BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase, Kikunae Ikeda, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

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Cephalalgia: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs. Headaches were once believed to be caused by demons. Lose the demon to lose the headache. They put people"s heads in ovens to kill the demons. Metallic tractor (needles in the ear) pulls out the pain. Today, some people still try to treat headaches with magnetic bands or bracelets. Hole in the skull to reduce pressure in the skull and cure the headache. Believe that our skulls are not supposed to be completely enclosed and so they create a hole to allow the brain to breathe". The brain is incapable of feeling pain! Headache pain is pain in the thin tissue surrounding the skull. A more effective treatment is finding out what is causing the headache and fixing it. The same muscles that give you facial expressions.