An Open Letter to the American Chemical Society

Dear ACS, You are the greatest. No really, you are. No matter what has happened to me through my years in graduate school, you, the ACS, have been by my side, sending me monthly issues of C&E News, offering to help me find jobs in the event of graduation, and never hesitating to show me […]

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Dopamine: Reach out and Touch Someone

dopamine can have some pretty big effects on things like, for example, motivated movement (Parkinson’s), or disregulated motivational processes (drug addiction).
But what about touch?

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Look at Us!!!!

Check it out you guys! Look up! Pretty pretty banner! All new and sparkly! We figured the old one was no good now that there are THREE neuro-nuts as opposed to one. Or two. And this banner is all awesome, and due to the art of Irradiatus at Biochemical Soul. Check out his art! It’s […]

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Polishing

Apparently we’re being upgraded tonite, from about 7pm EST to 8am the next day. Ish. Sci is going to try and schedule a post for tomorrow morning, but can make no promises if the system isn’t back up. You were warned.

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Teh Tuesdai Links

This is partially a reminder to myself that August Scientiae is looking for posts. This month’s is going to be at Terra Sigillata, and theme is “Summer days, driftin’ away” Sci finds it completely impossible to see that phrase without completing the song in her head, and without thinking how DUMB it is that Sandy […]

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SSRIs: Talkin’ ’bout Prozac

I’m still getting a lot of questions on depression, a lot of misconceptions about how the drugs work. So I’m going to provide a little more information. And this time, you’re also getting PICTURES!

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Help Others, Help Ethan Shave his Head!

I know in these rough recessional times, it’s tough to give. After all, you NEED that. Nobody has any time, and for Sci, $10 is the difference between whether or not I get any produce for the week. If it weren’t for the blog (yay, Doctors Without Borders!) Sci might not be able to give […]

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In which there is Controversy

Sci will admit, she pretty much went all this week without opening her RSS feed. Bad Sci, Bad!!! Priorities! And thus it turns out I missed the latest edition of the Giant’s Shoulders! Sci feels like a right idiot, because it means that she posted her OWN Giant’s Shoulders post two days late. Ah well, […]

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