Common Misconceptions of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by gradual memory loss, which can eventually lead to the impairment of simple every day tasks for an individual....
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Alzheimer’s Disease and You: Can It Be Prevented?
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. In most people with Alzheimer’s, ...
Alzheimer’s Research to Amount to a “God Complex”
The Issue More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and 1 in 9 Americans over the age of 65 has the disease, according to the Alzh...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is described as a disorder that impairs a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. The number of children being diagnosed with auti...
A Capstone Experience
The main goals of liberal learning include the development of a love for learning along with a deep understanding of how what you learn can impact both interdis...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder is commonly known for its social impairment, and the symptoms include abnormal social interaction and communication, and stereotyped be...
Why Are We Only Treating Half of Autism?
In the United States today, approximately 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD is a disorder of the brain that can include, b...
Who Done It? When Vaccines Plead Not Guilty to Being the Source of Autism
Autism is on the rise in the United States. The prevalence has increased from 1 in 110 in 2006 to 1 in 68 in 2010. This increase has led to more awareness surr...
Neurochemistry is Cool
Signing up for the neurochemistry class was the best decision I made during registration week of the second semester of my senior year. First, I got my senior c...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
In a study between the years of 2006-2008, it was determined that 1 in 6 American children had a developmental disability ranging from the mild to more severe. ...