Neurochemistry: It's all over the place!
What is a capstone? Maybe a more appropriate question would be what should a capstone course be? In my opinion, a capstone course should be an integratio...
Tag: brain
Obesity and Diabetes: Understanding the Link
Obesity is obviously a growing epidemic throughout many countries including America. There is rarely a day that goes by where I do not hear some mention to obes...
High Fructose Corn Syrup is Delicious
It really is. The ingredient that gives pop that sweet, mesmerizing taste. I could guzzle liters of it without blinking. If I could live off soda (and the occas...
Bipolar Disorder: We Need A Pokeflute
Bipolar disorder is one of the most well known neurological disorders, characterized by alternating states of prolonged depression or manic states (the term is ...
Magnesium and Other Treatments for Speedy Concussion Recovery?
Contact sports, falls, car accident, etc. can all lead to concussions. But what exactly is a concussion? Concussions are defined as a traumatic brain injury, o...
Opioid Withdrawal. . . Not a Fun Process.
This week, our class focused on an article that discussed the role of glutamate (an important neurotransmitter) in drug addiction. It emphasized opioid addictio...
Where does Lou Gehrig's Disease come from?
This week we explored the pathways leading to neuron cell death which can lead to various diseases including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Amyot...
Lou Gehrig's Disease: Causes and Treatment
“Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.R...
Addicted Babies
Opioid addiction is the topic of this week’s discussion and whenever addiction is mentioned so is withdrawal and rehabilitation. Early symptoms of withdrawal in...
Insulin resistance?… Related to Alzheimer ’s disease? Who knew?
Usually when you think insulin dysfunction you think diabetes…not Alzheimer’s diseaseor dementia. Interestingly enough researchers have found a link between th...