Parenting: Why even try?
In today’s society, we are finding out new information each and every day about the dangers of our world that can hurt our kids. Bacon is being classified as ca...
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Capstone Experience
This neurochemistry capstone class has done a wonderful job of summing up my academic experience at Concordia. The goal of Concordia’s liberal arts educa...
Is the world becoming Autistic?
Autism in the United States has slowly become a more common occurrence. Right now approximately 1 in 68 American children are found be on the autism spectrum, t...
Bulimia Nervosa: the hidden eating disorder
Eating disorders are much more prevalent in our society than many people believe. While exact numbers on eating disorders are difficult to get (due to self-repo...
Alzheimer's Disease: Putting Together the Puzzle
For the past year, visiting my grandfather has been a drastically different experience than what it was when I was younger. Coming up on three years, my grandfa...
What is NO, and is it harmful?
Nitric oxide, NO, is a free radical that consists of one nitrogen and one oxygen bound together via a double bond. It is called a free radical because it has an...
Obesity: How it Happens
Obesity is often a very difficult topic. So many Americans are getting diagnosed with obesity every day. Some people may want to simply say it is their own faul...
Autism: a Disease of Synapses
“Autism is neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in communication, social behavior, and repetitive behaviors” https://moodle.cord.edu/pluginf...
Players Choice? or The Leagues?
Concussions have started to be brought forward after the discovery of many ex-NFL players developing and ultimately dying with chronic traumatic encephalophy (C...
Obesity and the Brain
Countless neurological pathways help dictate when we need to eat; but ultimately three pathways are the major players. The one that I specifically looked at was...