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Brain Diseases
Brain Diseases: is a broad term for any brain disease that alters brain function or structure. The top three most common brain diseases are - Epilepsy, ALS, and Parkinson's Disease.
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DEC 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study finds an association between statin use and decreased Alzheimer risks. The study underscores the connection ...DEC 13, 2016Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2016Neuroscience
When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) it can seem overwhelming. There is no known cause for PD ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 08, 2016Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS-Lou Gehrig’s) experience the loss of most of their musc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 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 07, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – December 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 06, 2016Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still working to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which impact about one percen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people, but the disorder is notoriously difficult to treat. Ev ...DEC 02, 2016Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
As the brain develops, neurons are created from a special type of neural stem call called radial glia. Researchers at Du ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Cardiology
Many studies have been done to make sense of the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart health, but the find ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 28, 2016Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2016Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 22, 2016Cancer
In as much as 50 percent of operations to remove brain tumors, some cancerous bits are left behind and the cancer makes ...NOV 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time ...NOV 17, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2016Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – November 15, 2016 – In new findings that could have an impact the development of therapies for ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 14, 2016Neuroscience
The spinal cord is the pathway between the brain and the rest of the body. Much like a super highway, messages for muscl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study finds an association between statin use and decreased Alzheimer risks. The study underscores the connection
...
DEC 13, 2016
Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2016
Neuroscience
When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) it can seem overwhelming. There is no known cause for PD
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 08, 2016
Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS-Lou Gehrig’s) experience the loss of most of their musc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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 07, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – December 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still working to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which impact about one percen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people, but the disorder is notoriously difficult to treat. Ev
...
DEC 02, 2016
Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the brain develops, neurons are created from a special type of neural stem call called radial glia. Researchers at Du
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Cardiology
Many studies have been done to make sense of the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart health, but the find
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2016
Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2016
Cancer
In as much as 50 percent of operations to remove brain tumors, some cancerous bits are left behind and the cancer makes
...
NOV 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time
...
NOV 17, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2016
Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – November 15, 2016 – In new findings that could have an impact the development of therapies for
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 14, 2016
Neuroscience
The spinal cord is the pathway between the brain and the rest of the body. Much like a super highway, messages for muscl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim