A Glimpse Into Schizophrenia
Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup. This is a common mnemonic for memorizing the order of taxonomy: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,...
Category: Disease
Let’s Consider the Questions
Did You Know… 43.8 million Americans experience mental illness each year. And of those, about half a million Americans suffer from Schizophrenia each year, whic...
Into the Brain of Schizophrenia
One day, I arrived at work and saw a patient pointing up into space talking about the lights that he could see dancing around and the voices he heard talking to...
The Beautiful Mind of Schizophrenia
A Beautiful Mind tells the story of a mathematician, John Nash, and his journey with schizophrenia. This movie gives a Hollywood look into the devastating effec...
Let’s Talk About Parkinson’s
I’m sure you’ve heard about Parkinson’s Disease, but do you actually know what it is or the implications behind it? If you’re like me before I took neurochemist...
The Quiet Epidemic
Drug overdose is an epidemic in this country. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine it took the lives of over 52,000 people in 2015 alone. Tha...
Dementia Sucks
If you have a family member that suffers from some form of dementia, you’ll know that the title of this blog is extremely accurate – dementia really sucks for e...
Are You a Type II Diabetic? You May Want to Read This.
It’s almost impossible to go throughout your life without hearing about a loved one or a loved one of a friend going through Alzheimer’s Disease. Aside f...
Autism Spectrum Disorder: It’s Zinc! No Wait, It’s Antibiotics! No, It’s….
Autism Spectrum Disorder, or as I will be using very frequently, ASD, is a very hot topic disorder these days because no two people are affected the same way. F...
*Insert Clever Title Regarding Parkinson’s Disease*
Parkinson’s disease is an interesting disorder that has many factors that contribute to its complexity. As most of us know, Parkinson’s is a well-publici...