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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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JAN 30, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 25, 2017Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are divided into specialized organelles that perform specific functions. The proper function of a healthy cell dep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a concern in areas like youth sports and professional football, but nowhere is it mor ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A sip or two of alcohol at an office party seems innocent enough. However, for one woman who was particularly sensitive ...JAN 09, 2017Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a blow to patients who must live with the gradual deterioration it causes and to those ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 05, 2017Neuroscience
When a person undergoes a stressful event, the effects often last beyond the event itself. Whether it’s a traumati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2016Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2016Cardiology
A group of cells thought to be nurturing to the barrier that prevents harmful substances from entering the brain may pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 06, 2016Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 18, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 08, 2016Neuroscience
The research and science behind head injuries and professional football has been well known for years. Chronic Traumatic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New neurons in the brain of adult rodents are regulated by the blood vessels that are associated with them. Research tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2016Neuroscience
While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a CNS depressant, when the two substances are combined, they don’t ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 27, 2016Neuroscience
Is this year’s presidential election stressing you out? If so, the American Psychological Association (APA) says y ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash ...OCT 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2016Neuroscience
Cross your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye. Wasn’t this one of the scariest rhymes ever? As it turn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies ar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 17, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: CDC JUPITER, FL – October 17, 2016 – In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic b ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 30, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are divided into specialized organelles that perform specific functions. The proper function of a healthy cell dep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a concern in areas like youth sports and professional football, but nowhere is it mor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A sip or two of alcohol at an office party seems innocent enough. However, for one woman who was particularly sensitive
...
JAN 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a blow to patients who must live with the gradual deterioration it causes and to those
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 05, 2017
Neuroscience
When a person undergoes a stressful event, the effects often last beyond the event itself. Whether it’s a traumati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2016
Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Cardiology
A group of cells thought to be nurturing to the barrier that prevents harmful substances from entering the brain may pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2016
Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 18, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 08, 2016
Neuroscience
The research and science behind head injuries and professional football has been well known for years. Chronic Traumatic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New neurons in the brain of adult rodents are regulated by the blood vessels that are associated with them. Research tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2016
Neuroscience
While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a CNS depressant, when the two substances are combined, they don’t ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Is this year’s presidential election stressing you out? If so, the American Psychological Association (APA) says y
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash
...
OCT 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Neuroscience
Cross your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye. Wasn’t this one of the scariest rhymes ever? As it turn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies ar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: CDC JUPITER, FL – October 17, 2016 – In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic b
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)