Intro Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, also known as “tooth in eye surgery” is one of the most amazing and innovative procedures ever to be effectively performed. The eyes and eyesight are arguably the most imperative to us out of all the five senses, yet eyesight is one of the senses that is most commonly taken away from patients.Continue reading “Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis”
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Cranitomies
Definition Craniotomy: The surgical removal of part of the skull (skull flap) in order to gain access to the brain. Intro A craniotomy is done whenever a surgeon needs to gain access to the brain, and this can be done for a number of reasons (see “Use-case” section), and the removal of the part ofContinue reading “Cranitomies”
Rotationplasty – An overview
What is rotationplasty? Rotationplasty is a procedure used to treat cancerous tumors that appear on the femur or tibia bone in a patient. The procedure involves removing the affected bones and knee joint, turning the ankle joint 180 degrees, and attaching it to where the knee would normally be. Why is the procedure performed? ThisContinue reading “Rotationplasty – An overview”
Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a genetic disease found in older individuals, and is one of the most common genetic diseases. Statistics Approximately one percent of all Americans over the age of 60 have been diagnosed with PD. This equates to about 60,000 total Americans living with PD, and over 10 million worldwide. According to http://www.parkinson.org,Continue reading “Parkinson’s”
Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is a Multifactorial inheritance gene, meaning that it was caused by a variety of factors including environmental and genetic ones. It is the number one cause of dementia in the United States and other places in the world, meaning memory loss is to be expected when developing Alzheimer’s. Although Alzheimer’s is chronic,Continue reading “Alzheimer’s”
A very brief summary of the genetics of height
Tejas Y Height is often the first thing that comes to mind when people think of inheritance or genetics. Whether it be basketball players or rowers, height is one of our defining characteristics, and here is a bit more on how it works. On average ones height is in between the average of their parentsContinue reading “A very brief summary of the genetics of height”
A Brief Summary of Down Syndrome
Down syndrome, also called Trisomy21 is a genetic disorder that occurs approximately in one in 700 infants. For most of modern history, Down syndrome has been mentioned in art, literature, and history. In the late 19th century however, John Down published a paper on the specifics of down syndrome, and the syndrome was eventually named after him. Down syndrome occurs when the 21nd chromosomeContinue reading “A Brief Summary of Down Syndrome”
Genetics of the ear
Genetics of Hearing Tejas Yerramilli Another one of our five senses, hearing is a complex tool that has allowed us to interact with one another through speech and music. Without hearing, homo sapiens would have gone extinct long ago due to predators. Supposing we did get past predators without hearing, however unlikely, humans would have still met their demise relativelyContinue reading “Genetics of the ear”
Genetics of the Eye
Unraveling the eye Tejas Yerramilli A study into the genetic and physical makeup of the eye Color The eye is our window into the world, and here is what is going on behind it. Let us start with complete dominance. Say that one parent has blue (recessive) eyes, and another has brown (dominant) eyes. When we cross both heterozygotes, we get a Punnett square that looks like this: The brown allele isContinue reading “Genetics of the Eye”
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