Rare diseases

As of the 21st century, it is no longer controversial to believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life. While in the 16th century, a belief that life existed beyond Earth and its atmosphere may have led to a public execution (like it did for astronomer, Giordano Bruno), the same belief is held by 54% of Americans today. Given the evidence gathered through advanced space exploration and technology, the scientific community, as well as the general population, is more inclined to believe in…

Much of the world believes that God is nonexistent. Much of society deems the splendor and majesty of creation to be nothing more than a coincidence. In A Designed Universe, author Robert C. Newman, Ph.D., covers four topics: The Right Chemistry, The Right Environment, The Right Universe, and finally, Explaining the Design. In those four sections, Dr. Newman describes the perfection of God’s creation, and how life would not exist had it been created even slightly differently. From the amount…

In late August, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute revealed that they had detected a strange signal that was 94 light years away from Earth. During the time of the signal’s discovery, senior astronomer for SETI, Seth Shostak, could only describe the signal as “interesting”. However, he rhetorically asks, “Could it be another society sending a signal our way?” Shostak, like many other scientists who had heard about the mysterious SETI signal, had hoped for signs of…

published in the Science Times mentions that gene therapy can bring improve lives of people with Cystic Fibrosis. Gene therapy is a method in which a vector ‘virus’ carries genes and infect the host cells to treat and prevent diseases. The article says that cystic fibrosis is a rare condition that affects only 1 out of 3,300 people throughout the world. This disorder is caused by genetic mutations known as ‘cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, (CFTR)’. The CFTR gene evidenced…

Menkes Syndrome and its Effects on the Human Body Menkes syndrome, also called Menkes Disease or MD, is a lethal genetic disorder that affects copper levels in the body which leads to a copper deficiency. Classical MD is the most intense form of this disease with occipital horn syndrome (OHS) being the mildest. Symptoms of Menkes syndrome can be mild or severe. Patients typically fail to meet developmental milestones and tend to have kinky brittle hair, are under weight and experience a…

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…

Colonies on Other Planets Isaiah Dokus 1/12/2017 The Earth is deteriorating, and growing faster by the day. We are using up our natural resources faster than I can type this sentence. Eventually, we may need to move. Not to another oil drilling site, but to a completely different planet. Our knowledge of space travel and other technologies is quickly progressing. So we may have a chance on a new world. Other “habitable” planets have been found. The two most discussed are called KOI 326.01…

Have you ever worried about aliens invading? What about being abducted? What is our plan for any extraterrestrial event coming to earth, either in peace or harm, and making contact with us humans (Murphy)? Aliens are known to have a multitude of different characteristics and features. There are many examples and forms of proof that extraterrestrials have an existence. Multiple sightings and stories have been proven hoaxes. Popularization of aliens through media greatly accounts for widespread…

speed, but they are not the only one that learns with their growth. Doctors, or more specifically, pediatricians, also learn as they treat their patients and watch them grow. Pediatricians are medical doctors that specialize in children and their diseases. In the United States alone, there are about 90,000 pediatricians and other doctors that specializes in the treatment of children. On average, each pediatrician treats about 800 kids. Many families have at least one pediatrician that they…

Disease Name and other derivatives Lesch-Nyhan disease is a genetic disorder which causes neurological and behavioral abnormalities. Overproduction of uric acid is another clinical feature associated with this disease. The disease is also known as Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, HPRT Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyl Transferase) deficiency syndrome and X-linked hyperuricemia. Michael Lesch and William Nyhan provided the first detailed clinical description of Lesch-Nyhan disease in 1964. Gene and Locus and…