Issue 28 What Can We Gain from Blocking Out Pain? Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Postoperative Pain Management Introduction Imagine you are in a car accident and break your wrist. You need surgery to repair it. Surgeries like these are relatively straightforward and can sometimes take under an
Issue 30 The Adverse Effects Current Day Drug Policy in America has on Scientific Advancement Within the Field of Neuroscience, POC, and Addiction Rehabilitation All of us, at least once in our lives, have been misguided in our beliefs surrounding the nature of drugs. This occurrence is further exacerbated by the laws and regulatory policies created by the American government.
Issue 28 Antidepressants: The magic pill? Disclaimer: This is a comprehensive overview of the public’s understanding on the chemical theories of depression, the marketing of antidepressants, and the importance of transparency in the pharmacotherapy and
issue 24 Tachyphylaxis: Antidepressants' Greatest Challenge Imagine sitting down with a doctor to discuss several distressing symptoms you’ve been experiencing recently. Slowly you confess that you’ve been experiencing a sense of numbness, and your hobbies don’t interest you. In fact, nothing interests you anymore...
Issue 21 Nootropics: How Online Communities Foster Misinformation and Pseudoscience On a sunny July day in Paris, 189 cyclists breathe a sigh of relief. Some are celebrating, some are disappointed, and some are just grateful that they can get some rest.
Issue 18 Livin’ the Dream For most of us, dreaming is a normal and unremarkable facet of life. But, what if this didn’t have to be the case? What if instead of waking up
Issue 15 How the Brain Learns Addiction A quick Google search for “addiction” gives over 800 million results in less than a second. This vast cyberspace includes hotline numbers, treatment facilities, and heartbreaking statistics. According to the
Issue 14 The Blood Brain Barrier Baffles Big Pharma Despite there being a large unmet need for treatments in neurological disorders, big pharma is beginning to withdraw from drug development due to the challenge of crossing the blood-brain barrier,
Issue 13 Fetal Effects of Opioid Abuse According to the New York Times, the opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug crisis in America, and drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans [1]. Opioids are
Issue 12 The Opioid Epidemic Our country is in a crisis. It dwells in our rural towns and inner cities. It resides in affluent suburbs and one-bedroom apartments. It can attack your teenage brother or
Featured Article The “Magic” Behind Magic Mushrooms Take a moment to read these quotations: “I try to judge less and forgive more. I no longer worry about money.” “I think my heart is more open to all
