Disease

Apoptosis, otherwise known as Programmed Cell Death (PCD), is a process which allows cells to commit suicide to help aid organisms in growth and to avoid any possibilities of acquiring diseases. It eradicates cells which are no longer needed in the organism. Although there are many types of PCD, it tends to be compared to…

Thalassemia is a blood disorder caused by the inefficient production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin are important protein in red blood cells. This dysfunction causes a decrease production of RBC that deliver Oxygen to all cells and organs in the body (Reference#1). The red blood cells live for up to 120 days; in contrast to Thalassemic RBC…

Damage to Broca’s area in the frontal lobe causes difficulty in speaking and writing, a problem known as Broca’s aphasia. Injury to Wernicke’s area in the left temporal lobe results in an inability to comprehend spoken language, called Wernicke’s aphasia. Cerebral palsy is a broad term for brain damage sustained close to birth that permanently…

As we grow older our bodies begin to degenerate, and stop working. There are many different kinds of diseases that we are subject to as we age, cancers, heart disease, Alzheimers disease, arthritis, and many others. All have a negative affect on our lives, making it difficult to function. Arthritis is the second leading chronic…

ABSTRACT Individuals live in different areas where different type of parasites are present either they are intestinal, blood, nervous system parasites and many other. And for all these parasites any other living organism is the main source for their survival because as it definition defines parasites completely relay on their hosts and at the same…

When dealing with interpersonal relationships people’s personalities are a large part of how people get along. When you meet a new person you may say that you “hit it off” or that “you just clicked”; this is due to how each other’s personalities coincide with one another’s. People’s personalities are impacted by there surroundings. This…

There are two types of SP, neuritic and diffuse, both plaques share antigenic determinants with the Beta amyloid 4 protein. Neuritic plaques can be distinguished by their abnormally thickened neurites ( i.e., axons or dendrites) arranged around a central core of amyloid (Mirra & Gearing, 1994). By contrast the diffuse plaques lack the thickened neurites…

Emphysema is a condition of the lungs that involves the over-inflation of the air sacs, otherwise known as the alveoli. Normal functioning of the alveoli helps breathing in normal respiration. Unlike other lung diseases this one can be inherited. This is a disease that can affect people of all ages and genders. In 1994, the…

An examination of associated characteristics of self-care and metabolic control had not been adequately studied in Sri Lanka. The sociocultural background which a patient lives is mostly connected with his or her perceptions. An examination on the “illness perceptions of both parents and adolescents and their perceptions on diabetes management are crucial aspects in the…

Tuberculosis or more popular known as TB is an airborne disease and a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs. Besides the lungs, it may also spread to the other organs. In our country Malaysia, Tuberculosis is known as the seventeenth top killer disease. The number of deaths caused in 2014 was 1,554 with the…