Lithium the Wonder Drug
There is always hope that someday we will discover a wonder drug that will cure very illness. Well after reading about lithium and bipolar disorder, I have to s...
Month: December 2013
Connection Between the Brain and Obesity?
Throughout the week of November 10th, my neurochemistry class and I learned about and discussed a topic that is currently very prevalent in the United States. T...
The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder
Throughout the week of November 3rd, my neurochemistry class and I learned about and discussed an important treatment that has been utilized to treat bipolar di...
The Lasting Impact of Concussions
Throughout week of October 27 in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed a very common brain injury that most people have heard of called a concussio...
Alzheimers Disease, Insuline resistance, and Diabetese: Let's Connect the Dots
The topic of this weeks neruochem discussion was based on the article “Possible implications of insulin resistane and glucose metabolism in Alzheimer̵...
Iron Accumulation in Parkinson's Disease
What comes to your mind when you think of Parkinson’s Disease? Shaking, tremors, spasms and Michael J. Fox were probably at the top of your list right? Th...