The development of autism
Introduction to autism: The number of children diagnosed with autism in the United States continues to rise. Many studies are being done to understand what is c...
Tag: genetics
Genetic & Environmental Factors in Autism
The causes of ASD are a hot topic in both scientific research and the media in recent years. As scientists are investigating just the top of the pile of possibl...
Autism Is More Than Genes
Diseases like type 1 diabetes and sickle-cell anemia happen through a defect in a single gene. Sometimes all it takes is one wrong letter in the genetic code t...
Zinc and the Immune System: The Secrets of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disease that affects about 1 in 68 children in the United States, according to an ADDM Network Survey from 2012. ASD include...
Forget-Me-Not: What Really Happens in the Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease?
To wrap up this past weekend, I watched The Notebook while folding my laundry. It was an applicable movie to the Neurochemistry class topic of the past...
Alcoholism: an Issue of Mind Over Matter?
To most of us, the notion that alcohol abuse is a huge problem in American society is not a new one; but if you’re anything like me, you didn’t fully understand...