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...
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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...
Iron Overload
I have always viewed Parkinson’s disease as something that only effected a person’s movements. After this week, I have learned that it effects to much more than...
The significance of the Atk-GSK3 pathway
Of the countless neurotransmitters associated with the human central nervous system, dopamine is perhaps one of the most crucial neurotransmitters to understand...
As natural as it get
We recently read an article about endocannabinoids. Yes, cannabinoids just like the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol. The part of th...
Akt, Gsk, Dopamine and how they can fix your brain
The other week in class we discussed the Akt/Gsk pathway and Dopamine receptors. To put it lightly the article we read was dense. Through all the scientific lan...
Should we puff puff pass on the use of cannabinoids?
Despite its legal status, the use of marijuana is not uncommon. In fact, it is the most commonly used illegal drug in our society. In addition to its recreation...
Iron: More than a Metal
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disease in which dopamanergic neurons experience substantial damage and even death. It affects 1-2% of people overage the age of 6...
How is Type 2 Diabetes Affecting Your Ability to Learn and Form New Memories?
This week, our class discussed the detrimental effects of insulin resistance as seen in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has been established that Type 2 diabetes c...