The Irrational Fear of Autism
Autism while not a positive thing to have it is also not as bad as some of the things that people avoid in order to not contract autism. There are many various...
Month: December 2015
Concussions… a question of toughness?
At a recent family gathering over Thanksgiving, my family was watching the traditional NFL football games when they announced the death of Frank Gifford, a form...
Obesity: How it Happens
Obesity is often a very difficult topic. So many Americans are getting diagnosed with obesity every day. Some people may want to simply say it is their own faul...
Synaptic Pruning, Not The work of Hedge Trimmers
I can honestly say that I have very little pruning experience myself, less a few trees in the back yard. When I see a perfectly trimmed tree, bush, or shrub I o...
Healthy Lifestyle: More than Just Weight
Did you know that obesity can be considered a brain disorder? That it can effect the way our brain is working, that all the extra fat and sugar in a person’s di...
Autism: a Disease of Synapses
“Autism is neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in communication, social behavior, and repetitive behaviors” https://moodle.cord.edu/pluginf...
If not vaccines: what is causing so much more autism?
It has been well and widely substantiated that vaccines do not cause autism. DO NOT. In any way, shape, or form. Yet, there has been a drastic increase in the p...
The Main Problem With Autism
The main problem with autism in my opinion is in the diagnosis of the disease. The spectrum of autism has a ridiculously large range, spanning from Asperger...
The story of nitric oxide: when does it become bad?
Nitric oxide is normally a part of the brain’s mechanisms. It functions as a neurotransmitter to either promote or block signals between neurons. However, damag...
The abandoned area of drug development—Parkinson’s Disease
It seems as though every time I turn on the TV there are commercials for new types of medication. Unfortunately, for some devastating conditions there haven’t b...