Is LSVT BIG an Effective and Realistic Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease?

Parkinson’s Disease is one of the most common neurological disorders which disrupts the everyday lives of millions of people. This disease is categorized by the loss of dopamine in the brain, specifically the Substantia Nigra. People diagnosed with PD suffer from motor and cognitive impairments. While there is no one treatment which can completely cure the disease, there are many treatments available which can help alleviate symptoms. However, most of the treatments cause many negative side effects. Recently, a new physical therapy treatment, LSVT BIG has begun to show its effects. This revue describes the many factors and treatments of Parkinson’s disease and explains the newly discovered treatment of LSVT BIG

Xenotransplantation:The Science, the Advantages, the Ethics

Xenotransplantation is a breakthrough medicinal technology that is an attempt to change the lives of millions of people. The problems in the current organ transplant system risk the lives of patients each and every day. Intense waiting periods and extremely costly procedures exemplify the stress and pressure that these patients face as an attempt to save their own lives. Xenotransplantation is the idea of growing human organs in a different species, using incredible stem-cell and CRISPR technology. This can introduce an answer to some of the issues in the current transplant system. Many technical and ethical issues are becoming relevant with the introduction of this new medical phenomenon. If these barriers can be overcome, xenotransplantation can offer a quicker, cheaper, and more effective option for patients in need of an organ transplant

Can Healthy Transplanted Tissue Be Used to Restore Motor Function in Patients with Parkinson\u27s Disease?

Parkinson’s Disease is a condition that disrupts the lives the many people. The disease is characterized by a loss of dopamine producing neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra of the ventral midbrain, and symptoms include a lack of motor control and rigidity in motion. Currently, there are many treatments available to treat patients with Parkinson’s disease. However, each treatment involves many adverse side effects that most wish to avoid. Science is discovering possible innovative, alternative options to treat Parkinson’s disease such as the transplantation of healthy dopaminergic neurons directly into the striatum of the patient. Methods include using stem cells from original fetal sources, embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent cells, or directly converting somatic cells into dopaminergic neurons. This study explores each possible treatment method along with the risks and advantages associated with each one, citing original experimental data and significant review articles. The results of this study do suggest potential in this new area of treatment for Parkinson’s disease, yet much perfection of techniques and additional research must be completed before this idea can be used as a standardized treatment plan

Which Methods of Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder are Most Effective and Most Closely Match Patient Lifestyle?

ADHD, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, is a disorder characterized by hyperactivity, inattentiveness, inability to remain on task, fidgetiness, and impulsivity. An over absorption of dopamine by the dopamine transporters leads to a lack of dopamine, the inhibiting neurotransmitter in the brain, resulting in the inability for the individual to inhibit their impulses. The disease is most likely seen in children but may continue into adulthood. The length of the disease across the individual’s life span, results in expensive treatment, whether it be medication or Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CBT. Therefore, these medical costs have caused researchers to find the most efficient drugs to provide the ADHD patients with the most effective, cost effective, and beneficial results. Different individuals require different treatment options, whether it be due to sex, age of onset, socioeconomic group, and attitude toward medication. This paper will provide an overview of the different treatment options with their side effects, causes and remedies

Rethinking the Death Penalty: Can We Define Who Deserves Death? A Symposium Held at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, May 22, 2002

In light of the defects of the capital punishment system and recent calls for a moratorium on executions, many are calling for serious reform of the system. Even some who would not eliminate the death penalty entirely propose reforms that they contend would result in fewer executions and would limit the death penalty to a category that they call the worst of the worst. This program asks the question: Is there a category of defendants who are the worst of the worst? Can a crime be so heinous that a defendant can be said to deserve to be executed? Would such a limited death penalty be supportable morally, philosophically, and constitutionally

ISOLATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF SOME ACID BOG CHLAMYDOMONADS

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