Parkinson's Disease: Finding the Balance
Merriam webster’s dictionary defines Parkinson’s disease as “a chronic progressive neurological disease chiefly of later life that is linked to decreased dopami...
Month: February 2016
The Imbalance of Parkinson's Disease
Commonly seen in people over the age of forty, approximately 60,000 United States citizens are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every year. The magnitud...
Parkinson's Disease: Another Result of Brain Injury?
I’m willing to bet that you have heard of the boxing legend Muhammad Ali. If you haven’t, I would definitely recommend watching some of the highlights of his il...
Is Deep Brain Stimulation the New Face for Parkinson's?
In the United States, more than 200,000 people are affected each year from Parkinson’s disease. As much of the general public knows, this disease is a debilitat...
Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease
Stem Cell Research has been the on the cutting edge of science, and become extremely useful for many neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s Disease. Parkin...
Parkinson's Disease Today
When most people think of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), they may think of Micheal J. Fox or Muhammad Ali and their symptoms of jittery and slowed movements. O...
Diagnosing Parkinson's: Not So Straightforward
What is Parkinson’s Disease ? The Mayo Clinic defines Parkinson’s Disease (PD) as a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement...
Adult Stem Cells: A Potential Treatment for Neurological Disorders
With greater detection potential and the ever-increasing average age of citizens in the United States, neurological disorders are increasingly diagnosed in our ...
The Parkinson's Brain
This week in Neurochemistry class, we talked about one of the many mysterious neurodegenerative disorders; Parkinson’s Disease. I like to think of the brain as ...
We need to talk about Cannabis
Cannabis, also known as Marijuana, is a flowering plant most famous by its use as a recreational drug. However, the Marijuana medical use was described in many ...