When In Doubt, Sit It Out
What exactly happens when you get a concussion? Are there any long-term repercussions of getting one? Previous to reading this weeks article, I figured that get...
Month: December 2013
Autism: Genetics or Diet?
It seems that every year more and more children are being diagnosed with a cognitive disorder called autism. Over the past 32 years the number ...
Can genetics affect obesity and the brain?
There are many negative side effects of being obese. Some of the effects that are not looked at though, are the effects that obesity has on the brain. There are...
The Basics of Autism
During the week of November 17, my neurochemistry class and I learned about and discussed a very common mental disorder that impacts many families throughout th...
Capping off my Capstone: an Unconventional Chemistry Class
Neurochemistry at Concordia College was unlike any other science course I have ever taken. When most people, including myself, think of science classes, they th...
A Different Spectrum
Autism spectrum disorders represent a variety of disorders in which neural development is altered, leading to impairment in social interaction and communication...
Autism: A closer look
For those of you who aren’t overly familiar with autism, it is a neurological disorder in which those afflicted have severe social debilitations, as well as com...
Is Lithium the Missing Element?
For those of us science nerds out there Lithium is known simply as an alkali metal with the atomic number 3. In the medical world, however, lithium has served a...
Which is worse?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is disease in which motor neurons in the brain degrade and eventually die. This leads to the loss of motor an...
One to sum it all up
The past semester has gone crazy fast, and I ended up taking away a lot more from this class than I thought I would. Although there were a few topics in this co...