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Leukemia: An Overview
Leukemia is a cancer that affects the tissue of blood cells. Leukemia can also be found in bone marrow; this is where, more often than not, leukemia initiates. Leukemia is basically an out of control overgrowth of cells that do not help the body, instead they fight against it and continue to grow and develop … Continue reading
Down Syndrome: The Genetic Disorder
Down syndrome, creates physical and mental limitations for those who have this genetic disorder. The reason why a child will develop this disorder is because during conception they are given one extra chromosome. An individual with Down syndrome will have 47 chromosomes instead of 46. Since individuals with down syndrome have this extra chromosome they … Continue reading
What is Pick’s Disease
Patients with Pick’s disease are suffering a disease that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Pick’s disease is very similar to Alzheimer’s disease in that it causes the brain to function improperly. The reason why function becomes impaired for patients with Pick’s disease is because the brain has an excess build up … Continue reading
Information on Huntington’s Disease
Medical doctors will diagnose individuals with Huntington’s disease if they have a genetic defect on their fourth chromosome. It is this defect that causes Huntington’s disease, a genetic and degenerative disease. As this disease is passed down in a hereditary manner, the chances of developing Huntington’s disease increase. Medical doctors have documented cases of this … Continue reading
Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease attacks the central nervous system and is often characterized by a main symptom of tremors in some part of the body. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative and progressive disease that is due in part, to a lack of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical that your body needs to ensure that … Continue reading
What is Alzheimer’s Disease and is there treatment?
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative disease that damages the brain over time and is associated with memory loss. The result of the memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease can be devastating, making it difficult to function for those individuals who have it. Alzheimer’s disease can develop as early as 30 and any time in late … Continue reading