The Fountain of Youth
As we age we naturally loose our ability to perform successful biological tasks in our bodies, making us more susceptible to diseases. One of the biologi...
Category: Disease
Could Alzheimer's be a Disease of Over-Indulgence?
When you hear the words Alzheimer’s disease, most people think of old age, and rightly so, the timeline of the disease is such that elderly people are mos...
Put Down the Burger Today, Lower Your Risk of Alzheimer’s in the Future
Alzheimer’s – it’s the thing that a lot of us fear in the what-seems-so-far-off future. I often times complain about being a “forgetful” person. I’ll forget to ...
Forget-Me-Not: What Really Happens in the Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease?
To wrap up this past weekend, I watched The Notebook while folding my laundry. It was an applicable movie to the Neurochemistry class topic of the past...
But I Really Love Pizza.
As your typical “Type A” college student, I am running through each day of my life at a million miles an hour. I complain about little things like l...
Eating Ourselves Into Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating disease that arguably affects the people closest to the afflicted as much as it affects the afflicted. What if I told you...
The Thief in the Night: Alzheimer's Disease
I remember it like it was yesterday. I woke up to the phone ringing at 3AM on a Thursday night. It was Grandma again, asking for a ride to church. My dad tried ...
Alzheimer's: Beyond Nicholas Sparks
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases in America. It is commonly known as Type III diabetes due to the prevalence of insu...
Current Progress in ALS Research
The body is the vessel through and by which we experience the world. To be unable to interact with it physically while being mentally aware is arguably the scar...
Scooby-Doo and the Medical Marijuana Mystery
Before I break down the mechanisms behind medical marijuana, I would like to emphasize that I am not affiliating my favorite childhood T.V. show with marijuana ...