In the wake of the “obesity epidemic,” more and more nutritional policies have been proposed and pushed through. Most of these policies are based on a set of guidelines called the National Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I thought it would be interesting to look a little bit more into the history of the National Dietary […]
Why are there Folds in Our Brains?
Even if you weren’t a neuroscience major in college like I was, I’m sure you can appreciate how awesome the human brain looks. I’ve always wondered why the brain had sulci and gyri. After all, conditions like lissencephaly exist which would make one think logically that there’s some sort of biochemical process at work. That may […]
Sleep is Important!
The CDC just released a report that illustrated an association between getting less than 7 hours of sleep with an increased risk for diabetes, hypertension, mental distress and a host of other things. This is disappointing news for many of us working in the healthcare industry! I’ve talked to many of my fellow classmates who […]
