A Shift in the Perspective on Endocannabinoids and Marijuana
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, marijuana is the most-used illicit drug in the world. In the United States, it is classified as a Sc...
Month: October 2013
Iron Overload
I have always viewed Parkinson’s disease as something that only effected a person’s movements. After this week, I have learned that it effects to much more than...
"Light it up and Take a Puff, Pass it to me Now"
For years marijuana has been used both medicinallly as well as recriationally. These days society has made a huge commotion about this drug, trying to determine...
The significance of the Atk-GSK3 pathway
Of the countless neurotransmitters associated with the human central nervous system, dopamine is perhaps one of the most crucial neurotransmitters to understand...
As natural as it get
We recently read an article about endocannabinoids. Yes, cannabinoids just like the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol. The part of th...
Akt, Gsk, Dopamine and how they can fix your brain
The other week in class we discussed the Akt/Gsk pathway and Dopamine receptors. To put it lightly the article we read was dense. Through all the scientific lan...
Should we puff puff pass on the use of cannabinoids?
Despite its legal status, the use of marijuana is not uncommon. In fact, it is the most commonly used illegal drug in our society. In addition to its recreation...
Iron: More than a Metal
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disease in which dopamanergic neurons experience substantial damage and even death. It affects 1-2% of people overage the age of 6...
Type 2 Diabetes, a Precursor to Alzheimer’s Disease
Many people are aware of the connection between insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. New research presented in the article, Possible Implications of insulin ...
You Want Me To Do Drink What…?
The focus of this week’s neurochemistry discussion was Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects movement...