Nitric Oxide: The Mystery Molecule.
Nitric oxide has a role in multiple pathways inside the body and can be good for you, but at the same time nitric oxide can damage the body and lead to neurodeg...
Category: Disease
Should Parkinson's Be a Priority?
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects both motor and non-motor systems in the body, which is characterized by the death of neurons in ...
Parkinson’s Disease: More Than Just Tremors
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s. It effects about 3 in 1000 people in industrialized nations. Alt...
ALS: Of Ice Buckets and Men.
Last year, the ALS ice bucket challenge went viral across the United States with millions of people joining in on the phenomena of pouring ice water onto one...
Parkinson's Not Just a Tremor
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s effecting about 3 in 1000 people in industrialized nations. It seems t...
Parkinson's: A Disease or a Syndrome?
One of the most important themes I’ve gathered from my time in my neurochemistry class is the theme of ambiguity when trying to determine the cause of a neurode...
Humans are not Immortal
Biologically speaking, humans are not meant to live forever. People age for a variety of reasons; but a few of the main issues are the amount of free radicals ...
Mental Decline-A Societal Problem
Modern medicine is nothing short of a miracle. If you take a moment to stop and appreciate just how good we have become at not dying it is pretty mind blowing. ...
Type 3 Diabetes? The Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder diagnosed today. For a long time it was unclear as to the cause of AD, and t...
ALS – The Science Behind the Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the withering away of muscles due to t...