ALS, More than a Social Media Phenomenon
By now, we have all either seen, been nominated, or actively participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge. We know that the money is going to a good cause, eit...
Category: Health
Behind the Bucket: A mechanism behind ALS appears to be too much of a good thing
Before the ALS awareness social media frenzy, the term “ice bucket challenge” meant nothing more to me than the 5+ month reality of living in Minnesota, also kn...
I Challenge You to Learn About ALS and the Ice Buket Challenge
The neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has been the center of YouTube videos and Facebook feeds for the past few months. It has bee...
ALS: More Than Just the Ice Bucket Challenge
In the last few months, the Ice Bucket Challenge has swept the nation with everyone from celebrities to your neighbor – and likely yourself too – completing thi...
ALS Challenge: I Nominate You to Dump Memantine on Your Head?
Many of you have probably done the ALS ice bucket challenge and nominated your friends as a way to spread awareness for this disease. Well I’m proud to i...
Too Many Players on the Field
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a disease that has received much attention in the past few months due to the infamous “Ice Bucket Challenge.” Though t...
Obesity: Is it our fault?
This week we discussed an article that claims obesity is a brain disease and that over-nutritious diets change our brain chemistry. In contrast the to “eat les...
Knowledge is Power: power for muscles affected by ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease made famous by Lou Gehrig, is the most common adult-onset motor neuron disease. Characterized by upper and lower...
Discussion on Concussion
Many people associate concussions with football and boxing, but the reality is, concussions affect between 1.6 to 3.8 million athletes yearly in a variety of co...
Marijuana: the real story behind endocannabinoids
Everyone in the United States seems to have this stereotypically view of marijuana. When we hear about it, we think of all the pop culture references from musi...