Players Choice? or The Leagues?
Concussions have started to be brought forward after the discovery of many ex-NFL players developing and ultimately dying with chronic traumatic encephalophy (C...
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Obesity, What is The First Domino?
Obesity is clearly a huge problem in the United States and abroad, I won’t spend any time trying to convince you of this, I assume you already recognize this as...
More than just a treatment: Insulin
What is insulin? Insulin is almost always associated with diabetes as a treatment, but is that really the only function? Insulin is a hormone that is made in th...
Obesity: A Biological Trap
Obesity as a Brain Disorder Have you ever thought, “If I just had more willpower I could resist all the unhealthy foods I tend to eat”? I’m sure you have heard ...
Oh NO! Nitric Oxide and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Nitric Oxide is a free radical produced by glial cells in the brain as an immune response to infection. It falls into the category of reactive nitrogen species ...
Parkinson's Disease – What's going on?
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting dopaminergic neurons in a specific part of the brain called the substantia nigra...
The Reality of Antioxidants
Oxygen is important for your body’s health, however overexposure to oxygen causes oxidation. Oxidation involves the loss of electrons through a chemical reactio...
Parkinson’s Disease: More Than Just Tremors
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s. It effects about 3 in 1000 people in industrialized nations. Alt...
Parkinson's Not Just a Tremor
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s effecting about 3 in 1000 people in industrialized nations. It seems t...
Parkinson's: A Disease or a Syndrome?
One of the most important themes I’ve gathered from my time in my neurochemistry class is the theme of ambiguity when trying to determine the cause of a neurode...