The abandoned area of drug development—Parkinson’s Disease
It seems as though every time I turn on the TV there are commercials for new types of medication. Unfortunately, for some devastating conditions there haven’t b...
Category: Disease
Nitric Oxide: A Powerful Player in the Brain
Nitric oxide, like many things in the body, is something that is beneficial to the body in small concentrations but also potentially harmful in larger concentra...
Obesity: Health vs. Stigma
Obesity in America has an overwhelming prevalence in adults. Nearly 36% of adults are considered obese and 1 in 20 are considered morbidly obese. Even scarier,...
Parkinson’s Disease, an Overview
Parkinson’s disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, following Alzheimer’s Disease. The average age of those who develop Parkinson’s is ...
Obesity: What Can You Really Do?
Obesity is quite a sensitive topic in today’s world. Obviously it is not very polite to call someone fat or to say that they are obese because they would ...
Obesity: Moderation or Modulation?
There is an obesity crisis in the Unites States. We are getting fatter and fatter every year in this country, with now 33% of adults in this country being class...
Obesity, What is The First Domino?
Obesity is clearly a huge problem in the United States and abroad, I won’t spend any time trying to convince you of this, I assume you already recognize this as...
Nitric Oxide: Another piece of the puzzle?
If we think of research like a giant puzzle, it is easy to get excited when new information is discovered, when a few pieces are connected. But this doesn’t era...
Obesity: A Biological Trap
Obesity as a Brain Disorder Have you ever thought, “If I just had more willpower I could resist all the unhealthy foods I tend to eat”? I’m sure you have heard ...
Oh NO! Nitric Oxide and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Nitric Oxide is a free radical produced by glial cells in the brain as an immune response to infection. It falls into the category of reactive nitrogen species ...