Alzheimers Disease, Insuline resistance, and Diabetese: Let's Connect the Dots
The topic of this weeks neruochem discussion was based on the article “Possible implications of insulin resistane and glucose metabolism in Alzheimer̵...
Category: Health
Iron Accumulation in Parkinson's Disease
What comes to your mind when you think of Parkinson’s Disease? Shaking, tremors, spasms and Michael J. Fox were probably at the top of your list right? Th...
What's the real problem?
There are many factors that seem to play into the development of autism including genetics, the mother’s diet, the child’s diet, as well as the physical health ...
Oops, which kind of Iron?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, affecting movement, thinking, and behavior. Mostly affecting those ove...
Hope for Autism
This week, our neurochemistry class moved away from typical discussion of neurodegenerative diseases to focus on autism, a neurodevelopmental disease. The preva...
"He's fine! Just bumped his head!"
When you hit your head, it hurts a lot, and you are probably a bit dazed. When a 200 lb linebacker smashes against your head, it is probably going to do ...
Get Your Head in the Game: Sports and Concussions
When encountering a concussion many people look at it as not a huge deal saying things like “don’t worry I can still play”, “they just n...
As if you needed another reason to eat healthy
So pretty much everyone has heard of Type-II diabetes and its connection to obesity. The hallmark of Type-II diabetes is insulin resistance. Basically your body...
Obesity: Is it a choice or a brain disorder?
Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States along with other parts of the world. The concern of people not being able to eat because food cost too much ...
Lithium Toxicology
Lithium is a soft metal, it is the smallest metal found on column one, row two of the periodic table. Due to its small size and plus one charge lithium is usef...