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Brain Damage
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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MAR 29, 2020Cancer
Have you ever heard of ependymoma? This rare form of brain cancer most commonly occurs in young children when tumors for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a chronic neurological disorder that affects around 3.5 million people in the US; three quarters of the ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that it’s possible to wake a monkey out of a deepl ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 01, 2020Cardiology
Stroke is the world’s second leading cause of death. Now, researchers from Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan h ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 28, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
For some time now, Citicoline has been known for its ability to improve memory and reduce cognitive decline. A primary i ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 26, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Further explaination of microglia and their various functions. Traumatic Brain Injuries are physical ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaFEB 26, 2020Cardiology
In June last year, a group of prominent academics in the US published a paper claiming that people who vape, or people w ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Can we preserve brain cells even after years of hopeless research? Apparently, yes—according to a recent study pub ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided clearance for a novel technology that uses artificial intelligenc ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 13, 2020Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 11, 2020Neuroscience
Source: Hypothalmus and limic system Soybean oil is used for cooking fast food, in packaged products, and to feed ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaFEB 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's impacts millions of people around the world; globally, it is thought to cost $605 billion a year, and there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Concussions are brain traumas caused by a blow to the head or a whiplash injury. The risk of concussions are greatly hei ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 04, 2020Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve seen teenage binge drinking widely represented in popular culture. There is, however, a dark side to what ma ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 20, 2020Neuroscience
Around 21,000 people in the US are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, while an estimated 5.8 million Americans ha ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 19, 2020Neuroscience
Ophthalmology – Amblyopia: By Christine Law M.D. Researchers in the Bear Lab at the Massachusetts Institute ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJAN 17, 2020Neuroscience
Approximately 1% of the world’s population have schizophrenia, with 3.2 million Americans having the disorder. Now ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that supplements containing short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) may be able to help the brain recover ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 11, 2020Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJAN 09, 2020Neuroscience
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have a life expectancy comparable to that of the general population. H ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2019Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2020
Cancer
Have you ever heard of ependymoma? This rare form of brain cancer most commonly occurs in young children when tumors for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a chronic neurological disorder that affects around 3.5 million people in the US; three quarters of the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that it’s possible to wake a monkey out of a deepl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 01, 2020
Cardiology
Stroke is the world’s second leading cause of death. Now, researchers from Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
For some time now, Citicoline has been known for its ability to improve memory and reduce cognitive decline. A primary i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Further explaination of microglia and their various functions. Traumatic Brain Injuries are physical
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
FEB 26, 2020
Cardiology
In June last year, a group of prominent academics in the US published a paper claiming that people who vape, or people w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Can we preserve brain cells even after years of hopeless research? Apparently, yes—according to a recent study pub
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided clearance for a novel technology that uses artificial intelligenc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 13, 2020
Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Source: Hypothalmus and limic system Soybean oil is used for cooking fast food, in packaged products, and to feed
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
FEB 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's impacts millions of people around the world; globally, it is thought to cost $605 billion a year, and there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Concussions are brain traumas caused by a blow to the head or a whiplash injury. The risk of concussions are greatly hei
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 04, 2020
Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve seen teenage binge drinking widely represented in popular culture. There is, however, a dark side to what ma
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 20, 2020
Neuroscience
Around 21,000 people in the US are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, while an estimated 5.8 million Americans ha
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Ophthalmology – Amblyopia: By Christine Law M.D. Researchers in the Bear Lab at the Massachusetts Institute
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JAN 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Approximately 1% of the world’s population have schizophrenia, with 3.2 million Americans having the disorder. Now
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that supplements containing short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) may be able to help the brain recover
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JAN 09, 2020
Neuroscience
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have a life expectancy comparable to that of the general population. H
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon