My Neurochemistry Experience
When I first enrolled in the Neurochemistry Capstone course, I was a little unsure of what I was getting myself into. But, now that I am quickly approaching the...
Month: December 2016
Concordia College Capstone Experience
Concordia College prides itself on preparing its students for the real world after their undergraduate experience, and the capstone experience is supposed to be...
Our Brain’s Resistance to Eating Better
This week we asked ourselves a very important question: what comes first, over nutrition or insulin resistance? In 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) ...
The 4:1 Male to Female Ratio in Autism
Autism is seen four times as much in men than it is in women. This is a very odd phenomenon that has been hard to explain since it’s been observed. The reasonin...
Oxidative Stress, Aging and Overnutrition
The aging process is one we’ve studied as a people for as long we’ve existed. And extending our lives has always been a major motivation in those studies. Our c...
The Capstone Experience
The Capstone Experience One of the major concepts that Concordia tries to instill in the students is to become responsibly engaged in the world. Concordia refer...
Medications, Pregnancy, and the Risk for Autism
Have you ever been behind a parent with their child in the checkout line at the grocery store? Maybe the child is acting up and the parent does not seem to be d...
Why Was Weed Made Illegal?
Tobacco and weed have both been used for thousands of years by many different peoples, and yet the past 100 years in America have been a time of equating cannab...
Can Leptin Prevent the Obesity Epidemic?
Short answer, overall not signifiantly. More complicated answer is that in some individuals in the obese population, leptin might help with the return of normal...
Future Strategy to Treat Obesity and Prevent Damage in the Brain
In recent years, research has been showing the many negative effects that fat and obesity can have in the brain on top of the known effects that fat can have on...