Is Obesity Really a Brain Disease?
The short answer to that question is: yes, obesity can be considered a brain disease. However, I encourage you to read on further for the longer answer. The Obe...
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Cannabis: Treatment or Trouble?
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is widely distributed throughout the body, with various receptors and actions. For these reasons, the ECS is very import...
Medical Marijuana: Solution to Everything?
Medical Marijuana vs. Recreational Marijuana Use of the hemp plant has been dated back to 6000 B.C. for its consumption of seeds and use for textiles. The first...
Clearing the Haze on the Science of Marijuana
What comes to mind when you think of the word marijuana? Gateway drug? Euphoria? Weed? Illegal? Schedule I drug? It is important to realize that there has been ...
The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About a Concussion
1. It’s more than just a “simple hit” to the head A concussion can occur from a traumatic brain injury that ultimately affects brain function. These...
Contract for Injury?
In the past few years, there has been controversy surrounding concussions in the National Football League (NFL). It all began to snowball in 2002, where Dr. Ben...
Anyone can be an Addict: Understanding the Science behind Addiction
Addiction, a topic that is not always heavily discussed, yet more likely than not most people reading this know someone who deals with addiction. Many people be...
Rewards Gone Rogue: Drugs and your Brain
Addiction occurs when a person is physically and mentally dependent on a specific substance. Most the time, the substance is a drug. Drug addiction has always b...
Schizophrenia: what is the real story?
Let’s be honest, the most information the general population receives regarding schizophrenia comes from movies, TV shows, and other forms of medi...
Fighting the Voices in Your Head: Understanding the Reality of Schizophrenia and Mental Illness
Imagine a world in which you live with hearing voices that only you can hear-constantly putting thoughts into your mind that aren’t real. Voices that end up con...