Author: Nara Ito
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Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis: How Teeth Can Restore Your Vision
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), or ‘tooth in eye surgery’, is a medical procedure involving removing a patient’s tooth to replace the cornea and inserting a tiny lens before being implanted into the eye.
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The Brains Behind Social Conformity and Change
This article tackles the idea of conformity and how it applies to how we as human conforms due to different types of social influences. Additionally, this article how psychology and neuroscience play a factor in the social factors that influence conformity.
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What OCD Really Entails
Many of us have all too often heard phrases along the lines of, “this is making me feel OCD” or “I’m so OCD about this thing,” but what is OCD really? Is it as simple as being particular about the arrangement of objects in a given space or the order of colours and letters, or…
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Phobias and How We Can Treat Them
Phobia: the irrational fear of an object or situation. Almost everyone has some irrational fears, however, phobias are when this fear inhibits you from staying grounded and makes you uncontrollable. Specific phobias are one of the most common mental disorders, with an estimated prevalence ranging from ~7% to ~15%.
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A Review of Prion Diseases
Prion diseases, also referred to as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are able to affect humans and animals and can be transmitted by the consumption of infected meat products. With approximately three hundred cases reported in the U.S. every year, prion diseases are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative diseases and are identified by certain characteristics…
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What Hair Can Say About Your Health
Conditions and medications affect our bodies as well as our hair. The way our hair feels, looks, and behaves reveals more about our health than initially meets the eye. Drastic changes in your hair could indicate nutritional and health issues.
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An Overview of Memory and Amnesia
Often described as simply the partial or total loss of memory, amnesia is one of those conditions we’ve all heard of, have seen in media and can somewhat grasp a hold of what it is. But aside from just waking up with no recall like in movie scenes, in reality, amnesia works in a much…
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The Neuroscience Behind Hiccups
The quick gaps of air, amid a barrage of hiccups, is something that almost all of us can relate to. And while in evolution, hiccups haven’t been found to hold any significant value to survival, little is actually known about its pathophysiology, and what is its purpose. Learn more about the background, causes, and treatments…
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Bromelain: The Enzymes in Pineapple
Bromelain is an aqueous enzyme extract obtained from both the stem and fruit of the pineapple plant and it’s the cause of why your tongue may become irritated or hurt when eating pineapple. This article will briefly explore bromelain’s uses within treating inflammatory diseases, specifically osteoarthritis.
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The Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet, commonly referred to as “keto”, is an increasingly popular recent trend in the dieting world. However, new studies show that this diet doesn’t only help put off a few pounds; it can also be used to help epileptic patients and improve the trajectory of their condition.
Youth Medical Journal 