Breaking the Stigma: Marijuana and the Endocannabinoid System
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to my parents and they asked me about classes and how they were going. I began to tell them about what I’m studying and bega...
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Why are we a little shaky on Parkinson's disease?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that affect an estimated one million individuals in the united states. It has e...
Parkinsons… iron chelators… green tea??? (I promise they're all connected)
Parkinson’s disease, iron, and green tea hardly seem like they could be related; however, by reading “Targeting dysregulation of brain iron homeostasis in Parki...
Concussion Discussion
The topic of discussion in class this week was concussions as we dove into the article “The molecular Pathophysiology of Concussive Brain Injury.” Before we eve...
Dopamine and the Akt/GSK3 Pathway
If there is one thing I’ve learned after reading scientific articles it is that there is always something more I need to learn. Especially after reading the art...
Dazed and confused: where should we stand on medicinal marijuana?
“I swear officer, that’s not mine” seems to invoke the image of some punk teenager getting busted with pot or perhaps a scene from the movie Pin...
Marijuana and the Endocannabinoid System
During the week of October 7 in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed the most commonly used illegal drug in Western societies, marijuana. Througho...
Connection Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease?
Over the past week in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed a very interesting new discovery in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. It has bee...
Nuts and Bolts of the Akt/GSK3 Pathway
Over the past week in my neurochemistry class, we discussed and learned more about an important pathway in the brain. The pathway I am referring to is called th...
A Shift in the Perspective on Endocannabinoids and Marijuana
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, marijuana is the most-used illicit drug in the world. In the United States, it is classified as a Sc...