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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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NOV 11, 2016Microbiology
Everyone talks about gut bacteria and how great they are. But what about our skin bacteria? They’re great too! &nb ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 10, 2016Neuroscience
When a person has lost sensation in a part of the body, whether to an accident or disease, they don’t just lose mo ...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 LeitchNOV 02, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using MicrofluidicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisNOV 02, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve heard of Lyme disease, but do you really know what causes it? Lyme disease is caused by ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 01, 2016Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha ...OCT 27, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – October 26, 2016 – In a remarkable “two for one” discovery, scientists from the Fl ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 25, 2016Neuroscience
Feeling down? It’s all in your head but now researchers know where. Depression is often associated with a stigma t ...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 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2016Videos
In the Fore tribe of Papua New Ginea, anthropologists noticed something unusual: women and children of the tribe seemed ...OCT 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila, the fruit fly, has been used as a model organism for decades by researchers investigate many different biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2016Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc ...OCT 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test may detect the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob ...OCT 13, 2016Videos
Cockroaches may as well as have immortal superpowers, given all the things they can live through. Did you know they can ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2016Microbiology
The gut may play a role in protecting us from Parkinson’s disease, researchers at the University of Iowa (UI) have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2016Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that has gotten a lot of attention in the pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell Regeneration in Your Eyes Could Treat Retinal Blindness DiseasesWritten By: Jennifer EllisSEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 21, 2016Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 11, 2016
Microbiology
Everyone talks about gut bacteria and how great they are. But what about our skin bacteria? They’re great too! &nb
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 10, 2016
Neuroscience
When a person has lost sensation in a part of the body, whether to an accident or disease, they don’t just lose mo
...
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
NOV 02, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using Microfluidics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 02, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve heard of Lyme disease, but do you really know what causes it? Lyme disease is caused by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 01, 2016
Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha
...
OCT 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – October 26, 2016 – In a remarkable “two for one” discovery, scientists from the Fl
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 25, 2016
Neuroscience
Feeling down? It’s all in your head but now researchers know where. Depression is often associated with a stigma t
...
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 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2016
Videos
In the Fore tribe of Papua New Ginea, anthropologists noticed something unusual: women and children of the tribe seemed
...
OCT 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila, the fruit fly, has been used as a model organism for decades by researchers investigate many different biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc
...
OCT 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test may detect the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob
...
OCT 13, 2016
Videos
Cockroaches may as well as have immortal superpowers, given all the things they can live through. Did you know they can
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2016
Microbiology
The gut may play a role in protecting us from Parkinson’s disease, researchers at the University of Iowa (UI) have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that has gotten a lot of attention in the pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell Regeneration in Your Eyes Could Treat Retinal Blindness Diseases
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 21, 2016
Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim