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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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JUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome, or RCVS, can be triggered by vasoactive substances including cannabis. I ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 21, 2018Health & Medicine
Neglect in childhood can have devastating and long-lasting consequences. In the 1970s, after birth control and abo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2018Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Neuroscience
Head injuries, like concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI), can have devastating after effects. From post-concuss ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Neuroscience
Dedicated gym rats know that rotating their workouts is useful for building muscle. “Leg day” is a part of t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 31, 2018Immunology
Certain immune activity could be increasing a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD), but immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 24, 2018Immunology
Scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway connecting brain and gut that if learned how to control, may be able ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2018Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 22, 2018Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Neuroscience
Spring is entirely upon us, and that means some can suffer from allergies. A runny nose is a common symptom, and one Neb ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2018Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2018Cancer
A new study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health observed increased Glioblastoma Multiforme over a 21-year ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2018Technology
Can Amber Yang's Space Debris Cloud-Tracking Make Space Safer?Written By: Julia TraversMAY 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 02, 2018Videos
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.5 million people worldwide. In ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 23, 2018Neuroscience
"Stress Kills" is a familiar refrain from healthcare providers, fitness professionals, counselors and anyone e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 20, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A diagnosis of a mild concussion or a traumatic brain injury (TBI) raises the risk of developing Parkinson’s disea ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 17, 2018Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2018Videos
It's the time of year when high school seniors are getting acceptance letters from college and trying make a decision. O ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are a special type of brain cell; shaped like stars, they are thought to have a critical role in the developm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome, or RCVS, can be triggered by vasoactive substances including cannabis. I
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
Neglect in childhood can have devastating and long-lasting consequences. In the 1970s, after birth control and abo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2018
Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Head injuries, like concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI), can have devastating after effects. From post-concuss
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Neuroscience
Dedicated gym rats know that rotating their workouts is useful for building muscle. “Leg day” is a part of t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 31, 2018
Immunology
Certain immune activity could be increasing a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD), but immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway connecting brain and gut that if learned how to control, may be able
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2018
Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Spring is entirely upon us, and that means some can suffer from allergies. A runny nose is a common symptom, and one Neb
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2018
Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2018
Cancer
A new study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health observed increased Glioblastoma Multiforme over a 21-year
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2018
Technology
Can Amber Yang's Space Debris Cloud-Tracking Make Space Safer?
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 02, 2018
Videos
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.5 million people worldwide. In
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 23, 2018
Neuroscience
"Stress Kills" is a familiar refrain from healthcare providers, fitness professionals, counselors and anyone e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 20, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A diagnosis of a mild concussion or a traumatic brain injury (TBI) raises the risk of developing Parkinson’s disea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 17, 2018
Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2018
Videos
It's the time of year when high school seniors are getting acceptance letters from college and trying make a decision. O
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are a special type of brain cell; shaped like stars, they are thought to have a critical role in the developm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim