More than just a treatment: Insulin
What is insulin? Insulin is almost always associated with diabetes as a treatment, but is that really the only function? Insulin is a hormone that is made in th...
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Larger than Erections: The effects of NO in neuroinflammatory diseases
Nitric Oxide. A small diatomic molecule consisting of one part nitrogen, one part oxygen. It’s a well known vasodilator and cellular signaling molecule wi...
Obesity: A Biological Trap
Obesity as a Brain Disorder Have you ever thought, “If I just had more willpower I could resist all the unhealthy foods I tend to eat”? I’m sure you have heard ...
Parkinson's Disease – What's going on?
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting dopaminergic neurons in a specific part of the brain called the substantia nigra...
Parkinson's Disease: My Old Narrow Mindedness of it Affect
As someone not particularly well read in the medicine world, I knew very little about Parkinson’s disease before, and really had only been exposed to the diseas...
Insulin and Alzheimer’s, an Unexpected Link
You may have heard of Insulin before, especially if you know somebody who has Diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use or store glucose in the blo...
The Disease Behind the Bucket of Ice
If you are active on social media, or watch the news, you may be familiar with a fundraiser known as The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The challenge involves dumpin...
Mind on Medical Marijuana
Marijuana, just about everybody has heard of it, most notably for its role in media as a plant used to achieve a high. What is less known about marijuana are it...
A Balancing Act: Nitric Oxide Production in the Central Nervous System
It is interesting to think that a single molecule can be a similar variable in a handful of diverse and devastating diseases. It is even more interesting to thi...