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Brain awareness is attributed to three parts of the brain : the medial prefrontal cortex, the insular cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex.
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MAR 05, 2018Cardiology
Oral contraceptives, i.e. birth control pills, increase the risk of stroke for women, most significantly for women who a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 05, 2018Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2018Infographics
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 10, 2018Cardiology
Why are women more likely to have a stroke than men? It’s a combination of risk factors that women uniquely experi ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2018Neuroscience
Researching some neurological conditions can be difficult. Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Chronic Tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Kids with autism are less social, and one researcher adapted a common game to learn more about why.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Health & Medicine
LSD was the drug of choice for many in the 1960s and 1970s. In the flower child era, recreational users of acid were enc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2018Videos
What makes us happy? Friends and family, of course, good times and being able to do what we love. But is neuroscience in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 01, 2018Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2017Neuroscience
Mental illness is sometimes looked at as a character weakness or something a person just has to "shake off." N ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2017Videos
According to new research, five chemicals used in the process of fracking are linked to permanent brain damage, particul ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 15, 2017Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is in the headlines almost every week. Currently, estimates from the WHO and the CDC show t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has long been thought that no hope remains for people that fall into a persistent vegetative state, but scientists ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2017Neuroscience
While the eye can take in hundreds of thousands of different shades and colors and the brain can process them, noting ev ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 19, 2017Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2017Videos
Stuttering, a speech disorder characterized by an irregular speech flow, affects about 3 million Americans. It was once ...AUG 10, 2017Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 10, 2017Neuroscience
Many kids love to splash and swim in a pool or at the beach, but all too often accidents can happen, especially with you ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 03, 2017Health & Medicine
Does a version of autism affect honey bees similarly to the way it affects humans? In a close study of honey bees and th ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 12, 2017Neuroscience
While some scientific news can be boring or unecessarily complex, a new study is pretty straightforward and definitely n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2017Videos
Glue sniffing was a rampant health problem among young teenagers in the early 1980s. The trend took off as more people d ...JUN 24, 2017Videos
Ommmmm........ommm.....ommmm....Am I relaxed yet? Remember to put green beans on the grocery list. Oh, and pick up the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2018
Cardiology
Oral contraceptives, i.e. birth control pills, increase the risk of stroke for women, most significantly for women who a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 05, 2018
Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2018
Infographics
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 10, 2018
Cardiology
Why are women more likely to have a stroke than men? It’s a combination of risk factors that women uniquely experi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Researching some neurological conditions can be difficult. Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Chronic Tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Kids with autism are less social, and one researcher adapted a common game to learn more about why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
LSD was the drug of choice for many in the 1960s and 1970s. In the flower child era, recreational users of acid were enc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2018
Videos
What makes us happy? Friends and family, of course, good times and being able to do what we love. But is neuroscience in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2018
Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2017
Neuroscience
Mental illness is sometimes looked at as a character weakness or something a person just has to "shake off." N
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2017
Videos
According to new research, five chemicals used in the process of fracking are linked to permanent brain damage, particul
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 15, 2017
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is in the headlines almost every week. Currently, estimates from the WHO and the CDC show t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has long been thought that no hope remains for people that fall into a persistent vegetative state, but scientists ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2017
Neuroscience
While the eye can take in hundreds of thousands of different shades and colors and the brain can process them, noting ev
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2017
Videos
Stuttering, a speech disorder characterized by an irregular speech flow, affects about 3 million Americans. It was once
...
AUG 10, 2017
Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2017
Neuroscience
Many kids love to splash and swim in a pool or at the beach, but all too often accidents can happen, especially with you
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 03, 2017
Health & Medicine
Does a version of autism affect honey bees similarly to the way it affects humans? In a close study of honey bees and th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 12, 2017
Neuroscience
While some scientific news can be boring or unecessarily complex, a new study is pretty straightforward and definitely n
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 27, 2017
Videos
Glue sniffing was a rampant health problem among young teenagers in the early 1980s. The trend took off as more people d
...
JUN 24, 2017
Videos
Ommmmm........ommm.....ommmm....Am I relaxed yet? Remember to put green beans on the grocery list. Oh, and pick up the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan