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...
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The Great Debate: Vaccines and Autism
Our topic of the week is Autism, which means I get to get on my favorite soapbox: vaccines and Autism. There is no link between childhood vaccines and the devel...
Why the Three Strikes Rule for Sports Concussions Is Vital
Coaches, players, and parents should start adhering to the “three strikes rule” when it comes to concussions. This rule states that any player that has sustaine...
Concussion: Not Something to Be Taken Lightly
Kari grew up loving to ride horses. When she was 20 years old, she was riding and ended up falling off as her horse was going over a jump. She hit her head pret...
What Happens in Addiction??
It can probably said that everybody struggles with addiction. Not only the classic examples that often first come to mind of drugs and alcohol, but coffee, Netf...
Quick Overview of ALS
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) just might be one of the most terrifying conditions out there. For starters, at this point in research, 95% ...
So You Did the Ice Bucket Challenge, Now What?
Along with 2.4 million other people, I shared a video of myself doing the ALS ice bucket challenge on Facebook in the summer of 2014. I excitedly watched ice bu...
Anxiety and College Students: Finding a Balance
Everyone experiences stress at different times in their lives, whether it has to do with school, work, family, or just life in general. Stress isn’t always a ba...
Why Is Cake So Good?
If there was a pill you could take that would stop you from gaining weight, would you take it? Imagine a world where you won’t have to worry about what you’re e...
How the Reward System Contributes to Obesity
Obesity is a growing problem for our country here in America. But eating may actually have the ability to trigger our reward system and make us more likely to w...