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...
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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...
One to sum it all up
The past semester has gone crazy fast, and I ended up taking away a lot more from this class than I thought I would. Although there were a few topics in this co...
Obesity: A growing problem
“Welcome to McDonalds, what can I get for you?” “Yeah I’ll get a number 1 with a large fry and a large Coke.” “Alright, anything else for you today?” “Yeah̷...
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Due to the fast-paced society we live in today, the types of food we eat now are different than what was eaten years ago. People no longer have to forage, hunt ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Obesity: More than Poor Nutrition and Laziness
Many people are aware of the obesity epidemic in the United States. Many people also associate obesity with extreme over-eating and rare exercise...
"Light it up and Take a Puff, Pass it to me Now"
For years marijuana has been used both medicinallly as well as recriationally. These days society has made a huge commotion about this drug, trying to determine...