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In 2014, a group of scientists; including Nichola C. Garbett, Michael L. Merchant, C. William Helm, Alfred B. Jenson, Jon B. Klein and Jonathan B. Chaires, discovered an effective and mind-blowing discovery — to use a heat profile from a person’s blood, known as a plasma thermogram and the use of calorimetry and heat formation to identify whether an individual is suffering from symptoms of cervical cancer, determined through the shape of their heat profile graph. Each of these scientists are actively

California should adopt Oregon’s Death With Dignity law (DWDA). Death With Dignity also called assisted suicide, right to die, and physician assisted suicide (PAS) allows physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to patients with a long term illness. In order for them to get a hold of such medications they must have six months or less to live and willingly request this. Reed Karaim author of, “Assisted Suicide” explains a study conducted by Margaret Battin, a prominent professor of philosophy and internal

When I was fifteen years old, I learned that my Aunt Mary was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). I knew nothing about the disease at the time, so it took me by surprise when her condition rapidly declined. The disease started off slow, with her having trouble performing simple tasks, such as holding a cup of coffee. Within a few month of her diagnosis, my Aunt had to be pushed around in a wheelchair and was unable to walk on her own. My Aunt Mary’s health continued to deteriorate

As several authors this week contend, lobbying tends to carry a negative connotation in everyday language. The key issues that the authors seek to address this week, are when lobbying occurs, the nature of lobbying, and how it works. Overall, there is some agreement on the fact that lobbying is prevalent, the disagreements arise over what purpose lobbying serves, and what the strategies underlying lobbying are. One key debate among the authors is what is actually influenced by lawmaking. On one

Death sentences, or even handicap for life, the reality of sports is they can lead to outcomes of all kinds. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is the outcome of many hits to the head, as concussions.. It affects the body by limiting the body movement to just the eyes. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy become the result of an extra gene, but also could be caused by concussions, or head trauma. The diagnosis of these diseases have been seen in young athletes, due to the constant head trauma. Sports have

Deborah Schwarzmuller NTR 200 - Summer 2017 Research Paper Ketone Bodies Potential Neuroprotective Role in Slowing Onset of Motor Deficits in Neurodegenerative Diseases There are hundreds of neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) and the etiology for most of the random conditions remain a universal mystery (Nieoullon 2011). A deterioration of specific functions of the neuron cells of the central nervous system is the most common characteristic of NDD. Neurons are responsible for transmitting essential

It has been said that people should possess the right to have one hundred percent control over what they do with their body as long as it does not infringe another person's rights (Siebold 1). The right to die is a theory based on the idea that a person is allowed to terminate their own life, this includes people struggling with terminal illnesses and things that bring lots of pain and loss of autonomy and dignity (Mendelson 1). There are two basic types: assisted suicide is when the doctors prescribe

Nowadays, social media is a big part of the American culture with approximately eighty-one percent of the US population using it(Edison Research). On average, people spend two hours a day on social media meaning the average American spends five years of their life on it. This in part has to do with the variety of platforms which equals more time on them. (Asano) The rise of social media began in the early 2000s with the start of Myspace and continues to grow. Today, we have various platforms including:

“An old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson” may be the most prominent understatement of the book Tuesdays with Morrie. In reality, the book is about a wise old man fighting a lethal disease, known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Lou Gehrig's disease, teaching a young man life’s greatest lessons during meetings that always take place on Tuesdays. Morrie Schwartz is the old man with the fatal disease and life’s greatest lessons to teach, and Mitch Albom is the young man who becomes

Taking Precautions Why are constant blows to the head causing these fatal diseases? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal painless disease that slowly breakdown the motor neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is absent muscle cells attacks every part of the body except the brain. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a non-curable disease that is formed by constant recurring head trauma damaging the malfunction of the body. CTE damages the brain by the buildup of abnormal proteins called