Marijuana and the Endocannabinoid System
During the week of October 7 in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed the most commonly used illegal drug in Western societies, marijuana. Througho...
Month: November 2013
Connection Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease?
Over the past week in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed a very interesting new discovery in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. It has bee...
Nuts and Bolts of the Akt/GSK3 Pathway
Over the past week in my neurochemistry class, we discussed and learned more about an important pathway in the brain. The pathway I am referring to is called th...
The Concussed
When a concussion occurs, the first few hours are when the neurological damage really occurs, and the weeks after the injury are when the side effects start to ...
I think you were dropped on your head as a child.
What is the real meaning behind this common saying? Usually, this saying is used when a person says or does something that isn’t very intelligent. The rationale...
Iron and Parkinson's Disease: Why We Should Keep Our Bodies Balanced
Two weeks ago in class, we talked about the importance of iron levels in the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease. As most of the public knows, Pa...