-a Golden wants nothing more than to please his human. Golden Retrievers are outgoing, loyal, and eager to do your bidding, which makes them…

Waking up one day, remembering that every inch of one’s body can not move, but the mind knows what is going on; asking why is this happening. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig disease, has many people waking up to this feeling. ALS is a disease, where your brain is functioning normal, but other parts of the body are unfunctional. Now the brain is not functioning how it normally should, but the body is functioning how it should be. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy…

Alveolar Ridge Resorption: Alveolar bone resorption is a normal physiologic response following teeth extraction. The causes of alveolar bone volume loss can occur before dental extraction due to periodontal disease, periapical pathology and trauma to the teeth and bone. (SchroppL et al.2003) (1, 2). Additionally, the traumatic removal of teeth can cause bone loss and must be prevented (1,3). Finally, the alveolar bone suffers atrophy after tooth extraction, which has been well documented (1, 4,…

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA, was discovered in the 80’s by two doctors. Early in the 1980’s Doctors Werdnig and Hoffman talked of a disorder of progressive muscular weakness starting in babies, leading to early death. The disease was characterized as a loss of anterior horn cell. The lower motor neuron degeneration has been confirmed to be caused by a loss of anterior horn cells in the cranial nerve nuclei and spinal cord. The entire body is affected from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA…

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Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with a risk of adverse outcomes such as physical disability, poor quality of life and death (Tanimoto et al., 2013). Muscle accounts for 60% of the body’s protein stores. Muscle mass decrease is directly responsible for functional impairment with loss of strength, increased likelihood of falls, and loss of autonomy, respiratory function is also impaired with a reduced vital capacity…

Sarcopenia and Protein Intake: Is the RDA Adequate? Introduction Sarcopenia is an age related condition which is characterized by a loss of skeletal muscle and function.1 The decline in skeletal muscle begins in the fourth decade of life and by age 80 a 30% reduction in muscle mass can be seen, with even greater losses in functional strength.1 Significant decrements in muscle mass and strength increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in the aged.1 The prevalence of sarcopenia in 60 year…

Successful maintenance activity remains a challenging area of research because of the multifactorial contributions of age, nutrition, hormones, medical comorbidities, and activity level to changes in muscle over time. There is a spectrum of changes in aging muscle, some of which are normal and some of which are not. Sarcopenia has been more quantitatively defined as relative muscle mass less than 2 standard deviations below a sex-matched control group aged 18 to 40 years, but the lack of a…

and reformed into a powerful machine of industry. But as the economy and boomed, society rotted and decayed. Poverty was rampant everywhere and death infested the cities. The Progressive Era served as a time in which the wrongs of the Industrial Revolution were righted. Journalists, politicians, suffragists, and more rallied to clean the filthy and corrupt machine the US had become. Nellie Bly was a member of the Progressive journalists, a muckraker, and made a great impact in reforms. Because…