Akt/GSK, How Important is it?
There are many different issues that are covered on this topic that are important. The pathway that is the main concern for this article is the AKT/GSK pathway...
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Insulin, Diabetes and a Whole Lot of Alzheimer's
According to the American Diabetes Association, in the United States, about 8.3% of the total population has some form of diabetes. That means about 25.8 millio...
Marijuana???
Should smoking marijuana be legal? Should using marijuana for medicinal purposes be legal? These are some hard-hitting questions that, in today’s society...
Why not Take a Dose of Lithium Everyday?
Lithium. A tiny soft silver-white metal that is the lightest of the alkali metals. For years this small metal has been used to treat bipolar disorder as well as...
"He's fine! Just bumped his head!"
When you hit your head, it hurts a lot, and you are probably a bit dazed. When a 200 lb linebacker smashes against your head, it is probably going to do ...
"I got a fever, and the only prescription is more lithium"
Seriously though, besides being a Nirvana song that brings you back to your grungier days, lithium seems to play a crucial role in treating a variety of differe...
A Hard Hitting Discussion: How do we effectively treat concussions?
I doubt it is surprising to find that a blow to the head can lead to some pretty serious implications in day-to-day and long term functions. Concussions seem to...
Breaking the Stigma: Marijuana and the Endocannabinoid System
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to my parents and they asked me about classes and how they were going. I began to tell them about what I’m studying and bega...
Why are we a little shaky on Parkinson's disease?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that affect an estimated one million individuals in the united states. It has e...
Parkinsons… iron chelators… green tea??? (I promise they're all connected)
Parkinson’s disease, iron, and green tea hardly seem like they could be related; however, by reading “Targeting dysregulation of brain iron homeostasis in Parki...