Category: Biology

Nutrition for Life

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Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the course text, Nutrition for Life.
Think about the foods you eat and the different organic compounds from this week’s resources that may be present in those foods. Many people look at the label for information, but what about food without a nutrition label? Do you always know what is in your food? How can knowing what is in the food you eat change what you eat?
For this Assignment, you will complete an interactive Virtual Lab experience to discover the various component nutrients found in common food items. Click on the link to access and complete the lab activity
Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the course text, Nutrition for Life.

Think about the foods you eat and the different organic compounds from this week’s resources that may be present in those foods. Many people look at the label for information, but what about food without a nutrition label? Do you always know what is in your food? How can knowing what is in the food you eat change what you eat?

Nutrition for Life

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the course text, Nutrition for Life.
Think about the foods you eat and the different organic compounds from this week’s resources that may be present in those foods. Many people look at the label for information, but what about food without a nutrition label? Do you always know what is in your food? How can knowing what is in the food you eat change what you eat?
For this Assignment, you will complete an interactive Virtual Lab experience to discover the various component nutrients found in common food items. Click on the link to access and complete the lab activity
Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the course text, Nutrition for Life.

Think about the foods you eat and the different organic compounds from this week’s resources that may be present in those foods. Many people look at the label for information, but what about food without a nutrition label? Do you always know what is in your food? How can knowing what is in the food you eat change what you eat?

Stress-Related Disorders

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Everyone experiences stress, and it can be caused by positive or negative events. Depending on how an individual experiences and interprets stress, certain biological and biochemical changes occur in the brain and body. In this assignment, you research and analyze these effects of stress.

that you work as an assistant to a psychologist. Given the predicted long-term consequences of stress from the recent pandemic, you have been assisting with research on the effects of stress on mental health and behavior, as well as ways to manage stress. Now, you have been asked to present your research findings to your local mental health center staff.

this week’s learning activities and the University Library to research how stress impacts biological and biochemical aspects of an individual’s behavior.

Describe the biological effects of stress.
Describe the biochemical effects of stress.
Explain how the effects of stress impact behavior.
Identify times when you were vulnerable to stress and other times when you demonstrated resilience. Describe why your experience with stress was different in these situations.
Describe 2–3 evidence-based stress management strategies.
Describe the biological effects of stress.
Describe the biochemical effects of stress.
Explain how the effects of stress impact behavior.
Identify times when you were vulnerable to stress and other times when you demonstrated resilience. Describe why your experience with stress was different in these situations.
Describe 2–3 evidence-based stress management strategies.

The use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)

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You are to write a paper examining a topic regarding pharmacology research. The research may be basic science, translational, clinical, or a combination. Your paper should include references to empirical data and should not simply be a review of current clinical use, mechanism of action, or past history of a drug or class of drugs. You MUST write on one of the paper topics below and you may not write on the same topic twice.
Your goal is to demonstrate that you have a working understanding of the pharmacological information presented in this course and that you are able to apply that understanding to new material.
Success in communicating scientific knowledge is dependent on not only the quality of the scientific content, but also your ability to coherently put your thoughts into words and the technical aspects of spelling and grammar. With this in mind, your grade will be based on all of these aspects. With that said, scientific writing should be succinct and to the point. It should not be flowery and verbose. Your goal is to make sure your writing style does not detract from the effectiveness of the paper. Write something that conveys your message, doesn’t have obvious grammatical mistakes, doesn’t have typos, and isn’t overtly clunky, and you should receive full points for your writing style.
Allowed Topics
Discuss the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)
Discuss the development and use of SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulators) for the treatment of osteoporosis
Discuss the mechanism of action and use of drugs for the treatment of hyperthyroidism

Discuss the mechanism of action and use of hormonal contraceptives for birth control

