Concussion Discussion
The topic of discussion in class this week was concussions as we dove into the article “The molecular Pathophysiology of Concussive Brain Injury.” Before we eve...
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Dopamine and the Akt/GSK3 Pathway
If there is one thing I’ve learned after reading scientific articles it is that there is always something more I need to learn. Especially after reading the art...
Dazed and confused: where should we stand on medicinal marijuana?
“I swear officer, that’s not mine” seems to invoke the image of some punk teenager getting busted with pot or perhaps a scene from the movie Pin...
Marijuana and the Endocannabinoid System
During the week of October 7 in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed the most commonly used illegal drug in Western societies, marijuana. Througho...
Connection Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease?
Over the past week in my neurochemistry class, we explored and discussed a very interesting new discovery in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. It has bee...
Nuts and Bolts of the Akt/GSK3 Pathway
Over the past week in my neurochemistry class, we discussed and learned more about an important pathway in the brain. The pathway I am referring to is called th...
A Shift in the Perspective on Endocannabinoids and Marijuana
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, marijuana is the most-used illicit drug in the world. In the United States, it is classified as a Sc...
Iron Overload
I have always viewed Parkinson’s disease as something that only effected a person’s movements. After this week, I have learned that it effects to much more than...
The significance of the Atk-GSK3 pathway
Of the countless neurotransmitters associated with the human central nervous system, dopamine is perhaps one of the most crucial neurotransmitters to understand...
As natural as it get
We recently read an article about endocannabinoids. Yes, cannabinoids just like the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol. The part of th...