Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disease affecting tens of thousands of individuals. DS is responsible for a wide range of health disorders‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ congenital heart disease‚ cancers‚ Alzheimer’s‚ and other phenotypic abnormalities (Asim et al.‚ 2015). Given its relatively high prevalence (1 in 900 births) in some locations‚ the impact of DS is high (Shin et al.‚ 2009). Trisomy 21‚ Mosaic Down Syndrome‚ and Translocation Down Syndrome are three instances of abnormalities
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Research paper: Guillain-Barre’ syndrome Guillain-Barre’ syndrome is a disorder in which your body’s immune system attacks your nerves. The exact cause of this syndrome is unknown‚ but it is however often preceded by an infectious illness such as a respiratory infection or the stomach flu. Luckily Guillain-Barre’ syndrome is uncommon‚ only affecting 1 or 2 people per 100‚000. Guillain-Barre’ syndrome often begins with tingling and weakness starting in your feet
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Science Subject: English I Assignment Question: Diet and Health. “Irritable Bowel Syndrome” Many people today‚ including children suffer from an ache localized in the stomach. This abdominal discomfort usually takes place in the stomach and intestines. This condition is known as the irritable bowel syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome‚ commonly known as (IBS)‚ is a diet-related disease that causes significant abdominal discomfort involving the entire digestive
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The Post-Ottoman Syndrome: A Never-Ending Problem In the novel War and Peace In the Middle East‚ author Avi Shlaim argues that Arab nations have been unable to escape the post-Ottoman syndrome. In particular he describes how the various powers inside and outside the region have failed to produce peace. While some of Shlaim’s arguments hinder the message‚ I agree with his overall thesis that the Middle East problems were caused and prolonged by the failure of both powers and superpowers to
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Alagille Syndrome The first documentation of Alagille Syndrome was by a pediatric doctor named Daniel Alagille‚ in France of 1969. Later in 1973‚ Doctor Watson and Doctor Miller noted that the same disease also runs dominantly within a family‚ suggesting that it might be an inherited condition. By 1975 the specific symptoms and conditions were laid out and thus named Alagille Syndrome‚ also referred to as Alagille-Watson or Watson-Miller syndrome. The primary characteristic of Alagille Syndrome is
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Battered Woman Syndrome Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) is a term that was developed to describe the mindset and emotional state of a battered woman. It describes the physical and psychological abuse a woman suffers at the hands of her abuser‚ with whom she shares a personal‚ intimate relationship(Jackson). It was first proposed in 1970 based on the observations of clinician‚ Dr. Lenore Walker(Dixon). A battered woman is woman who has experienced at least two complete battering cycles in terms of
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Treacher Collins Syndrome is believed to be caused by a change in the gene on chromosome 5‚ which affects facial development. About 40 percent of the time‚ one parent has the Treacher Collins Syndrome gene. Geneticists can now determine whether the Treacher Collins gene is a new mutation or one that has been passed on. There are new studies being done to see about the possibilities of there being other genes that could be involved with this syndrome. Treacher Collins Syndrome is believed to be
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Introduction Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common preventable form of mental retardation in the world. FAS causes a range of disorders‚ is found in all ethnic groups and populations and is most prevalent is impoverished communities. In South Africa‚ epidemiological studies have shown that rural populations in the Western Cape are particularly affected and have FAS rates exceeding those reported in other world communities. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a series of birth defects caused by
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The Adaptation of the Inuit (Eskimo) People: Cultural and Biological The Inuit people are also known as Eskimos. They have lived in the Artic area; the Tundra‚ where the climate is cold and too severe for trees to grow‚ for over a thousand years. Over the thousands of years living in the Artic environment‚ the Inuit people have adapted culturally and biologically. Among the biological adaptations‚ their bodies altered permitting them to adapt to the environment in five ways. In addition to biological
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Cultural-Bound Syndrome Yasenta Newman Immaculata University July 31‚ 2012 Dr. Sudol-Regan PSY 608 The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The term cultural-bound syndrome is said to be recurrent with specific patterns of abnormal behavior that can be linked to a particular DSM-IV-TR diagnostic category. Many of these patterns is said to be considered illnesses. The particular symptoms‚ development
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