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  2. Atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations (which can destroy the gene to build up the organ), poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, excessive amount of apoptosis of cells, and disuse or lack of exercise or disease intrinsic to the tissue itself.

  3. Sarcopenia - Wikipedia

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    Sarcopenia (ICD-10-CM code M62.84 [1]) is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging and/or immobility. It is characterized by the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength. The rate of muscle loss is dependent on exercise level, co-morbidities, nutrition and other factors.

  4. Muscle atrophy - Wikipedia

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    In the elderly, this often leads to decreased biological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors known as the "frailty syndrome." [3] Loss of lean body mass is also associated with increased risk of infection, decreased immunity, and poor wound healing. The weakness that accompanies muscle atrophy leads to higher risk of falls ...

  5. Osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    Osteoporosis can affect nearly 1 in 3 women and the bone loss is the most rapid within the first 2–3 years after menopause. This can be prevented by menopause hormone therapy or MHT, which is meant to prevent bone loss and the degradation of the bone microarchitecture and is noted to reduce the risk of fractures in bones by 20-30%.

  6. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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    An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults.It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.

  7. Keloid - Wikipedia

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    A keloid scar is benign and not contagious, but sometimes accompanied by severe itchiness, pain, [2] and changes in texture. In severe cases, it can affect movement of skin. In the United States, keloid scars are seen 15 times more frequently in people of sub-Saharan African descent than in people of European descent. [3]

  8. Scar - Wikipedia

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    Scar tissue is composed of the same protein as the tissue that it replaces, but the fiber composition of the protein is different; instead of a random basketweave formation of the collagen fibers found in normal tissue, in fibrosis the collagen cross-links and forms a pronounced alignment in a single direction. [1]

  9. LGBTQ rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer rights in the United States are among the most advanced in the world, [1] [2] with public opinion and jurisprudence changing significantly since the late 1980s. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Even though strong protections for same-sex couples remain in place, the rights of transgender people have faced significant erosion ...

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