Is Obesity a Disease? by Rachel Yu
Millions of Americans each day are in a battle. They fight to keep the pounds off. Sadly, this is a war that many Americans are losing. Over 190 million Americans are overweight or obese, equaling almost two-thirds of the American population (Doane). Despite the abundance of resources available to American, obesity, a preventable and curable […]
Enterobacter aerogenes | Microbiology Tennessee
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT, Microbiology Unknown Number 121 Laura Puckett Spring 2013 INTRODUCTION Microbiology is an important field of study. Understanding how microbes work within the body leads to understanding how to decrease the chance of contracting a harmful one. This is very important knowledge for medical professionals to have to keep patients safe and healthy. […]
Understanding Rabies by Melody Bier
Rabies is a unique medical condition in that it is zoonotic in nature, meaning that it is normally found in animals, but can also be transmitted to humans via infected saliva. Another aspect of its uniqueness is that it has one of the highest case to fatality rates as far as viruses are concerned. In […]
What is Paranoid Schizophrenia? by Megan Poley
Paranoid Schizophrenia is one of many types of schizophrenia. With this type of schizophrenia, people can usually function better and may not have as many difficulties with memory, dulled emotions, or concentration as people with other types tend to have. Paranoid Schizophrenia is a mental illness where a person loses touch with reality. This is […]
Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Loretta Hughes
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a degenerative disease that is the number one genetic killer among infants and toddlers; and one in every fifty people are carriers of the disease. SMA causes muscles to weaken because of a loss of motor neurons. Many activities are affected by the muscles wasting away, including the ability to […]
Overview of Pancreatic Cancer by Brittany Blumer
Pancreatic cancer takes place in the pancreas which is an organ that wraps horizontally around the posterior, inferior area of the stomach. The job of the pancreas is to produce digestive enzymes, release hormones into the blood, and regulate blood sugar levels. There are two parts of the pancreas, the exocrine pancreas and the endocrine […]
S. aureus and P. vulgaris | Microbiology Unknown Lab Report
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Unknown Number 115 Nongnuch Kuligowski Microbiology: BIO203 Spring/2013 04/30/2013 Introduction The process of identifying bacteria is like solving a mystery; all requiring is to identify the clues. Each clue will offer possibility to solve the puzzle. Bacteria were among the first life forms on Earth and are present all around […]
A Look at Alzheimer’s disease by Stacey Thornhill
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that slowly destroys memory and is the leading cause of dementia. Dementia is a deterioration of cognitive ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. The first big symptoms of Alzheimer’s are memory loss accompanied by emotional apathy. These symptoms have been dismissed in the past as senility and […]
Bacillus cereus | Unknown Lab Report, Microbiology
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Rebecca Lashley Microbiology Spring 2013 INTRODUCTION Being able to properly identify a microorganism is quite important for many reasons. It helps determine what illness a person can have and how to cure it. It can help form proper antibiotics and even new antibiotics. Proper identification of certain bacteria is needed for […]
Staphylococcus aureus | Microbiology Unknown Lab Report
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Unknown Number 103 (Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae) Michelle Gudorp General Microbiology Spring 2013 INTRODUCTION It is important to understand why a person would want to identify between different bacteria. In order for an individual to receive treatment for a certain bacterium, this bacterium must first be identified. This is done […]