The Role of Synaptic Pruning in Autism
What is Autism? Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and re...
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How Stress Can Lead to Obesity
We’ve all heard that stress can lead to weight gain, but how does it really do that? Chronic stress causes many harmful cycles that can lead to this excess weig...
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Alzheimer's Disease
To be honest, I did not know much about Nitric Oxide (NO) before reading the scientific paper on the topic for our neurochemistry class. All I could have told ...
A Promising Outlook to a Devastating Disease: Lewy Body Dementia
What is Lewy Body Dementia? Lewy body dementia is characterized by abnormal protein deposits that aggregate in the brain. When Lewy body proteins aggregate, th...
Neurochemistry: what I know for certain
I am going to come clean. I have no idea what is going on in the human brain. I know I have been shouting out into the black hole that is the internet about it ...
Parenting; where is the goldilocks zone?
Bulimic behavior is very interesting. It is one of those things that clearly have no upside. Everyone you ask would probably agree that nothing good could come ...
Obesity and Biological Influence
In modern-times, overeating and sedentary activity can be viewed as cultural, psychological, or acquired addictive traits. Overweight attainability has recently...
Stop calling it “dieting”: bulimia nervosa is not a battle of the wills
Dieting is so prevalent in American culture, especially among women. I was lucky growing up; my mother never “dieted” or complained about her weight. The only t...
Bulimia Nervosa: The Eating Disorder That Hides
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that often can’t be seen in an everyday person. Often people with this eating disorder look normal and decently heal...