ALS: the disease that takes the body, but not the mind
In the past eight months, two celebrities, Stephen Hawking, and Stephen Hillenburg, died from ALS, or what is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease....
Category: Disease
The Stresses of ALS
ALS, also known has Lou Gehrig’s disease, has become prevalent in modern media and news due to the diagnosis of Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hillenburg and other so...
Medical Marijuana: Solution to Everything?
Medical Marijuana vs. Recreational Marijuana Use of the hemp plant has been dated back to 6000 B.C. for its consumption of seeds and use for textiles. The first...
Clearing the Haze on the Science of Marijuana
What comes to mind when you think of the word marijuana? Gateway drug? Euphoria? Weed? Illegal? Schedule I drug? It is important to realize that there has been ...
Its Never “Just a Concussion”
Not a simple brain bruise Concussions are serious brain injuries resulting from an impact to the head. This “sloshing” of the brain induces a change in neuroche...
Anyone can be an Addict: Understanding the Science behind Addiction
Addiction, a topic that is not always heavily discussed, yet more likely than not most people reading this know someone who deals with addiction. Many people be...
Rewards Gone Rogue: Drugs and your Brain
Addiction occurs when a person is physically and mentally dependent on a specific substance. Most the time, the substance is a drug. Drug addiction has always b...
Why It’s so Difficult to Stop Addiction
Society has developed this harshly negative perspective of people we would refer to as “addicts.” They are frequently viewed as people that chose their addictio...
Drug Addiction: Can it really happen to anyone?
Imagine yourself surrounded by a group of people wanting to try drugs in order to “fit in” and “be cool.” They ask if you want to try some and you feel pressure...
Is Schizophrenia like the Movies?
What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that affects the way a person thinks, feels, and acts. A person with schizophrenia perceives r...