The Fountain of Youth
As we age we naturally loose our ability to perform successful biological tasks in our bodies, making us more susceptible to diseases. One of the biologi...
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Forget-Me-Not: What Really Happens in the Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease?
To wrap up this past weekend, I watched The Notebook while folding my laundry. It was an applicable movie to the Neurochemistry class topic of the past...
But I Really Love Pizza.
As your typical “Type A” college student, I am running through each day of my life at a million miles an hour. I complain about little things like l...
Eating Ourselves Into Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating disease that arguably affects the people closest to the afflicted as much as it affects the afflicted. What if I told you...
Alzheimer's: Beyond Nicholas Sparks
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases in America. It is commonly known as Type III diabetes due to the prevalence of insu...
Endocannabinoids & the Frontier of Cancer Treatment
Marijuana has been ingrained in American popular culture since the 1970’s. Most Americans know about pot, weed, Mary Jane, and the like but what most peo...
Marijuana and a Change of Mind
From day one, kids are taught that drugs are wrong. Drugs will destroy your life, and you will hurt your loved ones. In my lifetime, medical marijuana has been ...
Venturing into the Unknown Marijuana and You
Lately Marijuana (Cannabis) has been a hot topic in the news, as it has been heatedly debated on whether or not it should be legalized. Colorado and Washington ...
If you want to party with Mary Jane, just say so.
Legalizing marijuana has been a hot topic in media recently. In class last week we talked about the way that marijuana affects the body and the different chemic...
I Challenge You to Learn About ALS and the Ice Buket Challenge
The neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has been the center of YouTube videos and Facebook feeds for the past few months. It has bee...