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  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease Noah Rodman Helen Packey English 120 November 5, 2001 Alzheimer’s Disease Imagine waking up one morning and you cannot remember where you are or your own child’s name. This could be a direct sign that you or a family member has Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia, which means that it affects certain functions of the brain such as memory, logic, and everyday bodily functions. This disease was first

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    Essay Length: 899 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Vika
  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease is very mentally debilitating disease. It was discover in 1906, by Alois Alzheimer, a German Physician. He had a patient that was in her fifties and who seemed to be suffering from a mental illness. When she died in 1906, the autopsy revealed dense deposits, which are now called neurotic plaques. They were outside and around the nerve cells in her brain. In the cells were neurofibrillay tangles or twisted strands of fiber.

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    Essay Length: 1,657 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease Introduction: Imagine waking up and not being able to remember where you put your keys. This is a likely scenario for anyone of us. People forget things; that’s just the way life is. Now imagine waking up one morning and not knowing who is next to you. Memory loss is the first main symptom for a person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Though this situation may seem a bit drastic, this is the degree

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    Essay Length: 489 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Monika
  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease In 1906, a German Physician by the name of Dr. Alois Alzheimer’s first noticed signs of a mental disorder which has come to be known as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is a progressive brain disorder that involves the parts of the brain that control thoughts, memories, and language. It also affects a person’s ability to learn reason, make proper judgments, and even carry out daily activities. Although AD is becoming more and more

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    Essay Length: 1,376 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: July
  • Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa M.D. is the president of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Foundation, which is a non-profit organization studying the integrated medical approach to the prevention and reversal of memory loss. He has a very different approach to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. He is a strong believer in meditation, diet, and exercise coupled with conventional treatments. We all know some one with Alzheimer’s Disease, whether it’s a friend

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Effects of Alzheimer's Disease

    The Effects of Alzheimer's Disease

    Over four million Americans are currently suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Out of this number, more women are affected than men. Alzheimer’s disease is a slow, progressive form of dementia that causes memory loss and impairment of intellectual functions. While the cause is unknown, it has been speculated that some forms are genetic related. Some environmental factors may also contribute to Alzheimer’s, including pollutants in the drinking water, aluminum from commercial products, and metal dental fillings.

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    Essay Length: 1,577 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: David
  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Many people are left confused and are unsure about what Alzheimer's disease is, how to care for Alzheimer's patients, and how to lower their risk of getting the disease. Research has shown many different ways to lower risk. One being folate intake, another is anti-hypertensive medication, and last nanoparticle radiation is used to slow down the progression of Alzheimer's. There are a lot more studies, but these are the three that I happen to know

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    Essay Length: 1,467 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: David
  • Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer’s disease is relentlessly destroying the brains and lives of our nation’s older adults, robbing them of memory, the ability to reason, and affecting their emotions and behavior. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia which is a brain disorder that impairs mental functioning. Dementia attacks the part of the brain which controls memory, language, and thought (Adam Online). It makes everyday tasks like remembering to brushing your teeth, or to pay your bills next

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    Essay Length: 326 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Yan
  • Alzheimer’s Disease: Not Just Loss of Memory

    Alzheimer’s Disease: Not Just Loss of Memory

    This is a 8 page, 10 resource paper discussing Alzheimer's disease, discussing the history, symptoms, diagnosis and hopes for a cure of the disease. Alzheimer's Disease: Not Just Loss of Memory Introduction Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative brain disease, is the most common cause of dementia. It currently afflicts about 4 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Furthermore, Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of mental impairment in

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    Essay Length: 862 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 28, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alzheimer’s Disease Subject: Mr. Jones Dx: Alzheimer’s Disease Part one: Alzheimer’s disease is a brain condition that progressively devastates a person’s memory, ability to learn, make decisions, speak, understand language and continue with their activities of daily living. This disease is made up of seven different stages which range from normal functionality to complete loss of bodily control and eventually death. As I just mentioned this disease is considered terminal and the life span after

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: regina
  • Frequent Complaining About Memory Problems Is an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease

    Frequent Complaining About Memory Problems Is an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease

    Frequent complaining about memory problems is an early sign of Alzheimer's Disease. Dana Marseille and Daniel Silverman published their case study entitled "Recognition and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: A case-based review" in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias in 2006. From this article points will be drawn to evaluate whether frequent complaining of memory problems is an early indicator of Alzheimer's Disease. Marseille and Silverman (2006) outlined two cases within their journal

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    Essay Length: 517 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: July 28, 2010 By: Dina
  • Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer's Disease What is Alzheimer's Disease? The most common form of dementing illness, Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disease that attacks the brain, causing impaired memory, thinking and behavior. The person with AD may experience confusion, personality and behavior changes, impaired judgment, and difficulty finding words, finishing thoughts or following directions. It eventually leaves its victims incapable of caring for themselves. What happens to the brain in Alzheimer's Disease? In AD The nerve

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    Submitted: July 28, 2010 By: Dina
  • Alzheimer’s Genetic Disease Paper

