CAP-Ping Off My College Experience
The neurochemistry capstone is unlike any science class I have taken at Concordia. While the background of chemistry, biology, and neuroscience is helpful, it w...
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The Stickiness of Parkinson’s Proteins
You have probably seen the muscle tremors that affect Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s is a disease that kills dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. While...
Concussion Background and Visual Imaging
In the good old days as some people would call it, if you get hit in football or any sport and you were knocked out it was almost seen as a sign of weakness. N...
The Capstone Course Serves as a Sturdy Foundation for the Future
The Capstone Course Serves as a Sturdy Foundation for the Future No project is complete without the finishing touch. A Christmas tree lacks luster without the s...
Are Stress and Anxiety Hijacking Your Body?
Stress and Anxiety. Two words you hear often now a days. Especially if you are like me a college student. These two factors can negatively impact our lives and ...
Understanding Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury
If you were to ask a high school freshman what a concussion is, do you think they would be able to tell you? All I would’ve been able to tell you when I was a h...
Is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Type III Diabetes?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease associated with the destruction of brain cells resulting in the decline of cognitive functioning, memory, and social skill...
Maternal Autoimmunity and Its Implications in Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is known to impair a child’s communication, social behavior, and contribute to the characte...
Treatments for the Cause or the Symptom?
Parkinson’s disease….. A very tough disease to deal with. It seems the more you know about this disease the less you do actually know. Upon learning about PD I ...
Type III Diabetes: Alzheimer’s Disease
Many may wonder the rationale behind this title, and indeed it seems a strange connection to make. But the truth of Alzheimer’s disease lies in insulin receptor...