The Battle Against Drug Addiction
While we have amazing facilities in the US that aid in overcoming drug addiction, why are the chances of relapse are so high in drug addiction? The National Ins...
Month: March 2017
What Happens in Addiction??
It can probably said that everybody struggles with addiction. Not only the classic examples that often first come to mind of drugs and alcohol, but coffee, Netf...
Addiction and the Brain
The biggest thing I have realized from our classes weekly focus on the topic of addiction is that addiction is a complicated, multifaceted behavioral disorder. ...
You’re Addicted to a Drug, and You Might Not Even Know It
It makes you happy. You get cranky when you don’t have enough of it. Once you’ve gotten used to a certain amount, you need more to sustain you. It’s sugar. http...
Brains of Abuse
The term “drugs of abuse” gets thrown around when trying to specify drugs that are detrimental in nature. This is opposed to the “drugs of use” that would inclu...
ALS and the Contributions of Oxidative Stress
In the life disrupting disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons eventually causes disability through ...
The Mystery of ALS: Motor Neurons
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease surrounded by a lot of mystery and frustration as the mechanisms of the disease are not fully understood, and t...
Quick Overview of ALS
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) just might be one of the most terrifying conditions out there. For starters, at this point in research, 95% ...
Does ALS Stand for All Is Lost Suddenly?
Does ALS Stand for All is Lost Suddenly? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a central nervous system disease where m...
What Science Doesn’t Know – ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – also commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease – is a degenerative disease that can effect motor neurons in...