Endocannabinoids
The endogenous cannabinoid system has opened new ways for understanding how our bodies work, over the years more research has been conducted in understanding th...
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Metabolic Syndrome
For many years, it’s been understood that obesity triggers a chronic, low-level inflammation throughout the body, which leads to various health problems l...
Reflecting back on neurochemistry, and my time as a cobber!
During my time at Concordia College, and in my current last semester, I reflect on Neurochemistry and how that has helped me apply and integrate skills and know...
“Is It Forgetfulness or Is It Something Else?”
Before working with older people, I personally never understood how much impact a disease like Alzheimer’s disease (AD) had on a patient. Being a type of dement...
Concussion
Every year millions of students get concussions, instead of resting and following precautions to stay home, these students go back to school in as little as a f...
Anxiety
Over the years anxiety has affected millions of people around the world. Occasional anxiety is normal as it occurs occasionally this type of stress includes fam...
Addiction
Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life exper...
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability characterized by variations in brain structure and function. While some individuals with ASD have i...
Make Room For Headspace!
Why do I personally enjoy this topic? Maybe because of my unknown personal connection to it? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is usually caused by a mechanical impa...
Glioblastoma; Cell Signaling, and Possible Treatment Targets
Picture 1: Glioblastoma pictured in the brain. Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive and invariable lethal form of cancerous brain tumor, and it’s among the...