Dopamine – Have Researchers Found the Missing Piece to the Autism Puzzle?
Imagine a world where you never know what the person next to you is thinking or how they’re feeling. Imagine attending social events or new experiences that are...
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Unraveling Dopamine Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. While ASD is primarily characterized by...
The Future of Autism Diagnosis: Integrating Subtyping into Diagnosis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is recognized as a highly heritable neurodevelopmental condition. It impacts a significant percentage of children, with estimates...
The Silent Link Between Insulin and Alzheimer’s: What You Need to Know
Imagine this: You walk into a room, but suddenly, you forget why you’re there. You struggle to recall a familiar name or misplace your keys more often tha...
The Science of Sports Recovery: Is Cannabis the Missing Piece?
Athletes push their bodies to the limit, and injuries are an inevitable part of the game. Concussions have become a major concern in contact sports due to their...
Beyond THC: The Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a key modulatory signaling pathway [1]. Which, I’ve heard, is a very common phrase in the scientific community, and is simpl...
Alzheimer’s Disease and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Is “Type III Diabetes” a Women’s Health Crisis?
Alzheimer’s disease and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are two seemingly unrelated conditions that disproportionately affect women. Alzheimer’s, a devastati...
Concussions are Bad, you see
The article we have covered in a previous week, “The New Neurometabolic Cascade of Concussion” by Christopher Giza and David Hovea was an article about the vari...
Genetic Mutations and Concussions: A Hidden Risk Factor
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly known as a concussion, is one of the most frequent brain injuries, affecting millions of people each year. It often...
Knowledge is Power OR Ignorance is Bliss?
We’ve all seen the popular headlines: Breaking News, Alzheimer’s Disease is Now Type III Diabetes! But what does the research actually say? Here is what we do ...