The Imbalance of Parkinson's Disease
Commonly seen in people over the age of forty, approximately 60,000 United States citizens are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every year. The magnitud...
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Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease
Stem Cell Research has been the on the cutting edge of science, and become extremely useful for many neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s Disease. Parkin...
The Parkinson's Brain
This week in Neurochemistry class, we talked about one of the many mysterious neurodegenerative disorders; Parkinson’s Disease. I like to think of the brain as ...
Blazing a New Trail: What Would Really Change With the Legalization of Marijuana?
What do the words weed, pot, dope, blunt, Mary Jane, blaze, grass, 420, cannabis, ganga, and last but not least marijuana bring to mind? For many there is an au...
Medical Marijuana: What's the Hold Up?
First off, this discussion is NOT about legalizing recreational cannabis (marijuana) because, as a college student in today’s world, I’m not even sure how I fee...
Why is Marijuana still Illegal?
Marijuana Physiology Background The main two chemicals found in marijuana are tetrahydrocannabidiol (THC) which is known for its cognitive impairment effects, a...
New form of Stress Relief
Living in a society where the work days are getting longer and the nights of rest are getting shorter, the general population is living at the highest level of ...
5 Reasons to Legalize
Marijuana, originally used as an anesthetic in traditional Chinese medicine, is a psychotropic, euphoric drug that has been a controversial topic in modern Unit...
Why are concussion so difficult to treat?
Concussions are not your typical sports injury If a football player broke their arm or if a volleyball player sprained their ankle one part of the treatment is ...
Consequences of Repeated Concussions
A study done at UCLA recently overviewed the large cascade of neurological effects of concussions and specifically unveiled the real damage resulting from susta...