Where Did My Car Keys Go? Alzheimers in a Nutshell
Everybody has a family member with alzheimers or knows somebody that does. It seems like that rates of this neurodegenerative disorder are going up, but is this...
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Im Losing My Keys, My Time, and My Mind…
Imagine waking up in the morning and seeing the snow hit the ground. But…. Isn’t it July? I remember having plans with uncle Tom to go fishing this ...
How Your Present Can Impact Your Future in Alzheimer’s Disease
Would you ever think that the McDonald’s trip you took earlier today could lead to the development of Alzheimer’s in your future? Well, there are si...
Going, Going, Gone – A Prominent Pathway in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a disease that is infamous to many. The devastating effect it can have one an individual and those around them along with the ...
How Did We Get to Holland? a Journey to Autism
Sesame Street writer Emily Perl Kingsley is often asked to describe what it is like to raise child with disability. She describes it as planning a trip to Ital...
Zn2+ Deficiency Can Potentially Cause Autism
Zn2+ involves in many biochemical reactions in our body by modifying or being a part the enzyme protein. In addition, Zn2+ modulates the complex ProSAP/Shank in...
Nature Versus Nurture: Environmental Factors in Autism
The cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been a question asked for years. Many have speculated yet the definite cause has yet to be articulated. Genes ha...
Autism or Superhero?
Today, we live in a society purely built on profit. Life flies by at a million miles an hour all because businesses need to be more efficient, profits need to b...
Pregnancy and Autism: Can I Prevent My Child From Developing Autism?
Why the panic? Autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are becoming more prevalent as the years continue to pass, with about 1 in 68 children diagnosed with ...
The Role of the Environment in the Development of Autism
Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder that is generally diagnosed at a young age. Over the past couple decades the rates of autism have been significantly incre...