Neurochemistry and the Importance of Communicating Science to the World
I ended up taking neurochemistry as a class not because I necessarily wanted to, but because I needed the course in order to graduate. During the course I was a...
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So, what's the take-home message from our Neurochemistry class?
Have you ever wondered? ——–Why do we become forgetful as we get older? How do pain killers magically alleviate our physical pain and why are s...
A Rotating Obsession: Autism Diagnosis and Treatment
As of 2002 autism affected 66 out of 10,000 people in the United States. With its growing prevalence, it is becoming even more important to get a proper diagno...
The Cure for Alcoholism….
This week’s article was about alcohol abuse, alcoholism and the mechanisms behind it. The purpose of this article was to figure out what happens when alcohol e...
Alcohol as a social issue
This week’s discussions centred around ethanol and it’s many different pathways that it effects. This is relatively new research, and not much is known about ho...
Step Away From the Ice Cream!
Obesity has unarguably become one of the biggest issues facing our society. This week we discussed two molecules, insulin and leptin, specifically relating to ...
Bipolar Disorder in Children- Efficient and careful diagnostic tools needed.
Bipolar disorder is generally defined as recurrent periods of mania and depression (Bipolar I) or hypomania and depression (Bipolar II). According to the websit...
Homelessness and Mental Illness: A Lethal Combination
This week, Fargo-Moorhead recognizes National Hunger and Homelessness Week, a time to raise awareness about the on-going problem of homelessness—not just in the...
Concussions in Elementary School Children
The topic of discussion this week was about the mechanisms underlying concussions and the many side effects that they can produce. The mechanical force of a blo...
TBI in the Military
At age 27, former Army sergeant Jordan Edwards should be in the prime of his life. He served two tours of duty in Iraq before retiring from the service and retu...