Magnesium and Other Treatments for Speedy Concussion Recovery?
Contact sports, falls, car accident, etc. can all lead to concussions. But what exactly is a concussion? Concussions are defined as a traumatic brain injury, o...
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The New Standard of Helmet Testing
Are helmets designed to stop concussions? I think you would be surprised to find out that helmets are not designed specifically to reduce concussion risk. Helme...
Justin Morneau: Wimp or Victim?
Morneaus Concussion If you’re a rabid Twins fan like I am, you’ve probably seen this video many times. Justin Morneau’s slide in an attempt t...
Opioid Withdrawal. . . Not a Fun Process.
This week, our class focused on an article that discussed the role of glutamate (an important neurotransmitter) in drug addiction. It emphasized opioid addictio...
MAPK: A Mechanism of Cancer
Cancer. That one word strikes fear into the hearts of Americans. Our own bodies grow uncontrollably, destroying us. People everywhere have been affected by it, ...
Discovering Ambrosia
Extending one’s life has fascinated people for centuries. Eternal life appears consistently in mythology and religion: as ambrosia, a gift from the gods o...
Tough Questions with Science: All the small things.
This week’s assignment is to explain why the public should care. Specifically, why they should care about the article we read which covers Alzheimer’...
The Path to Cell Destruction
This week my classmates and I dissected an article pertaining to the MAPK signaling cascade and its role in neurodegenerative diseases. Diseases such as Parkins...
Link between Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Free radicals and Anti-oxidants!
Did you know that Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease share the same causal cellular pathway? This pathway is the MAPK pathway which is involved in cell...
Breaking Bad's Cancer
I’m sure many of you have at least heard of AMC’s hit show Breaking Bad. The show follows the story of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who was dia...