Bipolar Disorder Treatment: a Work in Progress
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a neurological disease that intrigues me to no end. There have been multiple mechanisms proposed and some groups seem to be on promisin...
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Is Bipolar Disorder important? Is it even a real disease?
Many people are affected by Bipolar Disorder (BD), a real, major medical and social burden. We may tease our peers, friends, or family about the di...
Exploring Mood Stabilizers for their use in Bipolar Disorder
This past week in class we discussed the various medications being used to treat bipolar disorder. In the article we were assigned to read for the week, it dis...
Bipolar Disorder: What is causing this mysterious disorder?
One minute you are overly happy and outgoing believing you can do anything you put your mind to but the next you feel tired, worried, and unexcited about all of...
Lithium as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
There are several mood disorders that affect people everywhere. One particularly debilitating disorder is bipolar disorder. This disorder is classified by chang...
Concussions: a Silent Killer
In full contact sports around the world, there is one word that can strike fear into the minds of hopeful athletes, concussion. Having hearing the phrase “You h...
Head Shot: Football and Concussions
The paper we read for this week takes us down to the basic mechanism of concussions, and by investigating the neurometabolic changes the authors try to find the...
Concussions: What are they and why are they so dangerous?
Crash! Bang! “What a hit!” On Sunday every weekend during the fall, football catches our attentions with big, powerful hits between opposing teams. On occasion,...
Concussion Repercussions
“You are supposed to be tough. You are supposed to play through pain. You are not supposed to cry. We are taught that early on in the game as kids. Tough sport....
Concussions: The Elusive Injury
Last week we talked about concussions in our class. Namely, what they are and what causes them. The latter question is easy enough to answer, turn on any high...