We Are All Doomed
The pessimistic conclusion I have come to after about 2 months of studying various neurological diseases is that we are all doomed. OK, not really… but s...
Category: Disease
A Look into Bipolar
Mental illnesses have been more of a focus in medicine in the last decade because of the increased number of diagnosis. Bipolar otherwise known as manic-depres...
Maybe We All Have a Mental Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental disease characterized by swings from a manic state to a depressed state. Although each individual is affected in a unique way,...
Beyond the Shakes: Brain Pathology of Parkinson's Disease and Non-motor Symptoms
If you have ever witnessed someone with Parkinson’s disease suffering from tremors, it is a heartbreaking experience. To see someone trapped in a body they cann...
The Mystery Named Parkinson's
Last week in neurochemistry we talked about Parkinson’s disease. This is a disease that has gained much popular attention in our culture due to celebrities and...
The Hard Life with Parkinson's Disease
Working in the hospital has allowed me to care first hand for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is a very hard disease for a patient and...
We should be racing for the cure… An Analysis of Parkinson's Disease
Like most other degenerative diseases, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is familiar to much of the population, however unless we know someone that is affected by ...
The Many Pathways of Parkinson’s
A friend of mine is quite fond of tattoos. She has several, and they all have their own special meaning. My favorite of hers, though, is the words “I love you” ...
The many causes and symptoms of Parkinson's
Most of us have heard about Parkinson’s disease and can visualize the symptoms of the disease. You probably picture Muhammad Ali or Michael J. Fox exhibi...
Parkinson's Disease: Another Neurological Mystery
My previous knowledge on this week’s topic came from the movie “Love and Other Drugs.” In the movie, Anne Hathaway plays a woman in her early 20s living with th...