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• Muscular Dystrophy: Types and Designed Proteins for Treatment

  Proteins, which sum up to 42% of the total dry weight in our body, play an important role as part of the red blood cells and as collagen. This is mainly responsible for holding our body parts together. Moreover, proteins also work together to activate an enzyme and turn on a gene. Muscles, on the...

• The Benefits of Writing About Your Health

  When you or a loved one receive a negative health diagnosis, it literally turns your world upside down.  What you thought was important- now isn’t, who you thought you could lean on you- realized you could can’t; and you begin to feel stuck in a never ending cycle of doctors appointment, test...

• Sniff Tests May Provide Early Testing for Alzheimer’s

  Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease which can start a decade before symptoms allow for an easy diagnosis. While genetic factors and other risks can be examined to determine whether or not an individual is at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s, so far there is no good way to...

• Staying Active with Parkinson's Disease

  Parkinson’s disease is a neuromuscular degenerative disorder that robs those afflicted of their motor functions over time. The disease is generally slow moving, but studies have shown that persons with Parkinson's that were active before their diagnosis and continue to be so afterwards, seem to...

• Rheumatoid Arthritis and Mental Health

  Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common autoimmune diseases that affects people today. While the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis means that more individuals suffer from this chronic condition and impact it has on their lives, there’s an upside too. Because rheumatoid arthritis is among...