How Obesity and Eating Cause Each Other
Obesity is on the rise in the US and you can’t help but wonder why. We know that eating healthy and exercise are important, but people are still obese. Maybe th...
Category: Disease
Calcium and Its Connection to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic later sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is disease characterized by death of motor neurons leading to mobile impairment and event...
I’m PUFA for Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Let me be clear, I am not clear to argue with anyone about autism, vaccines, or the content I feel for bad science (if you get what I am saying). I am just here...
Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are You Telling Me that You Built a Treatment for Parkinson’s….with Iron?
For all those not understanding my title, it is a rip-off of a quote from Marty McFly , portrayed by Michael J. Fox, from the 1985 classic Back to the Future. T...
A Connection from Type 2 Diabetes to Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is well known neurodegenerative disorder that affects many people all over the world. Popular media and modern science has made it clear tha...
When In Doubt, Sit It Out
What exactly happens when you get a concussion? Are there any long-term repercussions of getting one? Previous to reading this weeks article, I figured that get...
Which is worse?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is disease in which motor neurons in the brain degrade and eventually die. This leads to the loss of motor an...
One to sum it all up
The past semester has gone crazy fast, and I ended up taking away a lot more from this class than I thought I would. Although there were a few topics in this co...
Obesity: A growing problem
“Welcome to McDonalds, what can I get for you?” “Yeah I’ll get a number 1 with a large fry and a large Coke.” “Alright, anything else for you today?” “Yeah̷...
What is ALS?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The motor neuronal deat...