ALS, the Battle for the Nervous System
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disorder of motor neurons. Motor neurons are a type of nerve cell that stim...
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Where Do We Draw the Line on Research?
Just three weeks ago, I purchased A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking, and less than two weeks ago, I finished the book. From what I hear, Stephen Hawki...
The Singularity of Hawking’s ALS
Stephen Hawking’s life with ALS shows how much the disease varies, and how little we still know about it. When Hawking came down with ALS in 1963, Cambridge Uni...
Need Another Reason to Exercise? Stress Relief!
In some people, stressful events can be so impactful on a person’s life that their psychological, behavioral, and cognitive responses can be compromised or chan...
The Fallacy of Drug Scheduling
And by drug scheduling, I mean that of the United States Food and Drug Administration. And by that of the United States Food and Drug Administration, I mean lis...
PTSD in the US Military
PTSD is very common among military men and women. Because they are often found in high stress, intense life-or-death situation, they experience traumatic events...
An Alternate View of Schizophrenia
The overall issue with Schizophrenia comes during development in many cases. Of course, there are always different cases that may involve drug use to induce thi...
Is Marijuana Worth the Risk?
Mental illness is a broad characterization of all the diseases that affect the mind. There are many different mental illnesses that generally do not receive eno...
Your Brain Is Giving Itself the Munchies
You may have heard from a friend of a friend that THC, the main ingredient in cannabis, causes the munchies. That’s because it’s a turbocharged version of a br...
The Icing on the Cake: My Neurochemistry Capstone Class Experience
Part of Concordia College Moorhead’s mission statement emphasizes that that the college’s purpose is to “influence the affairs of the world by...