Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Lou Gehrig’s Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Lou Gehrig’s disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – a devastating neuromuscular disease that strikes adults in the prime of life – has puzzled physicians since it was first described in medical literature more than 100 years ago. ALS was made famous by baseball legend Lou Gehrig – but anyon

Prostate Cancer Moiz Bhinderwala Class A, Mr. Haight What is cancer of the prostate' Cancer of the prostate, a common form of cancer, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the prostate. The prostate is one of the male sex glands and is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate is about the size of a walnut. It surrounds part of the uret

Endocrine Organs 1. 3 Endocrine organs, describe their role. a. Thymus gland and thymosins/thymopoetins: transforms lymphocytes into T cells, which identify and destroy infected body cells. Hormones stimulate differentiation and development of T cells. These in turn stimulate other immune cells such as leukocytes. b. Adipose tissue and leptin: leptin is synthesized and releas

Frog Pond Summary Althea is a 13-year-old girl who lives in a little isolated society far away from the problems of the big cities. She is a member of an exclusive gathering of people, who have fled from the dictatorship that rules the cities with an iron hand. When Althea one bright morning was down by the pond, doing a little frogging she meets a nervous person called Stan. Judging by

Keloid Scars Keloid scars are raised blister- or pimple-like formations of scar tissue which form in or around a piercing. Keloids may be red, itchy, and inflamed, or they may appear as if some skin from inside the piercing has been pulled out. Keloids seem to occur most frequently in navel piercings, and it may be assumed that the continual movement of the piercing by movement and cloth

Masterful Machine Sometime in the future man will create the ultimate computer. A computer so powerful it can create life, manipulate what it creates, and then destroy it. A machine that has the ability, to not only solve the most complicated mathematical functions, but to create new formulas and equations. Would it be possible to for such a machine to grow, and not only adapt to

Aids AIDS is a life and death issue. To have the AIDS disease is at present a sentence of slow but inevitable death. I've already lost one friend to AIDS. I may soon lose others. My own sexual behavior and that of many of my friends has been profoundly altered by it. There currently is neither a cure, nor even an effective treatment, and no vaccine either. But there are things that have

Physiology Of Bones Bones are hard substances that form the framework, give shape, support, and protect the vital organs of the human body. Bones are classified easiest by shape. There are the long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular, and the sesamoid. Long bones typically make up the limbs. They consist of a central, usually hollow, tubular region, and the diaphysis, which

Walking Sticks There are nearly 3 000 species of walking sticks in the world all of which feed exclusively on vegetation. Walking Sticks are insects and belong to the Orthoptera order. This order includes grasshoppers, crickets, praying mantises, and cockroaches. Walking sticks are suborder phasmatodea, family phasmatidea . Many walking sticks are parthenogenetic which means the populat

Veterinarians EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MacLand Veterinarian, a privately owned animal hospital serving the Cobb area, has considered posting a website to, among many reasons, enhance customer satisfaction and convenience. Our group has researched several pertinent areas, with significant concentration on e- commerce as it relates to organizations similar to Mac Land. We are convinced that

Animal Report The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) What does the black bear look like' This bear comes in many types of colors such as brown, black, gold, and even white. They have a brown muzzle, white chest which is very uncommon and their skin is light gray. They have a heavy body, a short tail, rounded ea

Animal Research Most of us in this room have probably not suffered from a debilitating illness or a life-threatening disease. But maybe you know of someone who has. Has either of your parents or grandparents been diagnosed with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or some other illness' Has someone you know had surgery, chemotherapy, or a drug treatment' Both of my grandmothers died from

Animal Research Issue of Fact and Value Clash RESOLVED: THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STOP ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION SEEING AS HOW ANIMAL TESTING IS INHUMANE AND IMMORAL. INTRODUCTION: Animal Cruelty One of the touchiest aspects of our relationship with animals is the use of animals in laboratory sciences. Some manufactures of cosmetics and household products still conduct painful and us

Animal Rights For the past 20 years, there has a been an on going heated debate on whether experiments on animals for the benefit of medical and scientific research is ethical. Whether it is or isn't, most people believe that some form of cost-benefit test should be performed to determine if the action is right. The costs include: animal pain, distress and death where the benefits in

Animal Rights Affirmative Action Essay written by Ysojourner@aol.com Affirmative action works. There are thousands of examples of situations where people of color, white women, and working class women and men of all races who were previously excluded from jobs or educational opportunities, or were denied opportunities once admitted, have gained access through affirmative action. When t