The use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

You are to write a paper examining a topic regarding pharmacology research. The research may be basic science, translational, clinical, or a combination. Your paper should include references to empirical data and should not simply be a review of current clinical use, mechanism of action, or past history of a drug or class of drugs. You MUST write on one of the paper topics below and you may not write on the same topic twice.
Your goal is to demonstrate that you have a working understanding of the pharmacological information presented in this course and that you are able to apply that understanding to new material.
Success in communicating scientific knowledge is dependent on not only the quality of the scientific content, but also your ability to coherently put your thoughts into words and the technical aspects of spelling and grammar. With this in mind, your grade will be based on all of these aspects. With that said, scientific writing should be succinct and to the point. It should not be flowery and verbose. Your goal is to make sure your writing style does not detract from the effectiveness of the paper. Write something that conveys your message, doesn’t have obvious grammatical mistakes, doesn’t have typos, and isn’t overtly clunky, and you should receive full points for your writing style.
Allowed Topics
Discuss the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)
Discuss the development and use of SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulators) for the treatment of osteoporosis
Discuss the mechanism of action and use of drugs for the treatment of hyperthyroidism

Discuss the mechanism of action and use of hormonal contraceptives for birth control

“Cystic Fibrosis”

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Using “Cystic Fibrosis” as the topic, please follow the instructions here:

Functional Genomics Research Assignments:
Genetics and the Pathophysiological Basis of Disease
Welcome to the Functional Genomics Research Assignments. In this activity, you will explore Physiology and Functional Genomics as it relates to human disease.
Objectives:
1) Learn to use literature searches.
2) Understand the complexity and physiological basis of diseases of genetic origin.
3) Explore and understand accepted treatment options.

Procedure:
For each disease, you will write a short paper (no more than 1000 words total) addressing each of the following:
1) What is the genetic basis of the disease?
2) What is the molecular basis of the disease? (what is abnormal at the cellular, biochemical, or molecular level?)
3) What are the physiologic implications of the disease? (what is abnormal about the physiology of people with this disease?)
4) What are the treatment options?

Each of these questions can be addressed sufficiently in one paragraph (250 words or less for each question).

“Cystic Fibrosis”

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Using “Cystic Fibrosis” as the topic, please follow the instructions here:

Functional Genomics Research Assignments:
Genetics and the Pathophysiological Basis of Disease
Welcome to the Functional Genomics Research Assignments. In this activity, you will explore Physiology and Functional Genomics as it relates to human disease.
Objectives:
1) Learn to use literature searches.
2) Understand the complexity and physiological basis of diseases of genetic origin.
3) Explore and understand accepted treatment options.

Procedure:
For each disease, you will write a short paper (no more than 1000 words total) addressing each of the following:
1) What is the genetic basis of the disease?
2) What is the molecular basis of the disease? (what is abnormal at the cellular, biochemical, or molecular level?)
3) What are the physiologic implications of the disease? (what is abnormal about the physiology of people with this disease?)
4) What are the treatment options?

Each of these questions can be addressed sufficiently in one paragraph (250 words or less for each question).

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes

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Explain how the factor you selected might influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from the case study you were assigned.
Describe how changes in the processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples.
Explain how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan and explain why you would make these recommended improvements.

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes

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Explain how the factor you selected might influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from the case study you were assigned.
Describe how changes in the processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples.
Explain how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan and explain why you would make these recommended improvements.

Mental health disorders.

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Respond to your classmates’ postings by asking probing questions to your peers in
the responses about the major challenges and solutions proposed. A minimum of 200
words
DISCUSSION 1 (Ronda)
There have always been stigmas surrounding mental health disorders. The biggest
contributor to these stigmas is the lack of education about mental illness and the
refusal of some to accept new information about mental illnesses. Those who have
mental illness go through disparities in education, health care, and employment
outcomes, and the disparities are caused by the stigmas associated with mental
illness (Cummings, Lucas, & Druss, 2013). Stigmas are felt by more than just
individuals with mental illnesses. Stigma can be experienced and exhibited by
families, societies, communities, and individuals (Hinshaw, 2009).
Recent national legislation and/or policy efforts have helped by providing expanded
overtime protections for individuals with mental illnesses and differential protections
for separate subgroups (Cummings, Lucas, & Druss, 2013). To reduce these stigmas in
the future, age-appropriate mental illness education could be added to school
curriculums. Maybe if we teach children early, their generation will be more
accepting. As a human service worker, staying up to date with available resources,
staying in touch with those providing the resources, and staying in contact with
clients will ensure that those who need such services will have access to them.
Unique needs needed by clients could include intervention, special communication,
home visits, and more