by Olwen Reina | Dec 4, 2016 | Trends
A friend of my family was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) a few years ago. She was, and still is, a very active member of her community. She hosts prayer evenings, children’s groups to teach virtues, and even volunteers at her local retirement...
by Olwen Reina | Nov 27, 2016 | Trends
It’s 7am. I wake up full of excitement. I’m 9 years old and today I’m going to have my first Christmas. I slip out of bed. The floor is icy so I dance on edge of balls of my feet to the door. Outside a snowstorm is in full swing. I make it to the...
by Olwen Reina | Nov 2, 2016 | Disease Models
This time of year is full of celebrations. From the very end of October to the end of January, there are dozens of holidays from Diwali to Halloween to the Festival of the Twin Holy Days to Thanksgiving then on to Milad un-Nabi to Hanukkah to Christmas to Kwanza then...
by Olwen Reina | Oct 23, 2016 | Trends
Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by nerve cell activity disruption resulting in seizures. In a previous article, we introduced what seizures are and how they manifest and develop. Here in this series of the A-Z Common and Rare...
by Olwen Reina | Oct 11, 2016 | Trends
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by persistent seizures. Previously, we discussed epilepsy broadly covering what seizures are and how they manifest and develop. We also looked at some of the types of seizures in Epilepsy A-Z: Common and Rare...