Animal Rights Cruelty of Animal Testing Every year, millions of animals suffer and die in painful tests to determine the safety of cosmetics and other products. Substances such as eye shadow and soap are tested on rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, dogs, and other animals, despite the fact that the test results don’t help prevent or treat human illness or injury. People often fai

Animal Rights Terrorism Animal Rights Terrorism Animals all across the worlds are terrorized day after day, whether it’s for the use of cheap food, safe medicines or the making of a new product. The opinions of many people think that the use of animals for medicine and product making can be decreased. Because the help of the helpless animals in the factories, farms, or laboratories wh

Animal Testing Many animal activists are disappointed with the pace at which animal testing is being reduced, refined, and especially, replaced (the "Three Rs" of the alternatives approach). Considerable progress has been made, however, in the science of alternatives and in the attitudes among toxicologists and corporate decision-makers, as well as in developing government-based mechanis

Animal Testing Traditionally, animals have been used to ensure the safety of our consumer products and drugs. Yet around the world, scientists, regulators and animal protectionists work together to develop alternatives to their use. The use of animals in the life sciences dates back to ancient Greece and the earliest medical experiments. To learn about swallowing, physicians cut open int

What To Consider When Buying A Pet What To Consider When Buying a Pet Owing a pet can be a struggle or a simple task. Depending on the type of pet you purchase, having a pet can be a wonderful experience. There are many differences when it comes to owning a cat or a dog versus some fish or birds. In actuality, a larger pet versus a smaller pet. Expenses, time, responsibility, and b

Animals First of all we need to understand what ectothermic and endothermic animals are. Animals differ in their abilities to regulate body temperature (thermoregulation). We sometimes use the terms "cold-blooded" or "warm-blooded." Most reptiles feel cold to the touch, while mammals and birds often feel warm. Somewhat more precise descriptions can be made by using the terms poikilotherm

White Tigers The Amur tiger is presently threatened with extinction in the wild. Formerly found throughout southeast Siberia from Lake Baikal to the Sea of Japan, as well as northeast China and the Korean Peninsula, its range has shrunk to such an extent that the only remaining viable population is now found in Pnmorye and southern Khabarovsk Krais in the Russian Far East. The last censu

Yellowstone Wolves Since officials began reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone in 1995, 69 years after the last were trapped out, the wolves have killed half the coyotes where the species’ ranges overlap; causing the small canines (coyotes) to scale back their territories, movements, and social groups. The Federal Wildlife Services (FWS) officials chose to speed up the process by trans

Wildlife Conservation The extinction of animals in today’s society is a large problem. Wildlife conservation programs have been working hard to save many different species from extinction. Some of these programs include The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Recourses, which keeps track of the number of species in the wilderness, and the Fish and Wildlife Servic

A Sound Defense For Animal Rights Zealots Ah, the Pandora’s box opened by the mere mention of animal experimentation. When faced with the choice of sparing an animal's life or saving a human’s, most people would choose — and for the most part, reasonably so — to save the human. But to do this time and time again, one must think that human needs are more important than non-human animals.

Apes Monkeying Around In ordinary life, animals aren’t given human like characteristics. In Planet of the Apes, by William T. Quick, the apes are personified as humans in many ways. First, the apes are able to walk on two legs. Another way they are humanized is because the apes have a well-rounded army. Lastly, the apes have feelings and sympathy. These are some of the many ways that th

All About Bees In general terms, bees are winged, flower-feeding insects that have branched body hairs. Pollen is the main protein source that bees use. They also use oils and flower nectars for energy. The bees collect pollen from different plants. Going from plant to plant they sometimes leave pollen on the plants. The pollen falls on the plants of a different species, which resul

Tiger Sharks Of Shark Bay, Australia An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Foraging Behaviour And Habitat Preference In Tiger Sharks Of Shark Bay, Australia Abstract This report is based on an experiment that investigated the relationship between prey availability and habitat selection in tiger sharks of Shark Bay, Australia. Methods of observa

Animal Behavior Animal Behavior I’ve always wondered why animal’s act the way they do, I’m sure everybody does because we’ve all grown up around animals. Certain things make them bark at you when you walk by and certain things make them bite. Animal behavior is very important to all of us. Without most household pets our mice wouldn’t be killed, the cats wouldn’t stay out of the yard

Animal Experimentation An increasing number of researchers, scientists and practitioners are questioning the use of animals in research on ethical, moral, socio-political and scientific grounds. Use of animal research data to affect change in their patients is rarely used by clinical psychologists. This is certainly a public interest issue as it involves an enormous amount of brutality.