Final Reflection Blog – Neurochemistry and the BREW Experience at Concordia
As my final semester at Concordia College comes to a close, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how my experiences have helped shape me into the person and ...
Author: rlannin1
How cAMP Might Help Fight Glioblastoma
In their 2019 paper, Fung et al. explore cellular signaling in malignant brain cancers, especially glioblastoma (GBM), one of the deadliest forms of brain cance...
Fire in the Brain: Obesity and Metabolic Disease
In their 2017 article, Hypothalamic Inflammation in Obesity and Metabolic Disease, researchers Jais and Brüning looked at how the hypothalamus becomes inflamed ...
PTSD and C-PTSD: Memory Scars of Stress
Review of “Making memories of stressful events: a journey along epigenetic, gene transcription, and signaling pathways” by Johannes M. H. M. ReulThe article by...
A Look into Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Sugar vs. Drug Addiction
In the article “A Review on the Role of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Neuroplasticity Following Psychostimulant Use Disorder” by Roghayeh Mozafari et al.,...
The Gut Microbiome and ASD
Dopamine Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder Understanding the complexities of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has led scientists to investigate potential ca...
New Frontiers in Alzheimer’s Treatment: Exploring More Approaches
Introduction Today’s topic is the treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that impacts memory, thinki...
CTE: The Hidden Dangers of Repeated Head Trauma
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated head trauma [1]. This leads to the buildup of tau proteins in the brain...