The Path to Cell Destruction
This week my classmates and I dissected an article pertaining to the MAPK signaling cascade and its role in neurodegenerative diseases. Diseases such as Parkins...
Tag: alzheimer’s disease
Link between Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Free radicals and Anti-oxidants!
Did you know that Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease share the same causal cellular pathway? This pathway is the MAPK pathway which is involved in cell...
What's breaking down the brain?
What we know and want to know about aging are the questions my peers and I have pondered over for ages. This passed weeks topic about the aging brain and Alzhei...
Dear Dad, Remember me? Links between Alzheimer's and food
Alright Dad, I’m just trying to look out for you when I say this, put down the gallon of ice cream that I know is in your lap. Yeah I know you work real ...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Where We Stand on Treatment
First off, I’m sure you have all at least heard of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and how it causes its victims to lose their memory. I bet, however, that mos...
Confused About Treatments? Everyone Is.
With as much research as there is about Alzheimer’s Disease, there are surprisingly few conclusions as to its possible causes. Through the article of the week a...
Just another bullet point to the list of why we need to eat better and exercise!
25 million Americans have type II diabetes 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s disease by 2050 Did you know that two of America’s biggest hea...