Multiple Sclerosis (MS)is One of the Better Known Diseases Resulting

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Essay

Multiple sclerosis (MS)is one of the better known diseases resulting from demyelination of axons (in MS, only CNS axons are affected).Some of the earliest symptoms of the disease are difficulty in focusing the eyes, such as in reading, and difficulty in maintaining balance, and frequently not being able to make adjustments in posture to avoid falling.How do these symptoms "fit" with what you know about nerve impulses, myelin sheaths, and the location of gated ion channels in the membranes of axons?

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Definitions:

Selection Factor

A source of bias that may occur in research findings when participants are allowed to choose for themselves a certain treatment in a scientific study.

Research Findings

The outcomes, results, or conclusions gathered from investigations and studies conducted on specific topics.

Gender Bias

A preference or prejudice toward one gender over the other, which can result in unfair treatment and inequality.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between statistical measurements obtained from a sample and the actual parameters of the entire population.