Organelles and disease project
Kuvakäsikirjoitus Teksti
- Golgi Apparatus
- Function: refines, packages, and also delivers proteins synthesized through the rough ER
- ADAlzheimer syndromeAlzheimer's disease is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. In 1906, Dr. Alzheimer noticed changes in the brain tissue of a woman who had died of an unusual mental illness
- Alzheimers
- Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. It is an autosomal dominant pattern, which means one copy of an altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder.
- Difficulty remembering newly learned information, mood and behavior changes, etc. The effects can lead to someone not paying their bills or someone keeps repeating the same question over and over again, and just their overall daily behavior changes.
- Doctor's identify if a person has Alzheimer's by running a conduct test. magnetic resonance imaging with imaging (MRI)computed tomography (CT)
- On average people live between 3 and 11 years after the diagnosis but some live up to 20 years or more.
- It can be very stressful and overwhelming for the family.
- They are confused and lost a lot. They also do the same things over and over.
- Current treatments: Razadyne® (galantamine) Exelon® (rivastigmine)Aricept® (donepezil)Past treatments: Tacrine
- University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease Center. They are studying diagnostic possibilities of brain imaging.
- Responsible for transporting, modifying and packaging proteins and lipids into delivery targeted destinations.
- Citations: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-alzheimers-diseasehttps://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimershttps://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/alzheimer-diseasehttp://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/html/10.11648.j.sjcm.20170601.11.htmlhttp://tech.snmjournals.org/content/46/4/335.fullhttps://www.alzheimers.net/alzheimers-dementia-research-centers-organizations/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/in-depth/alzheimers/art-20048075
- Thank You! Paige Downing
Yli 30 miljoonaa kuvakäsikirjoitusta luotu