Minipuberty: Why Does it Happen?

Left ventricular hypertrophy: why does it happen?

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have much higher rates of cardiovascular disease than the healthy population. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), in particular, is common in this patient group. The impact of a decline in haemoglobin concentration on left ventricular mass index has been well documented. Partial correction of anaemia with recombinant human erythropoietin (epoetin) tr...

Regeneration in the metazoans: why does it happen?

Why does regeneration occur? And why, when it manifests itself, does it do so in some but not all metazoan species? Hence, what are the permissive or inhibitory factors operating behind this phenomenon? When it comes to regeneration, many questions, such as these, remain unanswered. In fact, the problem of animal regeneration has withstood the probing of scientific inquiry for over 250 years an...

Domestic violence: why does it happen? How can it be stopped?

Does Problem Behavior Just Happen? Does It Matter?

This article questions· ~hether it is useful to think of problem behavior as caused, and whether causal information about problem behavior is a necessary prerequisite to changing it. Psychoanalytic, behavioral, systemic, and solutionRfocused approaches to the issue are discussed briefly. Taking the perspective that the cause or causes of a particular client's problem behavior cmmot be known, it...

Why does diabetic retinopathy happen, and how can we stop it?

Primary prevention There is little that can be done to prevent type 1 diabetes. Its cause is uncertain and there is no evidence that any intervention can prevent it. The vast majority of the 300 million people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which is often preventable. There is good evidence that lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, increasing physical activity, and eating more fruit a...