Football and Neuroscience.

Hello friends. It's science time.

So over the past year or so there has a been a lot of interest generated around the effects of repetitive head trauma on the brains of athletes. Since I love both football and neuroscience, I am very interested in it and thought it was worth sharing since I know many of you like football as well.

Lou Gehrig and ALS NYT article

Head injuries and ALS ESPN article

Chris Henry's brain ESPN article

Dementia Pugilistica Wiki



That is a picture of a section of Chris Henry's brain. The dark brown things are neurofibrillary tangles of tau protein, which are a common finding in the brains of people with Alzheimer's Disease.

Feeling bad about your hobbies through science.

Bacterial Pneumonia.

The key finding in bacterial pneumonia is lobar consolidation. huurrrduuuuurr.

Shitting up your ass.

Warning: Interesting science content.

Shit up my ass and then your own

A day in the life of Dr. Dolderer

A typical day starts by checking all my equipment. I have to make sure my medi-gun is functioning properly or I'll get an earful. Who needs that, right? Second, I make sure that my Blutsauger is loaded with syringes, because honestly I just don't know what's going to happen out there. Finally, I sharpen my Übersaw. Just in case, you know? haha lol

So once I'm suited up, I usually have to listen to my little brother (he's a Scout) rattle on and on about his skateboard or something. He's usually hopped up on five (5) energy drinks by noon. Sometimes I try to slip him a sedative, but he moves too damn fast.

Heading out the door for another day.



Immediately, I had to run and heal my friend George. He was so busy firing rockets at Blue that he didn't even noticed that he had been shot several times over. He's not the smartest guy in the world, but he's got a good heart.

The day was going pretty well, until my friend Russell caught an arrow through his eye. I spent probably two (2) hours getting that out of his head. Probably going to have to fit him for a glass eye. OWNED! What do you expect from a filthy Australian?

By the end of the day, I was basically just handing out medicine for migraines. I'm pretty sure my little brother was hitting everyone with baseballs. He really needs to be more careful.

So after a long day of healing the sick and wounded, I headed down to the beach and enjoyed a cup of tea with my life-partner Juan.

:)

Prion Proteins

I want you to read about these because they are very interesting and will make you say, "Hey! That is fricking neat." You know of infectious agents as bacteria, viruses, or fungi. These prion proteins basically cause proteins in your brain to change shape and function, thus causing disease. Kuru is one example of a human prion protein caused disease. Cannibals get it from eating the dead in some bizarre funeral ritual. This is a picture of a cow's brain tissue after Mad Cow Disease.



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