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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 02, 2015Neuroscience
Frank Gifford, NFL Hall of Famer, sportscaster and husband of Kathie Lee Gifford passed away in August 2015 at the age o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Injury, cell death, and disease to the nerve cells in the eye can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. But rese ...DEC 01, 2015Neuroscience
Can you always believe your eyes? If you look at something, are you seeing what is actually there, or is there a disconn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 30, 2015Health & Medicine
There are plenty of ways exercise improves brain health. It boosts mood, contextual memory, and the ability to distingui ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 30, 2015Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Nearly all mammalian cells contain cilia – microscopic hair-like structures that extend from the surface of cells. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have identified how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 25, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent ...NOV 25, 2015Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 24, 2015Microbiology
Thanksgiving is fast-approaching, which means many of us will be chowing down on turkey. I thought, “what be ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 24, 2015Videos
When it comes to your health, having a significant other may benefit your survival. We all know that it feels good to be ...NOV 24, 2015Immunology
A large number of people diagnosed with depression experience an inability to feel pleasure, and antidepressants don' ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2015Neuroscience
A prestigious honor given only every other year by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been awarded to Cardiff University ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 23, 2015Neuroscience
The numbers on the incidence of schizophrenia are sobering. Current statistics show that approximately 1% if the U.S. po ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2015Immunology
The pathology behind autoimmune disease is different than any other type of disease, since no outside agent is causing c ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 19, 2015Neuroscience
Is it Alzheimer’s disease? It’s hard to know if the deterioration of memory and other neurological symptoms ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 18, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br ...NOV 17, 2015Health & Medicine
If given the choice, many of us would choose to stay young forever. It’s inescapable process that wears ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 16, 2015Videos
By current estimates, 1.4 million Americans are affected with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Robin Williams, the famous actor ...NOV 16, 2015Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 11, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
There are three types of muscle tissue in the human body including cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and skeletal muscle. S ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 11, 2015Neuroscience
The term “earworm” is used to describe what if feels like when a song gets stuck in your head. It’s ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 02, 2015
Neuroscience
Frank Gifford, NFL Hall of Famer, sportscaster and husband of Kathie Lee Gifford passed away in August 2015 at the age o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Injury, cell death, and disease to the nerve cells in the eye can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. But rese
...
DEC 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Can you always believe your eyes? If you look at something, are you seeing what is actually there, or is there a disconn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
There are plenty of ways exercise improves brain health. It boosts mood, contextual memory, and the ability to distingui
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nearly all mammalian cells contain cilia – microscopic hair-like structures that extend from the surface of cells.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have identified how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 25, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent
...
NOV 25, 2015
Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 24, 2015
Microbiology
Thanksgiving is fast-approaching, which means many of us will be chowing down on turkey. I thought, “what be
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 24, 2015
Videos
When it comes to your health, having a significant other may benefit your survival. We all know that it feels good to be
...
NOV 24, 2015
Immunology
A large number of people diagnosed with depression experience an inability to feel pleasure, and antidepressants don'
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2015
Neuroscience
A prestigious honor given only every other year by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been awarded to Cardiff University
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 23, 2015
Neuroscience
The numbers on the incidence of schizophrenia are sobering. Current statistics show that approximately 1% if the U.S. po
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2015
Immunology
The pathology behind autoimmune disease is different than any other type of disease, since no outside agent is causing c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Is it Alzheimer’s disease? It’s hard to know if the deterioration of memory and other neurological symptoms
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 18, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br
...
NOV 17, 2015
Health & Medicine
If given the choice, many of us would choose to stay young forever. It’s inescapable process that wears
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 16, 2015
Videos
By current estimates, 1.4 million Americans are affected with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Robin Williams, the famous actor
...
NOV 16, 2015
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 11, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are three types of muscle tissue in the human body including cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and skeletal muscle. S
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 11, 2015
Neuroscience
The term “earworm” is used to describe what if feels like when a song gets stuck in your head. It’s ha
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim