Being Happy With Alzheimer’s
My grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease for as long as I remember being around her—we lived overseas so I really only saw her for two months out of the year (so ...
Tag: Neurochemistry
Overprescribed and Undermedicated
A recent segment from the liberal-leaning news source Vox was titled “Do I have ADHD?”. A female in her twenties believed she indeed had the disorder, but had n...
My Capstone Experience at Concordia College
As apart of my capstone class at Concordia College, I took the course Neurochemistry. The class was filled with 14 seniors, from a range of backgrounds, and fro...
A Reflection on the Journey: Neurochemistry Capstone
By far this course has been one of my favorite at Concordia. I looked forward to going to Neurochemistry every day. This course was a place where we could put o...
Who Done It? When Vaccines Plead Not Guilty to Being the Source of Autism
Autism is on the rise in the United States. The prevalence has increased from 1 in 110 in 2006 to 1 in 68 in 2010. This increase has led to more awareness surr...
Neurochemistry is Cool
Signing up for the neurochemistry class was the best decision I made during registration week of the second semester of my senior year. First, I got my senior c...
Autism and Autism Research On the Rise
In the past decade the prevalence of autism has approximately doubled in diagnoses for children. In 2006, 1 in 110 children were diagnosed in the United States,...
Breaking down Autism
Introduction to Autism Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of various developmental disabilities defined by impaired social interaction and communication,...
Obesity and the Brain
Hypothalamus It has been recently discovered that unlike inflammation in the in the peripheral tissues, inflammation in the brain due to high fat intake occurs ...
The Secret to Becoming the Biggest Loser
Avoiding obesity is simple. You eat well, you work out. You don’t eat McDonald’s every night, and you don’t sit all day. Problem solved. So why is it that so ma...