Can Stress Affect Your Genome?
In the world we live in today, stress is all around us. In the past, the stress response from our brains was important in aiding to our survival from danger, bu...
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Trauma is Changing the Brain
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder The National Institute of Mental Health define PTSD as, “a disorder that develops...
Food for Thought: The connection between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s
Both Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes are products of insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes has insulin resistance in the peripheral organs, muscle an...
Bridging the gap between Alzheimer’s disease and type II diabetes
100 million American adults either have type II diabetes or prediabetes (if left unregulated will lead to type II diabetes in 5 years). It is estimated that 5.7...
“Grandma… it’s October”: What is happening to our relatives with Alzheimer’s Disease?
We all know someone who has been affected by Alzheimer’s disease: maybe a neighbor, a family member, or even a teacher/mentor. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease...
Here’s what you may (not) know about Alzheimer’s disease: Is your diet leading to cognitive impairment?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss and other cognitive impairments such as thinking and behavior. AD is a type...
The Many Levels and Factors of Autism
Autism spectrum disorders, or ASD, are unlike other disorders in that there is no single gene or factor that cause them. Rather, numerous scientific studies sug...
What is going on with Autism?
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are one of the most prevalent disorders in the world, as 1 in 68 children have been diagnosed. As the number of cases increase, ...
Autism: Can There Be Too Many Neurons?
Usually, people associate more neurons or more brain activity with positive outcomes such as being smarter. This is a theme commonly portrayed in Hollywood esp...
Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Mirrors of the Brain
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by numerous behavioral symptoms and varying neurological abnormalities. Due to...