Noise Pollution and its Harmful Effects

As defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary, noise is a loud, harsh, or unharmonious sound. Noise engulfs the human population every second of the day. The traffic in the streets, popular songs on the radio, and the sound of our own breath are all producers of noise. Sounds can be relaxing and calming, like a waterfall … Read more

Kidney Disease – signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments

Abstract This paper further explains kidney disease. It will discuss the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. The kidneys are a main component in the urinary system. They function as the body’s filter for blood and remove the waste to later produce urine. The kidneys are small organs situated in the middle of your back right … Read more

Pancreatic Cancer

“When you have feelings like sadness or anger about your cancer or your plight, to mask them is to lead an artificial life” (Steve Jobs). Steve Jobs was a victim of pancreatic cancer and died at age 56. Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that is difficult to spot, and when spotted, if spotted, … Read more

Sports injuries/treatments – anabolic steroids / temporal arteritis treatment / brain concussion

Question 1 Anabolic steroids are classified as Class C drug controlled under the Misuse Drugs Act 1971 in the UK. It is accepted to be used and imported for personal need (Iverson, 2010). Doping has been observed all through history, but should not be considered as an issue limited to the athlete, it is mostly … Read more

Malaria / Staphylococcus / Left Ventricular Contractile Dysfunction / Allostasis

Multiple choice questions 1) A 5-year-old boy from Guatemala is brought to the United States for correction of a congenital limb deficiency (missing a portion of a limb). The little boy has been unable to learn to walk, and physicians are hopeful that through surgical intervention, they will be able to improve the child’s quality … Read more

Breast cancer screening: the issues

1. Introduction Epidemiology: In both developed and developing countries, breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women, with one in ten of all new cancers diagnosed being found in the female breast. Through the mid-1990s, there was a significant increase in incidence rates across European countries, mainly in women over 50. This may be … Read more

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

The disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS, has always interested me. When I was in sixth grade I saw a man in a wheel chair who could not speak for himself. Wires were connected to his head and a computer spoke for him. This man was my best friend’s father and he was … Read more

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger (rough essay plan)

What does not kill you may weaken you in short term, but when the immune system response to the pathogens, it actively defends the host body, and created anti-bodies which prevent inflection of the disease, and facilitate higher tolerance, meaning this incident/ inflection will make you stronger in long term – looking into sickness behaviour: … Read more

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) impact on brain structure

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common neurological disorders diagnosed in children and adolescents. The American Psychiatric Association states that according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, 2013), 5% of children have ADHD. However, other studies conducted in smaller community samples report higher rates (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). ADHD can … Read more

Relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to all the conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infractions, strokes and transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs), as well as peripheral arterial and aortic diseases. CVD is the biggest contributor to mortality, morbidity and disability worldwide, particularly in high-income countries … Read more

Cooking may have influenced human evolution in ways other than biologically

Cooking is an important behavior that significantly impacted human evolution, evidenced by the brain expansion, reduction in masticatory anatomy, and gut reduction that resulted. Cooking may have influenced human evolution in ways other than biologically. One aspect of modern humans today that peaks interest is the existence of pair bonds in multifemale-multimale communities (Wrangham et … Read more

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a rare disease. About five and a half new cases of SLE were diagnosed each year per 100,000 people (Virtual Medical Centre [VmC], 2018). The average age of being diagnosed with SLE is about 39 years of age. (VMC, 2018). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease where the immune … Read more

How do natural remedies compare to antibiotics in the treatment/inhibition of E. coli? (proposal)

Everyone in the world has Escherichia coli. However, that’s actually a good thing; E. coli is part of the healthy function of the human body’s digestive tract (General Information). E. coli is especially good at destroying invasive microbes, like salmonella, that enter the body and may cause illness. Some organizations even use nonvirulent strains of … Read more

Depression – causes, diagnosis, treatments

Depression is a serious, yet common, mood disorder, with the ability to, severely impact one’s capability to preform necessary daily life activities. In 2016, in the United States, 6.7% of adults and 12.8% of adolescents (ages 12 to 17) had at least one major depressive episode. (Data from 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and … Read more

Development of MS

Notwithstanding the multiannual study of MS, it still remains an urgent problem in neurology and neuroimmunology. Specific factors causing the disease have yet to be traced. Development of MS is likely to be attributable to several factors, among which are infectious diseases, as well as genetic and environmental factors. It is well known that MS … Read more