by Kayla Pelletier Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) is a muscular disorder found in the offspring of the quarter horse Impressive. It is a hereditary genetic defect which disrupts the sodium ion channels in a muscle cell membrane. These sodium channels serve as pores, and when they are disrupted, sodium ions will flood uncontrolled into the membrane. [...]
by Lani Blackford When I moved out of my bedroom at my parents’ farm my mom asked me, “What are you going to do with all this?” She was inquiring about two rows of ribbons that wrapped around my bedroom. They were draped on all of the lamps, mirrors, and picture frames and filled the room [...]