Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis Essays

  • Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA)

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    Congenital Insensitivity to Anhidrosis (or CIPA) is a rare genetic disease with the characteristics of not being able to feel any pain or temperature, and little or no sweating. It is inherited by an autosomal recessive pattern, meaning that both parents have a mutated NTRK1 gene, but they do not show any symptoms of CIPA. The damaged NTRK1gene produces proteins that cannot transmit signals. Since the neurons do not get any signals from the proteins, they perform apoptosis. Apoptosis is a process

  • Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA)

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    eye and discomfort to the joints can easily be noticed and fixed because of nerves. For a very small percentage of the population though this is not the case. Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) is a rare disease that causes the infected to have no reaction to pain and in most cases, lose sense of smell as well. Congenital Analgesia is a rare condition that prevents people from experiencing senses due to a mutation on the NTRK1 gene is located on the long (q) arm of chromosome

  • Pain: A Gift in Disguise

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    Pain is worldwide. In every county and every city, pain is being experienced. Whether it is the pain of a stubbed toe or the pain of a massive heart attack, someone is in pain and that pain has a purpose. However, from the first experience of pain we begin to suspect that pain is no friend of ours. And as we continue to endure and be subjected to pain, we begin to loathe it. As the dislike towards pain grows, we Americans give up on bearing and conquering pain. Our medicine cabinets have become filled

  • Pain: HOW DOES IT WORK

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    sharpshooters to take out targets from afar and getting shot hurts a lot. Pain and snipers are like first cousins with a love hate relationship. Pain is a thing that everyone feels and it isn't something that people look forward to. Burns, bruises, cut, and broken bones are a few examples out of the many that cause pain to people. Your brain, the control center of your body and it obviously has to receive the pain signal for you to feel it. Pain that can be caused by many different things that aren't pleasant

  • Superman: The Physics Screw-up Superhero

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    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! In 1938, Action Comics #1, released the first Superman comic to the public. Superman, also known as Kal El, has shown many different powers since his first debut in 1938. This paper will discuss various topics about four of his major powers and explain why they are all impossible for anyone to achieve in real life. Superman’s four major powers that will be discussed in this paper are X-ray vision, being able to fly, super strength, and invulnerability.