Insulin’s Role in the CNS
Most people are aware that insulin plays a very important regulatory role within our body. As glucose levels rise within the body, insulin is responsible for br...
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Autism: A Classroom Perspective
If a kid doesn’t participate in class, they get a bad grade. If they act out or are disrespectful, they get sent to the principal’s office. There is typically ...
Could This Be a Clue? a Link Between ALS and Military Munition Sites
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and sp...
Marijuana and Pain Relief
Is marijuana as great as they actually say it is for pain relief? We constantly hear in news reports about all the great effects marijuana has for pain patients...
Life Is Priceless, Sure, How Far Should We Go to Prolong It Though?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Furthermore, it result...
GM604 for Treatment of ALS – A New Hope for Treatment of the Disease?
The average person probably has not given too much thought about ALS, but if you’re looking at this specific of a topic you probably already have an above...
Perspectives on ALS End of Life Care
Last week, my neurochemistry class studied the debilitating neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Throughout the week, we dove deeply i...
ALS Mutations
Many of the neurodegenerative diseases have new information coming out on it. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is one of the diseases that people are aware d...
Will ALS Be Treatable in the Future?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder which affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in reduced muscle functi...
High Driving – Is It Really That Bad?
If you do a quick Internet search on this topic, the answers are mixed. However, after doing some digging, it seems to be pretty clear. Marijuana is known to de...