The Voices in My Head: Friends or Foes?
In America, when we think of hearing voices, most people’s immediate reaction is to think well, that’s crazy! And while auditory hallucinations are certainly a ...
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Use It or Lose It
Pretty much everyone has heard the phrase “use it or lose it,” but did you know this phrase applies to your brain too. New research suggests that while the phys...
A Journey Up The Liberal Educational Mountain – Have We Hit the PEAK?
There it was, at last. After months of chipping away at articles, scaling pages upon pages of reading, and summiting the art of blogging, I’d finally made...
A Public Health Crisis: The Shocking Relationship Between Type Two Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia and diabetes are two of the most prevalent health problems facing the world today. Countless resources are spent on treating the symptoms of each, thou...
Autism: a Disorder to Cure or a Personality Change to Accept
Autism Spectrum Disorder is characterized by presence of particular symptoms explained by certain DSM-5 criteria. To summarize, the disorder is characterized b...
Do we want a cure for Autism?
What is autism? Autism is a developmental disorder associated with dysfunction in social interaction and communication. Those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Dis...
Is addiction a choice?
Addiction is a complex problem with many people disagreeing on what it is, how to treat it, and how addicts should be treated or not treated. One of the ...
Your Brain on a High Fat Diet
Obesity is becoming more and more prevalent, as rates climb throughout both adult and youth populations. Around 40% of adults (over 20 years of age) are ...
Cannabis: Treatment or Trouble?
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is widely distributed throughout the body, with various receptors and actions. For these reasons, the ECS is very import...
Treating Pain with Endocannabinoids
The perception of marijuana as a “serious drug” has dwindled over the recent decades due to increasing legalization and the portrayal of the drug in the media. ...