A Piece of the Puzzle: Elk-1 Gene and Memory
Have you ever wondered what your brain goes through in order for you to remember what you ate for breakfast this morning or what show you watched on Netflix las...
Tag: memory
Fighting the Memory War: A Battle Between Remembering and Forgetting Trauma
“Do you remember what happened?” is generally one of the first questions a person is asked after going through a traumatic event. This question can cause a grea...
Where Did My Car Keys Go? Alzheimers in a Nutshell
Everybody has a family member with alzheimers or knows somebody that does. It seems like that rates of this neurodegenerative disorder are going up, but is this...
School Test = Bear Attack
We are living in a higher state of anxiety than we were biologically made for. Our brains were made for us to remember stressful situations that would help us t...
You Are What You Eat: Early Life Diet and Obesity Risk
Obesity and sedentary behaviors are commonly viewed as a reflection of cultures with widespread availability of cheap high-calorie and high-fat foods, often in ...
How is Type 2 Diabetes Affecting Your Ability to Learn and Form New Memories?
This week, our class discussed the detrimental effects of insulin resistance as seen in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has been established that Type 2 diabetes c...
Dear Dad, Remember me? Links between Alzheimer's and food
Alright Dad, I’m just trying to look out for you when I say this, put down the gallon of ice cream that I know is in your lap. Yeah I know you work real ...
Hope for new Alzheimer’s treatments
Alzheimer’s disease is a memory impairment mostly seen in elderly people. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America describes the disease as “a progressive, degenerati...