A Capstone to My Neuronal Foundation
Throughout my neuroscience minor endeavor I gained knowledge about the structures and functions of the brain’s anatomy. The brain is very complicated and intric...
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Marijuana, THC, and Medicine
The endocannibinoids play a vital role in regulation most of your brain and body functions. Without endocannibinoids, we are unable to function properly. Endoca...
MS's new treatment?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system and is often a disabling disease. The body begins to attack the fatty l...
Anorexia and Cannibinoids
You know what really grinds my gears? Anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a widely known eating disorder that afflicts around 8 million Americans a year. Anor...
Athletes and Marijuana?
From high school to professional sports, it seems like we are hearing more and more about concussions these days. But what actually is a concussion? According t...
Tough Questions with Science: Marijuana’s THC vs. The Body’s Endocannabinoids
Some day it will happen, I just know it. As a future educator it is my job to get my students out of their seats and diving headfirst into science. WHY? WHY? WH...
Cannabis: preventing brain damage instead of causing it?
Seizures are the physical changes in behavior that are observed after a period of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can be caused by a variet...
Dear Dad, It's not all bad; the truth about cannabis and cannabanoids.
Cannabis, or commonly known as marijuana is a type of cannabinoid. Many of you know of it’s damaging side effects and have heard of the ongoing debate o...