Homeostasis
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- The Importance of Hormones in Glucose HomeostasisDiabetes, commonly treated with insulin, is a widespread ailment for many people, but insulin treatment only provides one of the compounds used in glucose homeostasis. This article discusses the importance of several hormones in glucose homeostasis.
Understanding OsmoregulationOsmoregulation is an important part of the body's ability to maintain homeostasis through the body's ability to recognize dehydration and waterlogging.
Homeostasis: Positive & Negative FeedbackPositive and negative feedback are often misunderstood when related to the human body. Both are critical to the proper functioning and regulation of the human body and each serves it's own unique purpose.- Understanding the Connection Between the Body and HomeostasisHomeostasis is a condition that the body strives to maintain all the time.
Breaking of Homeostasis with Unexpected ConsequencesWhen it comes to maintain homeostasis, people do not easily believe that 1) even too much good things can be harmful, and 2) there can be completely unexpected consequences.
Essence of Many Diseases: HomeostasisDespite the large number of different diseases that prevail in mankind, a large portion of them are due to the body's inability to maintain homeostasis. This article explains the importance of homeostasis.- The Properties of Life - Part 4Here, we'll discuss the fourth property of life: response to a stimulus (anything that makes an organism react). The stimulus can either be an internal (pain, nutrient levels, etc.) or an external condition (temperature, environmental changes, etc.).
- The Properties of Life - Part 3This article will address the property of life called homeostasis. "Homeo-what!?" Homeostasis is the "state of balance" that all living organisms endeavor to maintain. Breaking down the word we see it means "same" (-homeo) "state" (-stasis).
- Homeostasis Related to the Digestive and Nervous SystemsAs a person with Wilson's Disease, I wanted to discuss the nervous and digestive system and how it is effected by this disease.
- Homeostasis: An Overview of the Nutrients and Transport FunctionsThis informative and interesting article delves into the process of homeostasis in the body through the lens of nutrition and transport.
- Leptin & Role of Caloric Homeostasis in Weight Loss SuccessFor women trying to lose weight, it is important to understand what caloric homeostasis is and how leptin plays a role.
- Energy Homeostasis & Aging ParentsUnderstanding how body energy homeostasis may be a health complication in the elderly.
- Homeostasis and the Factors Affecting ItAn explanation of homeostasis and the factors that affect our body's ability to maintain it.
- Trying to Change in the FamilyChange is easy to talk about but difficult to achieve, sometimes especially within the family.
The Peril of Reperfusion InjuryMyocardial ischemia is a devastating disease that affects the blood flow to the heart. Unfortunately, there is a possibility of another disease following the survival of myocardial ischemia to the patients: reperfusion injury.
The Characteristics of Living ThingsLiving things are all around us in the world. Sometimes, recognizing a living thing from a non-living thing isn't the most straight-forward task. Understanding the characteristics of life will help you classify the things around you.
How Exercise Prevents Stress and Improves HealthExplains what stress is, how stress affects the body and how exercise can prevent the negative effects of stress. Describes the relationship between stress, the body and health.- What is Truth?Questioning what truth is and where it is in society.
- Homeostasis and Diseases of CivilizationHow hormonal imbalance can, in the long term, cause the most common American "diseases".
