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What is progressive destruction of cells due to disease or aging?
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What is the genetic theory of aging?
Human cells maintain their own seed of destruction at the chromosome level.
What is progressive multifocal lukoencephalopathy?
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease caused by opportunistic infection of brain cells
What does infectious polyneuritis do?
The disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells. It causes progressive muscle weakness and paralysis
What type of condition is Familial Alzheimer's disease?
autosomal dominant, comprising 5-10% of all Alzheimer's disease cases (a brain disease in which death of nerve cells leads to progressive dementia).
What does Guillain-Barre syndrome do?
The disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells. It causes progressive muscle weakness and paralysis
What is LAS disease?
ALS, often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death.
What is als diseas?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
Is parkinsons disease hereditory?
There is still some question about that. People who develop Parkinson's are 6% more likely to come from a family that has at least one member with the disease. Those that come with families with no family members with the disease have a 2% chance of contracting the disease.
How does vitamin e prevent aging?
Vitamin E is an antioxident & slows the aging of cells
What is progressive supranuclear palsy?
a rare disease that gradually destroys nerve cells in the parts of the brain that control eye movements, breathing, and muscle coordination.
What causes the destruction of red blood cells?
hemophagia
What happens to muscle cells in aging?
When a human being is aging, their muscle cells also tend to age. Because of this, the muscle cells become weaker and the body is more prone to injury.
