9 Things You Must Know About Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy by Emily Mulchek
Benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. The prostate gland is a gland in the male body that provides milky secretions for the sperm to swim in. The urethra also runs through the prostate gland. When a male suffers from BPH the urethra that is inside the prostate gland […]
How to Write a Microbiology Unknown Paper | Lab Report
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Unknown Number 118 – Gram Positive Alternate Number 1 – Gram Negative Susan Berberich Biology 203 – Microbiology Fall/2013 Introduction: It has been estimated that there are 5 nonillion or 5 x 1030 bacteria on earth today. (1) Identification is key to know exactly how a particular bacteria should be treated or […]
How to Identify Enterobacter aerogenes | Microbiology Unknown Report
UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Mandakini Patel 12/03/2013 Microbiology Fall 2013 INTRODUCTION There are many practical and theoretical applications for identifying unknown bacteria. It is very important for the physicians to know what bacteria cause diseases so that they are able to prescribe a narrow spectrum antibiotic, rather than prescribing a broad spectrum antibiotic. Sometimes trying to […]
What is Williams Syndrome by Christina Steger
Williams Syndrome (also known as Williams-Beuren Syndrome) is a rare genetic disorder that affects about one in 7,500-20,000 individuals. It is known as an autosomal dominant condition in which there is a deletion of genetic material from a specific region of chromosome 7. Those affected by Williams Syndrome are known to generally have distinct facial […]
What is Tourette Syndrome by Caroline Coley
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a disorder that I have come to understand through a childhood shared with my brother who was diagnosed at 11 with this disorder. This became a shared experience as my family learned about my brother’s disorder and how we could help him cope. It was not an easy childhood, however, as […]
Example of Unknown Lab Report, Microbiology
MICROBIOLOGY UNKNOWN LAB REPORT Unknown Number 109 and Alternative #4 Rebecca Blackmon April 30th, 2013 General Microbiology I: BIO 203 604 Spring 2013 INTRODUCTION: The way bacteria function and flourish is important, especially for people entering the Healthcare field, because it allows people to have a better understanding on how to work with or […]
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 […]
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 […]