Alzheimers Disease, Insuline resistance, and Diabetese: Let's Connect the Dots
The topic of this weeks neruochem discussion was based on the article “Possible implications of insulin resistane and glucose metabolism in Alzheimer̵...
Tag: medicine
Akt/GSK3 Cascade: how important is it?
While reading the article “Beyond cAMP: the regulation of Akt and GSK3 by dopamine receptor” I thought to myself what on earth does all this technic...
Akt/GSK3 Pathway: Quick and Dirty Version
Let’s be honest…after a week of dissecting the article “Beyond cAMP: the regulation of Akt and GSK3 by dopamine receptors,” I barely understand any of it....
Wait, these drugs do what?
If I were to tell my mom I just spent a week reading and delving into an article discussing an alternative signaling pathway of the dopamine receptor involving ...
The Epidemic of America…Obesity
Obesity is a major problem in the USA but how much of it’s onset is due to actual physical problems and how much is due to the fast paced world we live in...
Opioids, a Pain Killer? Or Cause of Pain?
Pain — A spasm in your back, a toothache, recovering from a fracture or dislocation, a degree of discomfort following surgery; it comes in many forms, but...
How Might Medicinal Marijuana Affect Soldiers With PTSD?
Psychiatric disorders are under-reported illnesses that affect the quality of life for the suffering patient. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a subse...
Cannabidiol…a possible replacement for medical marijuana?
The topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana is a growing conversation in our society today as it is already legal in 17 states across our nation. The article “...
Smoking Marijuana Causes…Schizophrenia?
When you hear marijuana what do you think of? For me, I don’t think much of it other than a waste of money to cause you to feel a little loopy and give you the ...
Obesity and Diabetes: Understanding the Link
Obesity is obviously a growing epidemic throughout many countries including America. There is rarely a day that goes by where I do not hear some mention to obes...