Type 3 Diabetes? The Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder diagnosed today. For a long time it was unclear as to the cause of AD, and t...
Tag: neuroscience
ALS – The Science Behind the Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the withering away of muscles due to t...
Basics of Endocannabinoids and the Developing Brain
As our country slowly shifts its stigma on marijuana, there are many issues that need to be discussed. Some of these issues include its medicinal properties, if...
Capstone Reflection
When I tell people that I study biology and neuroscience, I am frequently asked if I want to be a brain surgeon or something else involving treating people with...
Putting the Puzzle Pieces of Autism Together
Autism spectrum disorder is the term used to describe a range of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by communication difficulties, social impairm...
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 ...
Are we predisposed to being obese?
Common convention has each of us believing that being overweight or obese as a sign of being lazy, apathetic, or even just slovenly. When we walk down the stre...
Current Progress in ALS Research
The body is the vessel through and by which we experience the world. To be unable to interact with it physically while being mentally aware is arguably the scar...
Behind the Bucket: A mechanism behind ALS appears to be too much of a good thing
Before the ALS awareness social media frenzy, the term “ice bucket challenge” meant nothing more to me than the 5+ month reality of living in Minnesota, also kn...
Colors of the Rainbow – A Look at Autism
Autism is more common today than ever before. According to the Autism Science Foundation, prevalence of autism was reported as 1 in 10,000. During the ninetie...