SC300: Big Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation

• Welcome to Unit 5 Seminar• Tonight we will discuss equilibrium

▫ We will discuss equilibrium in the context of hormonal imbalances, particularly during menopause.

▫I will be available at AIM:KaplanHallPogar before and throughout the seminar if you have any questions or issues.

• We will begin promptly at 7:00pm ET

Looking ahead

•Unit 5▫Experiment▫Quiz

•Unit 6▫What do you eat? Does it matter to anyone

other than you?

Equilibrium and change

•Occurs in living as well as non-living systems

•Examples:▫Cats pant release heat and to cool down

their core▫Hormonal balance

A balance that regulates appearance, reproduction, temperature and mood Puberty onset of adult hormonal changes Menopause onset of post-reproductive life

Case Study

•Your second cousin Tilly, a 53-year-old woman who comes to you concerned about menopause. 

1. What treatments exist for menopause and how safe and effective are they?

Case Study

2. What are some of the drawbacks to these treatments?

Case Study

3. If Tilly has been a smoker all her life, how might this alter her transition through menopause?

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTON97645620070720

Case Study

4. Why are hot flashes rare among Japanese women?

http://www.naturalnews.com/019538.html

http://www.maturitas.org/article/S0378-5122(08)00202-8/abstract