Alzheimer's: Beyond Nicholas Sparks
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases in America. It is commonly known as Type III diabetes due to the prevalence of insu...
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Blazing New Trails: Discovering the Effects of THC on the Body
Marijuana has historically been a favorite villain in anti-drug campaigns across the United States. It has been given the status as a Schedule I drug, meaning t...
Current Progress in ALS Research
The body is the vessel through and by which we experience the world. To be unable to interact with it physically while being mentally aware is arguably the scar...
Scooby-Doo and the Medical Marijuana Mystery
Before I break down the mechanisms behind medical marijuana, I would like to emphasize that I am not affiliating my favorite childhood T.V. show with marijuana ...
Endocannabinoids & the Frontier of Cancer Treatment
Marijuana has been ingrained in American popular culture since the 1970’s. Most Americans know about pot, weed, Mary Jane, and the like but what most peo...
Marijuana and a Change of Mind
From day one, kids are taught that drugs are wrong. Drugs will destroy your life, and you will hurt your loved ones. In my lifetime, medical marijuana has been ...
Marijuana and Cancer Treatment: What is he smoking?
Medical marijuana is a topic that has received much attention, both positive and negative, in recent years. With many states legalizing the drug’s medicinal use...
Marijuana: Ever Present, Ever Problematic
A quick stop over to Billboards website and you just might find “4/20 Songs: 20 Smokin’ Tunes About Weed.” A list that includes songs such as “Because I Got Hig...
Venturing into the Unknown Marijuana and You
Lately Marijuana (Cannabis) has been a hot topic in the news, as it has been heatedly debated on whether or not it should be legalized. Colorado and Washington ...
If you want to party with Mary Jane, just say so.
Legalizing marijuana has been a hot topic in media recently. In class last week we talked about the way that marijuana affects the body and the different chemic...