Schizophrenia: Reality vs Stigma
Schizophrenia: What is it and how do we treat it? Schizophrenia is one of the most challenging mental illnesses to manage and function with. Symptoms often inte...
Month: October 2019
Sugar on the Brain: Alzheimer’s Disease
What’s the story? Over the past decade, sugar has become an increasingly hot topic as a part of our diets. Updated recommendations have been in the news as rece...
Stressful Memory Formation: Nature, Nurture, Notion
What really goes on in your brain when you experience a stressful event? And the memories that are formed, what makes them shift from a helpful reminder of a tr...
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Manifestation of Type II Diabetes on the Brain?
With current research enlightening a link between Type II Diabetes and the development of Alzheimer’s Disease through many mechanisms and risk factors, the role...
Schizophrenia: Misconceptions and a Journey to Diagnosis
Imagine going through your life as a healthy kid, both physically and mentally, and then one day everything changes. You start to hear voices from people who ar...
The Stress of Remembering – PTSD and the Science Behind the Unforgettable
When we think of making everlasting memories, we often think of “the good” – road trips with friends, victories at athletic contests, adventuresome famil...
On Alzheimer’s – Could it be Type 3 Diabetes? The Missing Link Between Diabetes and Alzhiemer’s
When it comes to common illnesses in the US, diabetes and Alzhiemer’s disease are often quick to make the list. Alzhiemer’s is a type of brain disorder that aff...
Schizophrenia: ‘Walking a Thin Line’ to Understand when Treatment is Necessary
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality in an abnormal way. But who is to say experiences of another are abnormal? Patients with sc...
Remembering Our Past: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Everyone remembers the celebrations, such as weddings and parties, where your friends and family gather to have the time of their lives. We remember the events ...
The Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s: Just Another Reason to Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle
Many of us may know of someone who has suffered from either Type II Diabetes or Alzheimer’s. Maybe you even know of someone who suffered from both. Did y...