Mickey wants some morphine: CPP and its ramifications for drug addiction
How can one test the addictive qualities of certain substances? The most reliable way would be to get some honest (and willing) human subjects to try the substa...
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Why Age?
Michelangelo’s Statue of David is about 506 years old. The statue is in excellent shape despite its significant age and now stands in the Galleria dell’Accadem...
Pick Your Poison: Aging or Cancer
CANCER. A word that no one ever wants to hear. Well guess what – your body doesn’t want to hear it either. From as early as birth your body does everyt...
What's breaking down the brain?
What we know and want to know about aging are the questions my peers and I have pondered over for ages. This passed weeks topic about the aging brain and Alzhei...
Live Long and Prosper
Spock really cuts to the core of success with his Star Trek catch phrase. A person has truly succeeded if he or she has led a long meaningful life, perhaps wit...
Tough Questions with Science: Immortality?
Earlier this week a person of great interest passed away, leaving us with an inquisitive quote on death: “No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to hea...
Dear Dad, Remember me? Links between Alzheimer's and food
Alright Dad, I’m just trying to look out for you when I say this, put down the gallon of ice cream that I know is in your lap. Yeah I know you work real ...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Where We Stand on Treatment
First off, I’m sure you have all at least heard of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and how it causes its victims to lose their memory. I bet, however, that mos...
Fountain of Youth Found in Neuroscience
The brain is filled with an intricate weaving of signaling pathways and transmissions. A negative affect that arises from this complicated web is the accumulati...
Discovering an Elixir to Immortality
Imagine a world where age has no effect on what we do with our lives. People could live forever, choose multiple careers, and pretty much do whatever their hear...