Does Cushings Disease affect the nervous, endocrine, or immune system?

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Does Cushings Disease affect the nervous, endocrine, or immune system?
Cushing's Disease affects the endocrine system, specifically the adrenals.

Click on this site for more information:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cushings-syndrome/DS00470/DSECTION=3  (+ info)

How can understanding of the nervous system help us find ways to alleviate disease and pain?

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more medical stuff.... help
The nervous system is a network of specialized cells that coordinate the actions of an animal and send signals from one part of its body to another. These cells send signals either as electrochemical waves traveling along thin fibers called axons, or as chemicals released onto other cells. The nervous system is composed of neurons and other specialized cells called glial cells (plural form glia).

this is basically saying that the nervous system is where people feel things from like touch and pain. if we found a way to kid of cut of small bits of the nervous system for an amount of time it would lessen the pain a person would feel. this would be good for people who've just come out of operations or are feeling terrible pain for some reason. they are kind of like pain killers they stop the nervous system so you wont have to feel as much pain.

if we didnt have a nervous system we most probably wouldn't be able to feel anything. good or bad physical wise though not emotional feelings.

hope that helps.  (+ info)

Does the West Nile Virus attack the central nervous system?

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i am researching a disease that attacks the central nervous system.
Right now i am just looking for options.
I checked Wikipedia, and i could not figure out whether it attacked the central nervous system.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/clinicians/clindesc.htm

This is a great site for what you need to know. And yes...it can develop into a CNS disease in advanced states.  (+ info)

What nervous system disease is Jimmy suffering from?

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can someone help me.yes homework duo tonight!

I’m sending little Jimmy over for a stat spinal tap. He has had a fever for a couple of days, which increased to 102 degrees today. Since yesterday he’s been complaining of a headache and stiff neck. His mother said last week he had gone swimming in the pond by their barn and started feeling ill a few days later.
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Any contagious rat diseases that affect the nervous system?

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I was helping my friend take care of her rats for her science fair project. One of them definitely has something wrong with it. It seems like it can't control its muscles or walk very well; it's very twitchy and keeps tilting its head too. It has not been like this until today. None of the other rats are showing symptoms. I suppose a stroke is possible, but these rats are very young, only about three months old. I'm kind of worried about this. It didn't bite me or anything but I held it without gloves. Does anyone know of a disorder like this that could be transmitted from rats to people?
I really don't think it was poisoned, because they weren't let out of the cage and even if something poison did get put in the cage (VERY unlikely), the others in there with her would be sick too.
Rabies would be the big one but for that they'd have to be bitten by another mammal.It might have been accidentally poisoned by something. Any antifreeze around? It can cause seizures and blindness.  (+ info)

how does the nervous system work with the respiratory system? How do they work together?

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Does the respiratory system and the nervous system actually work together?
The nervous system effects every single part of your body. The nervous system consists of every nerve tissue in the body. You have nerve tissue in your fingers to tell you when something is hot or cold, in your stomach to let the brain know to send the impulses that digest food, and in your lungs to tell you when to breathe and how much air to breathe in. There are 3 respiratory centers in the brain that control the respiratory rate.

There are stretch receptors in the lungs that tell the brain that the alveoli are completely expanded and that it is time to stop breathing. Your breathing also controls the acidity of the blood. If the blood gets too acidic, the brain tells you to breathe faster to release carbon dioxide. There are also receptors that tell you when to cough, sneeze, sigh (breathe in deeper), etc.

In addition to all of that, you have smooth muscle (involntary muscle) lining the respiratory tract. The nervous system tells the smooth muscle when to contract and when to dialate in response to various stimulation. There are many, many, many stimuli that cause responses - far too many to go over here.  (+ info)

What body system does brain tumor affect besides nervous system?

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I have this project and I have to write an essay about a disorder. So I choose brain tumor. I know brain tumor affects the nervous system. I need to write what other system does it affect due to brain tumor and the damage of the nervous system? PLEASE HELP ME!!!! THANK YOU!!
It depends on where the tumor is inside the brain, and whether it's benign or malignant. If it's malignant, it will probably cause the whole body to die unless you have it removed, and even then, it's likely to return. There are many different kinds of brain tumors, and I just mentioned two large categories of brain tumors. I would recommend looking at an anatomy drawing of the brain that's labeled with the functions that each part is primarily responsible for. For example, the pre-frontal cortex is responsible for planning, decision-making, maturity, advanced self-control and emotional self-control, learning from your experience, and inhibition of risk-taking. If you damage this section of the brain, you will have problems with one or more of those things.  (+ info)

What diseases affect the male and female reproductive system?

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what are some diseases that actually affect the male and female reproductive system? i need 5.
cancer
sexually transmitted diseases
diabetes
alcoholism
high blood pressure  (+ info)

Is there a relationship between the sympathetic nervous system and extreme sickness?

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I'm not exactly sure what the sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous system is, but is there any relationship between them and extreme sickness? For example, you eat food that went bad and you feel so sick that you think you're going to die...will either of those nervous systems do anything in response?
The short answer is, yes, the sympathetic nervous system responds to rotten food.

The SNS is geared to mobilize the body's resources under stress, to induce the flight or fight response, and it's contstantly active at the basal level maintaining homeostasis. The sympathetic nerves originate inside the vertebral column toward the middle of the spinal column.

Rotten food sets it off, since the SNS aids in the control of most of our internal organs, including release of neurotransmitters (brain chemicals), dilation of pupils, gut motility and urinary output, digestion, increases renin in kidneys, increases rate and force of heart contraction, releases adrenaline into the blood, and promotes ejaculation in the penis.  (+ info)

What is the influence of music on our nervous system?

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I read on a book that music cause a negative effect on nervous system, it will reduce the ability of concentration and memory.
Blood pressure and so on... I want just your idea to confirm it or not?
Depends upon the individual and what kind of music. Classical music seems to help. Some classic rock is also beneficial. Very loud heavy metal, well studies with mice have shown that Rave conditions conbined with amphetamine type drugs can kill.  (+ info)

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