ALS, Beyond the Ice Bucket Challenge
What is ALS? Most people know amyotrophic laterals sclerosis (ALS) as Lou Gehrig’s disease after the professional baseball player who had to retire due to the i...
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Parkinson’s Disease: What Is L-Dopa and How Does It Act?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a very tough disease to discuss because of its progressive nature and how debilitating it can be. To any of you who knows someone t...
Is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Type III Diabetes?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease associated with the destruction of brain cells resulting in the decline of cognitive functioning, memory, and social skill...
Maternal Autoimmunity and Its Implications in Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is known to impair a child’s communication, social behavior, and contribute to the characte...
Removing Addiction From the Shadows
The American Society of Addiction Medicine describes addiction as a chronic disease of brain reward and motivation systems. Affected individuals do not have the...
Parkinson’s Disease and How You Can Make a Difference
What is Parkinson’s Roughly one million people in the US alone are living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It is a neurodegenerative disorder that slo...
Alzheimers Disease-and How to Minimize Your Risk
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible brain disorder affecting about 5 million Americans according to the Centers for Disease and Control (...
Being Happy With Alzheimer’s
My grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease for as long as I remember being around her—we lived overseas so I really only saw her for two months out of the year (so ...
Clearance of Beta-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease: The Key to the Cure?
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a very debilitating disease that destroys memory and other proper cognitive functions. It can be really hard on families and friends...
Understanding the Fog of Alzheimer’s Disease
Understanding the Fog of Alzheimer’s Disease It is inevitable that we all grow old. There is nothing we can do to reverse the cruel effects of time. One o...