    Alzheimer’s Genetic Disease Paper

    Alzheimer’s Genetic Disease Paper Description of the disorder Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia that essentially seeks to destroy brain cells, it is an irreversible disease that currently has no known cure. Each person who is suffering from Alzheimer’s is affected in a different way, however, it is generalized as a fatal disease that consistently affects all the factors in one’s life including making decisions, preforming tasks no matter how simple they may

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    Submitted: December 10, 2015 By: moemoni
  • Alzheimer’s, a Disease

    Alzheimer’s, a Disease

    Introduction (One Paragraph) (objectives and aims + hypothesis): Remedying Alzheimer’s, a disease characterized by the deterioration of the nervous system, has depended on studies that focused on prevention and used younger mice in their methods of experimentation. However, this research aims to use J147, a drug that stops cognitive deterioration such as memory loss and worsening brain functions, on aging mice that exhibit advanced AD symptoms. Summary In order for the experimentation to be productive

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    Submitted: March 31, 2017 By: Hiba Abdelsadig
  • Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer's Disease

    Owings ________________ Jeremiah Owings Dr. Mary Hayes Biological Science 102 21 April, 2017 Alzheimer’s Disease What is Alzheimer’s? According to the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, “Alzheimer’s Disease is a degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia. It usually starts in late middle age or in old age and results in progressive memory loss, disorientation and changes in personality and mood. It is marked histologically by the degeneration of brain neurons

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    Submitted: June 11, 2017 By: kristieowings
  • Adolescent Depression: The Under Acknowledged Disease

    Adolescent Depression: The Under Acknowledged Disease

    Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman, 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate, depression in this age group is

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    Submitted: January 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • 1952 Polio Disease

    1952 Polio Disease

    1952 By: eA E-mail: eax2@yahoo.com In 1954, many barriers were broken that made this a year of success. One of the major achievements is the cure for Polio being discovered which saved many lives and made the disease extinct. Other successes include the revolution of music and the birth of Rock & Roll. Other achievements this year were the invention of the first 2-seated sports car, the corvette, and the beginning of the Sports Illustrated

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Relations with Diseases

    Relations with Diseases

    What do bipolar disorder and obsessive disorder have in common? They are both diseases that three authors have given to their characters in order to develop a great story. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jon
  • Heart Disease Symptoms

    Heart Disease Symptoms

    Heart Disease Symptoms What is your heart telling you? Heart problems can take you by surprise. Suddenly, you are hunched over with chest pressure, pain or even a heart attack. These are frightening symptoms of coronary artery disease (sometimes called atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries). This disease means that your heart is not getting enough blood. The good news is that surgery and basic life style change can give your heart another chance. Warning

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Lupus - Definition of the Disease

    Lupus - Definition of the Disease

    Lupus Definition of the Disease Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause that can affect virtually any part of the body. The medical term for Lupus is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or better known as SLE. With Lupus there is a malfunction in some of the cells of the immune system. "In Lupus, the body overreacts to an unknown stimulus and makes to many antibodies, or proteins directed against body tissue. Thus, Lupus

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Yan
  • Asthma: Disease of the Respiratory System

    Asthma: Disease of the Respiratory System

    Asthma: Disease of the respiratory system Breathing, the act of inhaling and exhaling of air. Oddly enough this process is an absolute necessity for life and yet we do not control it. There are two systems involved in our ability to breathe one is the parasympathetic nervous system and the other is the respiratory system. The parasympathetic nervous system controls the body’s unconscious actions that are necessary to live such as the beating of the

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Disease and Treatment in the Middle Ages

    Disease and Treatment in the Middle Ages

    Disease and Treatment in the Middle Ages The Middle Ages were tough times when it came to disease and medicine. There were numerous types of sickness and disease that flooded Europe during the Middle Ages. Not helping the situation, the medicinal knowledge of the people of Europe of the time was not up to par. Some of the diseases and illness that were running rampant during these times were pneumonia, leprosy, and the plague. The

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

    Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

    Vaccine Most vaccine-preventable diseases are caused by germs that are called “viruses” or “bacteria.” Vaccines to help prevent these diseases generally contain weakened or killed viruses or bacteria specific to the disease. Vaccines help your body recognize and fight these germs and protect you each time you come in contact with someone who is sick with any of these diseases. There are a series of steps that your body goes through in fighting these diseases:

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: David
  • Lou Gehrigs Disease

    Lou Gehrigs Disease

    Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Lou Gehrig's disease is also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Amyotrophic means that muscles have lost their nourishment. When this occurs, they become smaller and weaker. Lateral means that the disease affects the sides of the spinal cord, where the nerves that nourish the muscle are located. Sclerosis mean that the dead part of the spinal cord develops scared tissue where healthier nerves should be. ALS, which is often called

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    Essay Length: 552 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Coronary Artery Disease

    Coronary Artery Disease

    Coronary Artery Disease 10/31/2005 This paper will serve as a case study for the condition known as coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD occurs when the coronary arteries become hardened and narrowed; this is due to the buildup of plaque on the inner lining of the arteries. Blood flow to the heart is reduced as plaque narrows the coronary arteries, thereby decreasing the oxygen supply to the heart muscle. This loss of oxygen in the blood

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Vika

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