pathophysiology and mechanisms of action of current and future treatment methods.

1000 words The key to these essay, and what should make up the bulk of the essay, is a description and discussion of the physiological mechanisms that either regulate a particular body function or cause pathological development.
The simplest way to get familiar with the topic of choice is to address a textbook and a review article. These sources will give you an overview of the topic and hints on your essay talking point, but the detail, the material that you should be referencing, should come from original journal articles. Some of the experimental protocols should also be highlighted when appropriate (ie how did the researchers get the results that they did?). For your essay I would expect you to cite about 10 recent articles. Also figures are encouraged if they aid in the description of the physiology (these also need to be referenced).
Only articles from books or refereed scientific journals are appropriate references. Postings on WEB sites may only be used if they come from a reputable source (e.g., National Health and Medical Research Council).
Please print your essay in 12pt font and 1.5 spaced so it is easy to read.
For referencing, you must use to following style: in text citations should be placed at the end of the sentence that refers to the citation in brackets containing the name of the author/s and the year. For a single author use [eg. (Smith, 2013)], for two authors use [eg. (Smith and Jones, 2013)], and for three or more use [eg. (Smith et al., 2013)].
The reference list at the end of the essay should be in alphabetical order (eg. if the last name of the first author on a paper begins with A, this will be you first reference in the list, then if the last name of the author of an another paper begins with B then this will be you second reference in the list etc), and the source (ie journal) should be cited in its abbreviated format with volume and page numbers, but excluding the issue number (see unit guide for example)