What's the connection between Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease?
Parkinson’s disease is characterized by accumulations of the protein alpha-synuclein and the development of Lewy Bodies. The areas that these Lewy Bodies ...
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Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Due to the fast-paced society we live in today, the types of food we eat now are different than what was eaten years ago. People no longer have to forage, hunt ...
Alzheimers Disease, Insuline resistance, and Diabetese: Let's Connect the Dots
The topic of this weeks neruochem discussion was based on the article “Possible implications of insulin resistane and glucose metabolism in Alzheimer̵...
Iron Accumulation in Parkinson's Disease
What comes to your mind when you think of Parkinson’s Disease? Shaking, tremors, spasms and Michael J. Fox were probably at the top of your list right? Th...
What's the real problem?
There are many factors that seem to play into the development of autism including genetics, the mother’s diet, the child’s diet, as well as the physical health ...
Oops, which kind of Iron?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, affecting movement, thinking, and behavior. Mostly affecting those ove...
Get Your Head in the Game: Sports and Concussions
When encountering a concussion many people look at it as not a huge deal saying things like “don’t worry I can still play”, “they just n...
As if you needed another reason to eat healthy
So pretty much everyone has heard of Type-II diabetes and its connection to obesity. The hallmark of Type-II diabetes is insulin resistance. Basically your body...
Obesity: More than Poor Nutrition and Laziness
Many people are aware of the obesity epidemic in the United States. Many people also associate obesity with extreme over-eating and rare exercise...
Lithium: Too Much of a Good Thing
Many people have heard of using lithium as a treatment for bipolar disorder, but many people don’t know how it works in the brain to help cope w...