Nervous System
This gene is what they look for when testing for dementia.
APOE4
What is the purpose of the pupil?
Control Light
What is the name of a mass on a prostate that is not cancerous?
BPH- Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
The industry is now focusing on what type of illnesses?
Chronic
The nervous system is made of 2 systems. What are they and what do they contain?
Peripheral- Cranial Nerves and spinal nerves
Central- Brain and spinal chord
What is glaucoma and how do you fix it?
Lack of aqueous humor drainage leading to mor pressure. Solution is draining it (ouch) or eye drops (scary)
What is the biggest concern with senior sexuality?
STDs
What is Phase 2 of clinical trials?
This phase had 100-500 people and mainly focuses on efficacy.
Draw and label a neuron
I cant put a picture so sorry
Compare and contrast the 2 types of deafness. (What are their names?)
Conductive- Typically a blockage of earwax or ossified bone, hearing aids can assist
Nerve- Trouble with your nervous system so aids do not work
What are the pros and cons of ERT?
Pros- Decreased sypmtoms of menopause
Cons- Harsh breast cancer, bleeding, heart attack, stroke, bloating
What are the different types of drugs and how do they work?
Biologics are more natural proteins that are used to create drugs that your body will have a higher tolerance for. Pharmaceuticals are less natural drugs that your body needs more time to adapt to. For this reasons biologics are more frequently produced.
Compare and contrast the 2 different types of strokes. (Also provide a name for them)
Hemorrhagic- Brain Bleed (less common)
Ischemic- Blood clot in brain (most strokes)
Why is sleep disruption an issue (biologically)?
This is an issue because it causes the glymphatic system to not kick in. This means that cellular grabage or waste will still remain in our systems (I bet you thought the cellular garbage theory was gone for good)
Define Andropause
What are cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals?
cosmeceuticals- cosmetics meets pharma. ex. anti-aging cream
Nutraceuticals- Food as medicine. ex. dietary supplements
NEITHER ARE REGULATED BY FDA
What causes parkinsons?
Lack of dopamine. With less dopamine being produced, it never properly allows for the muscular system to be told to stop contracting muscles in a timely manner which means that moter movement will become limited.
How does light effect sleep?
Light effects sleep because it effects chemicals that are released. Blue light releases melatonin (the thing that says we are tired) while yellow light releases cortisol (what tells us to wake up. This is why screen time and yellowing of eyes can mess us up.
We talked about 2 major cancers in this unit. What are they? (Describe them)
Breast cancer- sometimes caused by an increase/inbalance of horomones. This is often overdiagnosed as well
Prostate cancer- Early symptoms are urination issues. Easy to detect. Also overdiagnosed.
What is precision medicine?
This is the movemnet for medicine to focus more on individual cases of illness. This would let them be hyperspecific with treatment, but would be extremely costly.