All major credit card companies offer the technology. You don't even need the name, just credit card number and expiration date is all you need to make a transaction, says Augustinowicz. In the U.S. there are about 75 million cards that currently have the tiny chip.
Atrophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.When it occurs as a result of disease or loss of trophic support due to other disease, it is termed pathological atrophy, although it can be a part of normal body development and homeostasis as well.trophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.
So, what is muscle atrophy and what can be done to reverse it? Muscle atrophy is the loss or decrease of muscle mass. The synonyms for it are muscle wasting, muscle loss, muscle catabolism, muscle withering. The cause of muscle atrophy are a lack of use of the muscle or a disruption of the nerve signals to the muscle. It is seen in many conditions, especially with cachexia in cancer and HIV/AIDS. The cure for muscle atrophy is using the muscle, most easily through exercise and being active in normal daily activities.