Wait, what?
One thing to know before you dive into anything on this blog. This stuff is very complicated. This weeks article in particular was very scientifically based an...
Month: November 2013
Breaking the Stigma: Marijuana and the Endocannabinoid System
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to my parents and they asked me about classes and how they were going. I began to tell them about what I’m studying and bega...
Why are we a little shaky on Parkinson's disease?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that affect an estimated one million individuals in the united states. It has e...
Searching for a Solution
Lithium has been used to help treat a variety of mental disorders. The pathway lithium takes to help keep cells from undergoing apoptosis involves many factors....
Parkinsons… iron chelators… green tea??? (I promise they're all connected)
Parkinson’s disease, iron, and green tea hardly seem like they could be related; however, by reading “Targeting dysregulation of brain iron homeostasis in Parki...
Concussion Discussion
The topic of discussion in class this week was concussions as we dove into the article “The molecular Pathophysiology of Concussive Brain Injury.” Before we eve...
Dopamine and the Akt/GSK3 Pathway
If there is one thing I’ve learned after reading scientific articles it is that there is always something more I need to learn. Especially after reading the art...
Why are Men more likely to get Parkinson’s disease?
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The symptoms are caused by the death of dopamine generating cells in the brain. ...
Concussions and their effects on sports
Concussions or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a head injury that consists of temporary loss of brain function. Symptoms can manifest in a variety of phy...
Dazed and confused: where should we stand on medicinal marijuana?
“I swear officer, that’s not mine” seems to invoke the image of some punk teenager getting busted with pot or perhaps a scene from the movie Pin...