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Show WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM Vitamins, drugs uncsppec BY HAYLIE ANDERSON hayande Originally developed by two Harvard students, a newer vitamin created to help students mentally is starting to become more popular among the college students. NeuroFuse is composed of 13 ingredients that claim to increase dopamine levels in the brain, and some of these vitamins claim to even help with memory retention. However, none of these claims have been scientifically proven by researchers. These vitamins were created and are being advertised specifically toward college students. The creators are saying NeuroFuse is supposed to help reduce stress, increase memory retention, concentration and focus. It is being described as an amphetamine-fre- e form of Adderall by some health - ,--rr - rrr professionals. The prescription drug Adderall is used to treat many different strange disorders such as narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Even though NeuroFuse is being so closely compared to the Adderall, the vitamin is supposed to have no amphetamine related risks, but good. Even with it being compared to the drug Adder-all,Neur- o- f Fuse is not 1 , again it has not been scientifi- cally proven. Valerie Haycock, senior criminal justice major from St. George, said she would never take the drugs or vitamins similar to NeuroFuse. ! min, FDA approved. It is not required to be approved because it is classified as a dietary supplement. Carole Grady, dean of health sciences, said with any newold dietary vitamin or supplement, A everyone should proceed with the caution. "Uncertainty often exists with dietary supplement use safety including effects," potential long-terGrady said. This drug has only been on the shelves since later 20 1 3 , so know- ing what the longer term effects could be is totally unknown. "It has not been j.."X take the vita Hay- cock said. I have seen what kind of effects they can studied for its ther- X X x 3 io students 471 m I have no need to 4 1 7-- have, and the effects are not o -- apeutic effect," Grady said. "We don't know if it really does what it claims to do: improve mental proficiency, cognition and memory." According to FDA standards, a vitamin does not have to go through all the requirements that the prescription medicine would have to go through. That makes it easier to sell the vitamin because there are no guidelines that are stopping anyone from making and selling the vitamin. "FDA approval of medication takes several years," Grady said. "The medication is carefully tested on animals and humans before any approval for the use in the general population." Instead of using a dietary vitamin or supplement, there are better and more effective ways to improve your health. Grady listed a few being exercise on a regular basis, eating a diet, getting enough sleep, avoiding excessive amounts of caffeine and avoiding alcohol. "To manage stress, in other words, be as healthy as you can possibly be," Grady said. well-balanc- n: X 'W- n r L. f i rSjJJ 1 W it "- -'A - Students like Sam Bloxham, a freshman general education major from St. George, often feel the pressure of multiple responsibilities when balancing everyday life and difficult classes. Some students resort to cognitive enhancing drugs or vitamins to get the through the day. RESEARCH continued from Page 1 explained the steps he took to get where he is, and he continually put emphasis on a question he was asked by his would-b- e mentor David Jones at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He said to me something Ill never forget, Nadauld said. He said, So, you have an interest in research? He said he couldnt have imagined what lies ahead of him when he said yes to that question, and that is what he wanted to share with the crowd. What you study, it turns out, is not nearly as important as or participating esearch, N.- lauld said. CUR was cofnposed of 125 iter presentations and 133 doing the stud' 1 presentations that were don the fourth floor of the Hand Building. .onJai Staton, a senior 'chology major from Naira, an, said he was nervous to sent to such esteemed peers professionals, but he thinks 1 did well in delivering his oral sentation. Any opportunity to get re experience in something, ether its my work or rcation, I jump on it, Staton Stephen Armstrong, Undergraduate Research Committee chair and an associate professor of English, said he was pleased 'Yith the turnout and that all the speakers were there. An institution of higher leam-- g within Utah is chosen each year to host tire UCUR, and shortly after DSU became a university, the UCUR Committee decided it was time for DSU 10 host it, Armstrong said. With hai'd work, smart People and dedication from DSU employees and students, weve had this come together, Armstrong said. And I couldnt be happier. He said tire event was meticulously planned, and, as a result, the participants knew where to go for each of the presentations. Erica Armstrong, a senior psychology and speech and hearing sciences major at the University of Utah from Salt Lake City, said she is working toward her Ph.D., and the research she has done will look good when she applies to graduate school. But, she said she wasnt so concerned with grad school when she started doing research three years ago. She only got into researching because she found out that the University of Utah had a program were she would get paid to do it. William Christensen, vice president of academics, said the little things that come from undergraduate research are where the value is. It is woiking with teachers and learning in a hands-o- n way that creates that value. For a student to be involved in this sort of thing sets them apart on their resume and their transcript if they seek to go to either graduate school or into the work place, Christensen said. Some students who attended the conference as spectators were only there to complete a class requirement. But, others were genuinely interested in what it had to offer. Nicholas Coulter, a senior biology major from St. George, plans on doing research in the future, so he was excited to hear tire UCUR was being hosted at DSU. One of my class requirements is the poster and an- other is the oral presentations, Coulter said, but I would have done them anyway. dixiPMinnow com SUN NEWS DIXIE THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY JOIN DIXIE SUN NEWS! 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