The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Autism
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired communication, behavior, and social interactions. The name i...
Category: Uncategorized
Welcome!
Welcome to Cobbers on the Brain! This blog is a compilation of student commentary on the scientific articles discussed each week in my CHEM/NEU 475 – Neu...
Once Hungry, Forever Eating: The Neurological Impacts of Poor Diet on Obesity
The Obesity Problem According to the CDC, more than 1/3 of adults in the U.S. are obese. Why is this a problem? Why is obesity rising? Could we blame it on Amer...
The Obesity Epidemic: What’s Causing It?
Obesity and over-nutrition are two of the most prevalent health problems facing Americans today. Although more people in the United States are trying diets and ...
Obesity – More Than Self-Control?
Obesity is sometimes viewed as a lack of discipline. The obvious fix is start eating healthier and work out a few times a week. Although eating right and exerci...
The Complications of ALS
ALS is not a very common disease, probably due to its complexity, but has affected many lives nonetheless over the years. Families have seen their kin come and ...
Struggling to Hold On: The ALS Story
You’re Not YOU Picture this: You are 29 years old, in shape, happily married, thinking of children, an avid baker, and enjoying playing the piano in the e...
ALS, It’s More Than the Ice Bucket Challenge
Remember a few years back when the ice bucket challenge was a big thing? Everyone was doing it and the challenge went viral. Next thing I know my antisocial med...
Potential Key Players in ALS Disease: Better Targets for the Future Treatments
Lou Gehrig’s disease is also called ALS. It is a motor neuron disease that impairs the physical activities in the life of the patients with ALS. ALS begi...
Possibilities of Medical Marijuana
Featured Image by Author Medical marijuana has become one the most controversial debates. You’re either for it or against it, with very few people falling somew...