Neurofibrillary Tangles and Insulin Resistance in Alzheimer’s Disease
Artstract by Jessica Howard Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurological disease marked by a degradation of neurons and loss of brain tissue. ...
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Preventing Insulin Resistance in Alzheimer’s Through Diet
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes difficultly with cognitive function, behavior, and day-to-day life functioning and it effects ove...
Oral Hypoglycemics to Treat Alzheimers?
Alzheimer’s and The Brain: Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that results in memory loss and decreased cognitive function. It begins by at...
Whats going on with weed?
“Stay off the weeeeeeed” – Steven A. Smith There is a general lack of understanding surrounding the topic of marijuana and cannabinoids. Somethings most d...
Sleep On It: The Impact of Sleep on Learning and Memory
How is Memory Consolidated? In 1900, the idea that memories require time to become resistant to disruption was proposed: the consolidation hypothesis. In order ...
Final Blog post: a personal reflection
My experience with this class: Neurochemistry was by far the most interactive and learning-focused class that I have taken so far in my college life. It has hel...
Sleep: Is it Important for Memory?
Background “Sleep is important.” Most individuals have heard the aforementioned phrase before, but many individuals do not understand just how important sleep i...
Cannabinoids, Cannabis, and Marijuana: What is the difference?
Wait, they are not the same? No, they are not, but it really is not that simple. They are somewhat “parts of each other”, which makes it easy for people to misu...
I Got a Concussion, Now What?
You feel grass tickling your neck and arms. You open your eyes, but the people standing around you all of sudden seem about 10 feet tall as they lean over you. ...
The Benefits of Marijuana and the Science of Behind it All.
Marijuana Usage in the USA is Increasing A recent Gallop poll found 49% (up from 45% in 2017) of Americans have tried marijuana in some form at some point (Hubb...