Akt/GSK3 Cascade: how important is it?
While reading the article “Beyond cAMP: the regulation of Akt and GSK3 by dopamine receptor” I thought to myself what on earth does all this technic...
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Akt/GSK3 Protein signaling: The Other White Meat
If I’ve learned anything while at Concordia, it’s that there’s always something else I can learn. This week in neurochemistry only helped to make this more evid...
I thought that was illegal….
When many people hear the acronym THC, they think of the illegal (in most places) drug marijuana. But the article Endogenous cannabinoids revisited: A biochemis...
A New Look at Medical Marijuana
Last week, we tackled the topic of the endocannabinoid (EC) system and the implications of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Often only the recreational uses ar...
What Are We Really Affecting?
After a week of asking questions and asking the same questions again, the mystery of what the Akt/GSK3 pathways does for us has become a little clearer. Despit...
Concordia's Capstone Experience
I took Neurochemistry this semester in order to fulfill my capstone course requirement for my major. What it means to take a capstone course at Concordia is th...
A Reflection of My Neurochemistry Experience
The experience I had in my neurochemistry capstone incorporated more of the goals for liberal learning than any other class I have taken at Concordia. Although ...
Autism and Xenobiotics
“Methylation and redox buffering activities are equally supported by the methionine cycle and transsulfuration during normal redox conditions. [However], during...
Reflecting on A Cobber's Capstone Experience
When I first registered to take Neurochemistry I was nervous to say the least. At the same time as taking Neurochemistry I was also enrolled for Biochemistry. I...
It's More Than Just a "Choice"
Approaching a stoplight, you see a homeless man standing on the corner where you are about to make a left turn. He is holding a piece of cardboard that says, “H...