Parkinson’s Not Just A Tremor
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s effecting about 3 in 1000 people in industrialized nations. It seems that although it is very common people...
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Should Parkinson’s Be A Priority?
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects both motor and non-motor systems in the body, which is characterized by the death of neurons in the brain. There is no cure for...
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Oh NO! Nitric Oxide And Neurodegenerative Disorders
Nitric Oxide is a free radical produced by glial cells in the brain as an immune response to infection. It falls into the category of reactive nitrogen species that is often paired with reactive oxygen...
View ArticleThe Abandoned Area Of Drug Development—Parkinson’s Disease
It seems as though every time I turn on the TV there are commercials for new types of medication. Unfortunately, for some devastating conditions there haven’t been updated medications in 30 years or...
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Synaptic Pruning, Not The Work Of Hedge Trimmers
I can honestly say that I have very little pruning experience myself, less a few trees in the back yard. When I see a perfectly trimmed tree, bush, or shrub I often think to myself; that must have been...
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A Promising Outlook To A Devastating Disease: Lewy Body Dementia
What is Lewy Body Dementia? Lewy body dementia is characterized by abnormal protein deposits that aggregate in the brain. When Lewy body proteins aggregate, they cause issues that deplete the body of...
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The Parkinson’s Brain
This week in Neurochemistry class, we talked about one of the many mysterious neurodegenerative disorders; Parkinson’s Disease. I like to think of the brain as an orchestra, and Parkinson’s as a...
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The Imbalance Of Parkinson’s Disease
Commonly seen in people over the age of forty, approximately 60,000 United States citizens are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every year. The magnitude of its affect along with its serious...
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Can We Cure It All?
A lot of medications that we have heard of today that are designed to make diseases more livable don’t actually treat the source of the problem. More often than not, they treat the symptoms, but not...
View ArticleALS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s; What’s The Difference?
Featured Photo: CollegeDegrees360 What makes ALS different from Parkinson’s and even Alzheimer’s? Is it just me, or do these three diseases seem to blend together? I often have a hard time keeping them...
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