What Is the Cause of Obesity?
Obesity is a very prevalent problem in the US. Over one third of Americans are obese. Obesity can lead to many health complications such as diabetes and heart d...
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Investing in Autism: Funding for Services or Research?
Studying both psychology and neuroscience in my undergraduate years I believe I have received an education that has highlighted the importance of all kinds of t...
Defining Obesity as a Disease: The Pros and Cons
As of 2013, obesity has been officially recognized as a disease by some of the nation’s leading medical groups, such as the American Medical Association (AMA), ...
The Danger of “Diet”
Obesity in America is a growing problem. Literally. A survey in 2015 showed obesity rates exceeded 35 percent in four states, 30 percent in 25 states and are ab...
Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD) has a wide range of symptoms, but there are three core symptoms that include social interaction, communication, and repetitive be...
The Capstone Experience
The Capstone Experience One of the major concepts that Concordia tries to instill in the students is to become responsibly engaged in the world. Concordia refer...
Medications, Pregnancy, and the Risk for Autism
Have you ever been behind a parent with their child in the checkout line at the grocery store? Maybe the child is acting up and the parent does not seem to be d...
Future Strategy to Treat Obesity and Prevent Damage in the Brain
In recent years, research has been showing the many negative effects that fat and obesity can have in the brain on top of the known effects that fat can have on...
What Does Your Brain Have to Do With Obesity?
Before last week, I rarely thought about obesity. Not because it wasn’t in my life – my Dad and most of my uncles are obese – it had just become so present that...
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...