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Brain Damage: is an injury that causes the destruction or deterioration of brain cells. In the U.S., every year, about 2.6 million people have some type of brain injury -- whether as a result of trauma, stroke, tumor, or other illnesses.
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OCT 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Increasing anecdotal and academic evidence has been emerging in recent years about the plethora of health benefits behin ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Explains poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), a hydrogel biopolymer that is a similar concept to the new hydrogel built ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 07, 2020Technology
It is almost impossible to deliver targeted drug therapy via the bloodstream without reaching the entire brain and body ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Color-changing tattoos, powered by nanotechnology, that sense imbalances in your biochemistry providing a visual signal ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2020Health & Medicine
Women are already warned that using marijuana during pregnancy might affect their baby’s growth in the womb, but a ...Written By: Angela DowdenSEP 24, 2020Health & Medicine
By this point in the year, you’ve either heard or uttered the phrase “quarantine brain.” While the act ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 22, 2020Cardiology
Mosquitoes are major disease vectors; they are considered the world's deadliest animal because they kill so many people.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 23, 2020Technology
Although it’s true, "cyborgs" are technically science fiction being the fact that they are part human an ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 12, 2020Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 06, 2020Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Salk Institute have developed a new drug candidate that has successfully prevented Alzheimer's-re ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite transmitted by cats and contaminated meat, and it's thought that over 30 million America ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls mov ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 22, 2020Immunology
Initial studies of cannabidiol’s impact of classic symptoms of lung damage in severe cases of COVID-19 provide a p ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 21, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Montreal, Canada, have found that cannabis affects the working memory of girls at hig ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a zebrafish model to show that the neurons of the peripheral nervous system communicate with blood ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Neuroscience
Blindsight is the phenomenon in which blind people can interact with their environments even though they can't see i ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 30, 2020Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Increasing anecdotal and academic evidence has been emerging in recent years about the plethora of health benefits behin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Explains poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), a hydrogel biopolymer that is a similar concept to the new hydrogel built
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 07, 2020
Technology
It is almost impossible to deliver targeted drug therapy via the bloodstream without reaching the entire brain and body
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Color-changing tattoos, powered by nanotechnology, that sense imbalances in your biochemistry providing a visual signal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
Women are already warned that using marijuana during pregnancy might affect their baby’s growth in the womb, but a
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
SEP 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
By this point in the year, you’ve either heard or uttered the phrase “quarantine brain.” While the act
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 22, 2020
Cardiology
Mosquitoes are major disease vectors; they are considered the world's deadliest animal because they kill so many people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 23, 2020
Technology
Although it’s true, "cyborgs" are technically science fiction being the fact that they are part human an
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 06, 2020
Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Salk Institute have developed a new drug candidate that has successfully prevented Alzheimer's-re
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite transmitted by cats and contaminated meat, and it's thought that over 30 million America
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls mov
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 22, 2020
Immunology
Initial studies of cannabidiol’s impact of classic symptoms of lung damage in severe cases of COVID-19 provide a p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 21, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Montreal, Canada, have found that cannabis affects the working memory of girls at hig
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a zebrafish model to show that the neurons of the peripheral nervous system communicate with blood
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Blindsight is the phenomenon in which blind people can interact with their environments even though they can't see i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2020
Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan