Dax Cowart — The Right to Die is Mine and Only Mine

For nearly all of my blog posts, I’ve aimed to make some point. Whether regarding autonomy, trying to gauge a larger issue, or just telling a story, but I do not believe any are as impactful as the one I tell today.

The Digestion of Gluten

Gluten, a storage protein commonly found in wheat, rye, and barley, can specifically be found forming in the endosperm of seeds from these grains. Glutamine and proline, the core amino acids making up this specific storage protein, are where the main digestion problems in individuals…

Alcohol and Antibiotics: Myth or Fact?

As my blog has highlighted over the course of the last couple weeks, there are many dangers associated with taking antibiotics. Obviously, I’ve emphasized the importance of antibiotic resistance. There are many empirical studies and statistics proving that…

Noradrenaline, cortisol and dopamine…Oh my!

Everyone on this planet experiences some sort of trauma throughout his or her lifetime. In fact, the first documented psychological distress was reported back in the year 1900 BCE. Nowadays, it is thought that at least every one in two people will be…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bring Depression to Life

Once upon a time… the evil Queen sends her hunstman off to kill Snow White, but the huntsman can’t do it, so he lets her go off into the woods instead. In the woods, she makes friends with the animals and they take her to a cottage…

How do doctors make money for Dummies

In this country there are many ways to pay physicians, the three main ways are fee-for-service, capitation, and salary.

A fee-for-service is whatever service the physician performs will have a fee attached to each service. The more…

Breakdown of Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease (CHD), also referred to as coronary artery disease, is a an illness affecting millions of people. In fact, it is the leading cause of death worldwide, affecting nearly 400,000 Americans every year. CHD can develop due to various reasons…

Neuropathology of Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s disease is one of the most prominent and widely studied pathologies in neurology. Common clinical presentations of Huntington’s are seen in the form of chorea, depressed or irritable mood, severe movement disorders, and difficulty thinking through…

Delayed Gratification and Addiction

The idea of delayed gratification has never been foreign to me. When I was much younger, my parents always taught me to stay calm, resist the urge for little gains, and work for the much bigger paybacks. However, it wasn’t until my second year of college, in one of…