October Sky

In class last week we watched the 1999 movie "October Sky". This movie was a very cool it was about a boy and his friends who built rockets and wanted to make one that actually works and will get them to win the science fair. Nobody in there town never made it out of there so it was Homer's dream to make it out of there and work with rockets as an adult. I really enjoyed watching this movie it was very intricate. I look forward to watching another video, preferably "The Magic School bus".

Blogging About down syndrome

I recently wrote about ALD disease but now I'm blogging about a blog. That blog is about Down syndrome. Discovered in 1959 Down syndrome is a disease that people deal with everyday. The symptoms of that disease is low growth, weak muscles, short wide neck with excess fat and skin, stocky short arms and legs, a single crease across the center of the palm, a nasal bridge that looks pushed up, mental retardation and heart defects. One in seven-hundred-forty newborns would have this disease which shows its not uncommon. 85% of infants survive one year 50% of that can live up to the age of 50 and over. In order to come up with a cure we first must know what causes it.

Understanding Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)

Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited disorder that leads to progressive adrenal failure and brain damage. This disease/disorder was discovered in 1993. The symptoms of this disorder/disease is: seizures, degeneration of visual and auditory function, ataxia, Addison's disease progressive stiffness and neurological abilities. Approximately 1 in 20,000 boys are diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy. The treatments for this disease is dietary treatments but there is currently no cure. This disease is not common in the united states or the world due to to the fact its a rare disease. Approximately 1 in 20,000 boys are diagnosed with ALD. Clinical trials are currently in progress to see if the proposed treatments were successful. Death occurs within one to ten years of presentation of symptoms. In summation Adrenoleukodystrophy is a hard painful disease to live with it is a rare and hard to understand disease that some people suffer from every day.