Bigger isn’t better: Inflammation Affects on the Brain
Bigger Isn’t Better: Inflammation Affects on The Brain Swelling of the brain might seem like a minor concern when it comes to overall brain health, but in...
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The Silent Saboteur: How Brain Inflammation Could Be Fueling the Obesity Epidemic
For decades, we’ve pointed fingers at willpower and calories in the battle against obesity. Eat less. Move more. Sounds simple, right? But what if we̵...
Brain-Body Connection in Obesity
Recently, hypothalamic inflammation has been linked to obesity. The evidence suggests a high fat diet leads to brain inflammation, causing the uncoupling of foo...
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...
From Alzheimer’s to Diabetes: What is the Connection?
It is no secret that Alzheimer’s Disease can be debilitating to an individual as well as to their loved ones. People look for genetic ties to the disease...
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Alzheimer's Disease
To be honest, I did not know much about Nitric Oxide (NO) before reading the scientific paper on the topic for our neurochemistry class. All I could have told ...
The story of nitric oxide: when does it become bad?
Nitric oxide is normally a part of the brain’s mechanisms. It functions as a neurotransmitter to either promote or block signals between neurons. However, damag...
Obesity: Health vs. Stigma
Obesity in America has an overwhelming prevalence in adults. Nearly 36% of adults are considered obese and 1 in 20 are considered morbidly obese. Even scarier,...
Larger than Erections: The effects of NO in neuroinflammatory diseases
Nitric Oxide. A small diatomic molecule consisting of one part nitrogen, one part oxygen. It’s a well known vasodilator and cellular signaling molecule wi...
The Need for a New Migraine Treatment
Migraines are a debilitating neurovascular disorder characterized by frequent headaches, nausea, and sensitivity to light and/or sound among other symptoms. Th...