This suggests that bacteria/viruses can cause psychological syndrome to occur. Psychologists look at genetics and propose that abnormalities can be genetically inherited and so are passes on from parent to child. Psychologists look at twins as they share 100% DNA.
Some research suggest that most people with one E3 gene and E4 gene will not get the disease Other researchers Shiver(2011) suggested that Alzheimer disease is not considered as a genetic disease because no single gene determines if an individual will develop the illness. However, genetics undoubtedly play a role in the disease because having a first degree relative with Alzheimer’s increase the risk of getting the
Hanta virus belongs to the Bunyaviridae family. There are more then thirty different hanta virus species found. Twenty of these species are pathogenic to humans. These are the Sigmantinae, which are New World mice and rats, Murinae which are the Old world mice and rats, and the Arvicolinae which are voles. Some of the physical properties of the virus are that it’s a single stranded RNA virus.
You may be suffering from a disease called Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia. This disease is a degenerative brain disorder of the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, noecortex, nucleus basalis, locus coeruleus, and raphe nuclei (Carlson, 2008). This disease was discovered in 1906 by a German physician named Alois Alzheimer. Scientists are learning new important about this disease.
(2014)) Gene therapy is currently being tested on acquired disorders such as influenza and hepatitis. (Therapy, A. S. (2011) Gene therapy has not been approved in the united states because it pose to many health ricks and researcher still got the issues under review.Safety issues the come with gene therapy trying to replace the effected genes with genes that can stop the disease can cause an
In Tay-Sachs disease, the child inherits mutations in both alleles of a gene (HEXA) on chromosome 15. HEXA is a gene that codes for the alpha subunit of the enzyme β-hexosaminidase A, normally it helps to degrade a lipid called GM2 ganglioside. In Tay-Sachs individuals, excessive accumulation of the GM2 ganglioside accumulates in neurons because of the absent or reduced amount of the enzyme β-hexosaminidase A. The varied and
Anderson Cancer Center's animal research facility, states that "we wouldn't have a vaccine for hepatitis B without chimpanzees," and says that the use of chimps is "our best hope" for finding a vaccine for Hepatitis C, a disease that kills 15,000 people every year in the United States. (Associated Press, July 22, 2013). Animals are appropriate research subjects because they are similar to human beings in many ways. Chimpanzees share 99% of their DNA with humans, and mice are 98% genetically similar to humans. (CBRA, 2013).
Antibiotics are given before and after the procedure to avoid fetal infection. Amniocentesis is useful in diagnosing many genetic disorders before the baby is born. In families with genetic diseases or for a mother with previously born child affected by some genetic condition, the test is useful to confirm or to assess the risk of recurrence. Triple test is a test where markers in the blood are tested for Down syndrome, trisomy 18 and trisomy 13. This test does not confirm the diagnosis of these syndromes but tells us about the
As I stated earlier the experiment was conducted with multiple, 16, actors portraying two specific medical conditons. Depression and Polymyalgia Rheumatica PMR for short. “Each video presented a combination of four patient attributes (65 years or 80 years of age; male or female; black or white; blue or white collar occupation). Steps were taken to enhance external validity.”(McKinlay, Potter, and Feldman 1996; McKinlay et AL. 1997 Feldman et al.
Describe the key functions of the brain that are – affected by dementia The Brain Brain cells Spinal cord Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Temporal lobe Cerebellum Occipital lobe Explain why depression, delirium and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia The above symptoms are very similar to Dementia and this is why people get mistaken, it is very important that an individual with symptoms gets assessed by a GP to determine the condition. Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia 2.1 Outline the medical model of dementia Medical model of dementia is when a individuals memory is affected by a medical disease or condition or injury as a result of a brain trauma which affects an area of a individuals brain that is responsible for storing memory. 2.2 Outline the social model of dementia Social model of dementia is when a individuals brain is in a process of deterioration, this is a process that is ongoing and is done by illness. Individuals will struggle to remember places and people they have just made contact with minutes before. 2.3 Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability Dementia should be viewed as a disability because people who suffer with dementia struggle to understand simple daily requirements such as