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...
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Are We all Headed to the Same Destination?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is not a single disease, rather it is a syndrome of multiple causes, which have in common the death of dopaminergic brain neurons...
Should Parkinson's Be a Priority?
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects both motor and non-motor systems in the body, which is characterized by the death of neurons in ...
Insulin: A Sometimes Under Appreciated Key Player in the Brain
As a relatively healthy person, insulin is something that I rarely consider, I do not consider how my intake of sugar may affect my body, I also do not consider...
Parkinsons Disease: More Than Just Meets The Eye
Parkinsons disease is a disease that is often associated with people who have motor problems as far as trouble walking around, shaking, rigidity, and slowness. ...
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that does not impact mental faculties, but instead destroys motor neurons over a period of years/decades. Ul...
Mental Decline-A Societal Problem
Modern medicine is nothing short of a miracle. If you take a moment to stop and appreciate just how good we have become at not dying it is pretty mind blowing. ...
Type 3 Diabetes? The Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder diagnosed today. For a long time it was unclear as to the cause of AD, and t...
Alzheimer’s linked to Diabetes
The topic in our Neurochemistry class this past week was Alzheimer’s Disease and how it is linked to Type II Diabetes Mellitus, T2DM. The science behind this li...
Is it time to forget about finding a “cure” for Alzheimer’s disease?
In the last few years I’ve watched my grandmother sink into the mysterious depths of her Alzheimer’s disease. However, as she approaches 90 years old it is not ...