The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder Treatments
Are the costs of bipolar disorder treatment outweighing the benefits? The current treatment methods involve Lithium drugs for these psychoactive treatments. The...
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Vicodin, Morphine, Heroine, Oh My!
In society today, doctors give out pain medication in the class of opioids like they are candy. For things from a tooth ache to surgery, the range of ailments w...
Codeine Candy for Halloween!
Common prescription painkillers are being handed out like free smoothie coupons from doctors. Does your back hurt? Get some codeine. Pain in your left foot? The...
Hope for suppressing the addictive effects of prescription opioids?
When someone hears the word Vicadin or morphine they might often think about the negative effects of these drugs as they are extremely addictive and are also us...
Research Suggests Great Defense from Alzheimer's Disease could be the Dinner Plate
“What would you like to order today?” “I want two number ones, a number six, a large side of fries and a shake.” “Would you like some insulin with that?” “Ins...
A Frightening Proposition
If one were to list the most common fears of people today, they would likely come up with a conglomerate including things like death, heights, spiders, and clow...
Cannabidiol…a possible replacement for medical marijuana?
The topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana is a growing conversation in our society today as it is already legal in 17 states across our nation. The article “...
Smoking Marijuana Causes…Schizophrenia?
When you hear marijuana what do you think of? For me, I don’t think much of it other than a waste of money to cause you to feel a little loopy and give you the ...
Ethanol and Knockouts… Mice, that is
One of the articles we focused on was a review on the signaling caused by ethanol (commonly known as alcohol). Ethanol has various cellular effects that result ...
Final Thoughts on Neurochemistry
Neurochemistry was a unique science course, different from any of my other courses throughout my college career. We read articles, focusing on understanding the...