A World Without Empathy: An Insight into Antisocial Personality Disorder
pexels.com stock photo by Darya Sannikova Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a mental health condition characterized by disregard for the r...
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The Making of a Psychopath
What is a psychopath? Most likely when you think of a psychopath, you probably think of a person like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy. Although t...
Let’s Talk about Brain Cancer
What is Glioblastoma? In short, glioblastoma (GBM) is brain cancer. More specifically, it is a very lethal brain tumor, sometimes becoming invasive to other par...
Addiction: Is It Really A Choice?
Artwork by Olivia Pederson What is Addiction? In simple terms, addiction is a loss of control of drug use. The word “drug” doesn’t mean you ca...
Oral Hypoglycemics to Treat Alzheimers?
Alzheimer’s and The Brain: Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that results in memory loss and decreased cognitive function. It begins by at...
Neurochemistry: Integrating and Applying Liberal Arts Education Goals
Neurochemistry has allowed me to integrate and apply the skills and competencies that a liberal arts education at Concordia College strives all students to meet...
Schizophrenia: A breakdown
Schizophrenia is a neurodegenerative disease that over 2.6 million American have, although over 40 percent of them are untreated. While there are a lot of movie...
Addiction: A choice, a disease, or a different problem altogether
Addiction today is such a common issue, and everyone seems to have a different take. People talk about whether it’s a disease or choice holding to their convict...
The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Autism
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired communication, behavior, and social interactions. The name i...
Science & Stigma With Obesity
Obesity is a common and serious health issue in the United States. According to the CDC, more than 1/3 of US adults have obesity and it’s on the rise. Obesity p...