Obesity and the Brain; What’s the Connection?
Obesity and cognitive decline; how closely related could they be really? As it turns out, the connection between these two can be mediated by one step. Insuli...
Month: November 2020
Alzheimers Disease – Initial Connections for Future Answers
While we have made numerous advancements in the past few decades, there is likely much more we don’t know, let alone understand, about the human brain than what...
The Representation of Obesity in Society: Neurochemical Basis
Worth my Weight… Over the years, society’s vision of ideal beauty and weight has evolved. In the Renaissance era, a heavier weight was viewed as the optim...
Did You Skip Breakfast This Morning? That Might Be Helping Your Brain
I am sure if you go around asking individuals what they think the most important meal of the day is, more than likely they will say Breakfast. However, some neu...
Obesity: What is the Role of Cannabis?
As cannabis is becoming legal throughout most of the USA, this makes researchers wonder what role cannabis plays in obesity. Obesity is a complex disease that i...
ASD, and Neural Connectivity as a Biomarker
In the world of modern science, we get a lot of absolutes. Something is or it isn’t, it works, or it doesn’t. Unfortunately, in the absence of these absolutes,...
The Inflammation Station
All aboard! All aboard! You’ve just purchased your ticket on the Obesity Train, and you have no idea what to expect. Still, you keep a positive outlook, hoping ...
Second-Order-What? Is This Causing My Weight Gain?
Each year this seems to continue to be a “hot topic” as well as on the forefront of many American’s mind. Something that, statistically, seems to be increasing ...
DNA Methylation in ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is incredibly common, with about one in every 59 children being diagnosed, yet varies widely in its manifestation. Diagnosis of A...
Hypothalamic Inflammation & Obesity
Having read a number of articles within my neurochemistry course, mostly related to neurological conditions and cognitive diseases, it appears inflammation is a...