Liberal Arts, the Brain, and My Capstone Experience
One of the biggest reasons I chose Concordia College was the fact that it is a liberal arts college. Contrary to my stepdad’s belief that a liberal arts college...
Month: December 2013
ALS: A Tough Disease to Swallow
Imagine this: You are a 45 year old individual. You are married and have school-aged kids. You have a successful career in which you have found fulfillment. Ove...
What does Calcium have to do with ALS?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease that affects around nearly 22,600 Americans at any one time. Due to degeneration of motor neurons,...
What is occurring during in the brain during a concussion?
Many people know what a concussion is, but they don’t know what is specifically happening in the brain after the impact has occurred. After the impact has occu...
Putting a Cap on my College Education
For my last blog of the semester I am supposed to look back on my capstone experience. In some ways it seems wrong that the “cap” to my college career comes in ...
A Cure is Possible
Autism is a broad and complicated neurological disorder. People who suffer from autism fall somewhere on a wide spectrum, making autism difficult to diagnose an...
But, McDonald's tastes so good…
Most Americans are well aware that our country has a problem with obesity. Over one third of American adults are obese, that’s over 100 million people. M...
Neurochemistry Reflections and why it is a Capstone
For a class to be considered and capstone course at Concordia it must meet five qualifications. One, it must instill a love for learning. Two, the student dev...
Do we know what causes ALS?
ALS is a neurological disorder where a degradation of motor neurons occurs. This progresses over the course of 3-5 years leading to complete muscle loss in vit...
Small changes now… Big consequences later…
We have always been told by our parents to make sure we choose food from all of the food groups, so that we can ensure we are receiving all of the proper vitami...