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Full Issue: Volume 2, Number 1 Spring 2009
Full Issue: Volume 2, Number 1 Spring 2009
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
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Biofilms In Medicine, Marshall Gelbman
Biofilms In Medicine, Marshall Gelbman
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
In 1862 Louis Pasteur introduced the “Germ Theory of Disease.” Subsequently the study of microbiology has flourished greatly and its medical significance has continuously grown. Many microbial organisms implicated in disease have been identified and studies. A general science of medical bacteriology has been determined and is widely taught. Such study has been largely based upon the activity of individual free-swimming (planktonic) cells and colonies that they form. However, microorganisms often form communities called biofilms which can have properties that very different from their planktonic predecessors. Biofilms are mucoid aggregates of microorganisms which tend to grow on surfaces exposed to …
Botulinum Toxin, David Moshayev
Botulinum Toxin, David Moshayev
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Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Although botulinum toxin is the cause of the disease botulism and can be used in a terrorist attack, there are also many other uses for botulinum toxin. Botox, a derivative of botulinum toxin, is used for cosmetic purposes. Botulinum toxin is also used in medicines to control certain conditions marked by involuntary muscle contractions. The objective of this paper is to present a strong review of botulinum toxin so that one can see all the good and bad that is botulinum.
Bisphosphonates And Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw, Chaya Leah Katz
Bisphosphonates And Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw, Chaya Leah Katz
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Bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) is a condition which, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), adversely affects between .8-12percent of the population, a small yet significant amount of adults. Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) is characterized by the death of bone and suffering patients present with either a non-healing extraction socket or an exposed jawbone. In general, afflicted patients have been treated with a class of drugs known as the Bisphosphonates (BP). Bisphosphonates were originally developed in order to treat and manage many metastatic diseases of the bone and stabilize bone loss caused by …
Gestational Diabetes And Its Effects On The Fetus, Todd Pollack
Gestational Diabetes And Its Effects On The Fetus, Todd Pollack
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Although the common effects of gestational diabetes on the fetus are known, the outcome of a diabetic gestation is ambiguous. There is concern for complications in the fetus at delivery due to enlarged size of the fetus, as well as concerns for birth defects, fetal distress, diabetes and obesity. Yet, although there is a correlation in the previous disorders and gestational diabetes, many of the mechanisms that cause these complications are unknown. By studying the pathology of gestational diabetes, researchers have learnt that the placenta controls fetal growth and provides a great deal of protection for the fetus. Therefore, many …
The History Of Thalidomide, Ilana Fakherian
The History Of Thalidomide, Ilana Fakherian
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Thalidomide, introduced in Germany in 1954, was a drug that was initially prescribed for its sedative properties. In the late 1950s, thalidomide was widely used by women as an antiemetic drug to alleviate the nausea and vomiting (morning sickness) common in the early stages of pregnancy and to help them sleep. Thalidomide gained notoriety in 1961 when it was found to cause severe malformations in the growing fetus, such as stunted development or the complete absence of limbs. More over, later studies revealed that thalidomide generates peripheral neuropathy, dizziness, constipation, and menstruation abnormalities. However, at the time, inadequate tests were …
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids), David Fleischmann
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids), David Fleischmann
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal syndrome that affects normally healthy individuals who have acquired an immune system deficiency. AIDS is acquired via a viral agent that attacks the immune system of healthy individuals and eventually erodes it, leading to the onset of a collection of deadly diseases. There are many diseases associated with AIDS, although many of them occur only when an individual has full-blown AIDS. Until then, an infected individual faces several different stages of disease.
Bacterial Toxins And Bioterrorism, Nehama Prus
Bacterial Toxins And Bioterrorism, Nehama Prus
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Bacterial toxins are some of the most potent substances known to man. Bacterial toxins are microbial poisons that profoundly affect the establishment and course of disease, because a single toxin can greatly increase the virulence of an organism (Alcamo, 1994). Organisms have the ability to attach to and colonize mucosal surfaces in the body, eventually invading deeper tissues. However, their ability to cause human disease is often determined by their ability to form and excrete microbial toxins (Murray, 1994). Many emerging and reemerging bacterial pathogens synthesize toxins that serve as primary virulence factors (Schmitt et al, 1999).
Acetaminophen Toxicity To The Liver, Sara Miriam Flaum
Acetaminophen Toxicity To The Liver, Sara Miriam Flaum
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Acetaminophen is a drug commonly used in America. Acetaminophen is an excellent antipyretic and has good analgesic effects, especially for a nonprescription drug. However, unlike other nonprescription drugs in this category, it can have significant liver toxicity. This paper discusses the potential for liver toxicity, and presents information on how acetaminophen affects specific proteins in the liver (P450). For example, not only can it inhibit drug metabolism via acting as an alternative (competitive) substrate for proteins that are responsible for drug metabolism, it can also paradoxically increase drug metabolism by increasing these proteins (induction of P450). The literature reviewed and …
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Sara Miriam Flaum
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Sara Miriam Flaum
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Is the use of alcohol in the present time common and socially accepted? In society at large, bars are widespread and frequently visited by the populace. Social clubs, arenas where young people gather on weekends and meet new friends, are usually centered around the presence of alcohol. Business deals cemented over lunch or dinner are commonly accompanied by alcoholic beverages. Advertisements, whether on radio, television, or billboards, give testimony as to how the consumption of a particular alcoholic beverage with a meal would enhance the meal. There is no Super Bowl Game that is not associated with multiple prominent beer …
The Shedding Of Deciduous Teeth, Asher Diamond
The Shedding Of Deciduous Teeth, Asher Diamond
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Humans are diphyodont. They develop two sets of teeth during their lives. The deciduous (baby) teeth begin to emerge when a baby is approximately six or seven months old. At about the age of six these teeth begin to fall out, or undergo shedding. They are replaced by the permanent successors. This process of shedding of the deciduous teeth and replacement by the permanent teeth is called exfoliation. Certain teeth are shed earlier than others. How this process happens has been the focus of many studies.
Use Of Intracoronary Stents In The Treatment Of Coronary Heart Disease, Rachel Musheyeva
Use Of Intracoronary Stents In The Treatment Of Coronary Heart Disease, Rachel Musheyeva
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for about one-third of all deaths in subjects over age 35. This rate is higher in men than in women and blacks compared to whites. Prior to age 35, men have a three times higher rate of incidence of CHD than women. Coronary mortality among the Hispanic population is not as high as among blacks and whites.
Full Issue: Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2007
Full Issue: Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2007
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
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