Gateway Drugs: Psychology or Physiology
As most people know, a gateway drug is a drug that may lead to the use of other, possibly more addictive drugs down the road. What many incorrectly assume howe...
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The Magic Cure to Old Age Problems
Imagine we have developed a medicine that could cure most of the problems that come with aging. If you take it, you have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s, ...
Endocannabinoids: More than Understanding Marijuana?
Marijuana has long been used recreationally and medicinally. While its recreational use is still of debate, its medicinal properties have also come under great ...
Obesity: Blame the Brain
While diet fads come and go, in the end physicians typically boil there advice down to a simple statement; burn more calories than you eat and you’ll lose weigh...
Hard Hitting Facts about Concussions
Concussions are one of the brain diseases that are often overlooked. Too often approached as something that athletes can tough out, they have not been taken as ...
Autism: A Spectrum of Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have become a large topic of discussion in the public eye for many years. While previously it had been treated and diagnosed as ...
Brains Chained by Addiction
The Pandemic of Addiction The statistics surrounding addiction don’t lie, the U.S. has a pandemic on its hands. So what’s the situation? In 2017, we...
Schizophrenia: Reality vs Stigma
Schizophrenia: What is it and how do we treat it? Schizophrenia is one of the most challenging mental illnesses to manage and function with. Symptoms often inte...
Sugar on the Brain: Alzheimer’s Disease
What’s the story? Over the past decade, sugar has become an increasingly hot topic as a part of our diets. Updated recommendations have been in the news as rece...
ALS: Bringing Awareness to This Neurodegenerative Disease
Background Information on ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a debilitating disease that can often be difficult to diagn...