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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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JAN 22, 2023Neuroscience
A study published in Scientific Reports found a link between viral infection risk and an individual's alertness and ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 20, 2023Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Cardiology
People in areas with high pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 19, 2023Immunology
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, inflammation and tissue damage. It can affect the brain, skin, joints, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2023Health & Medicine
A very small study has suggested that just 6 minutes of daily, high-intensity exercise might extend the brain's healthsp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2023Neuroscience
Staying up all night to prepare for an exam may not be much help to students, because memory can be impaired by many thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2023Technology
We’ve probably all experienced the disconnect between our biological age and the age we appear to other people. Ma ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 09, 2023Immunology
Treatments that eliminate disruptive protein clumps have not been good at relieving symptoms of dementia, and researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2023Health & Medicine
Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are genetic conditions most commonly diagnosed in children that result in the body&rsqu ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The new anti-psychotic lumateperone was developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I and II disorder in adults. But wh ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 04, 2023Neuroscience
Right now, there are no blood tests that can reliably diagnose Alzheimer's disease on their own. Most people only get di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2022Neuroscience
A new study published in Aging showed that white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are independently associated with premat ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 25, 2022Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
There is a class of drugs called “Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors” (PDE5 inhibitors.) Such drugs in this clas ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 24, 2022Neuroscience
The microbes in our guts are closely connected to our brains, in a link known as the gut-brain axis. Scientists have now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2022Neuroscience
Social behavior is common to all animal species and refers to interactions between individuals of a species. Studying so ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanDEC 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2022Immunology
For many years, scientists have searched for the cause of Alzheimer's disease. While a lot of research attention foc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 12, 2022Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and they exert a powerful influence on various aspects of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 05, 2022Neuroscience
Drugs that effectively treat disorders of the brain are very challenging to develop. In the past few decades, researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2022Microbiology
The importance of the gut microbiome has been demonstrated in recent years, and scientists have linked the microbes in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Every day, we come closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published ...Written By: Greta Anne
JAN 22, 2023
Neuroscience
A study published in Scientific Reports found a link between viral infection risk and an individual's alertness and
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 20, 2023
Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Cardiology
People in areas with high pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 19, 2023
Immunology
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, inflammation and tissue damage. It can affect the brain, skin, joints,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2023
Health & Medicine
A very small study has suggested that just 6 minutes of daily, high-intensity exercise might extend the brain's healthsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Staying up all night to prepare for an exam may not be much help to students, because memory can be impaired by many thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2023
Technology
We’ve probably all experienced the disconnect between our biological age and the age we appear to other people. Ma
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 09, 2023
Immunology
Treatments that eliminate disruptive protein clumps have not been good at relieving symptoms of dementia, and researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are genetic conditions most commonly diagnosed in children that result in the body&rsqu
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The new anti-psychotic lumateperone was developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I and II disorder in adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 04, 2023
Neuroscience
Right now, there are no blood tests that can reliably diagnose Alzheimer's disease on their own. Most people only get di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2022
Neuroscience
A new study published in Aging showed that white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are independently associated with premat
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 25, 2022
Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
There is a class of drugs called “Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors” (PDE5 inhibitors.) Such drugs in this clas
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 24, 2022
Neuroscience
The microbes in our guts are closely connected to our brains, in a link known as the gut-brain axis. Scientists have now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2022
Neuroscience
Social behavior is common to all animal species and refers to interactions between individuals of a species. Studying so
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
DEC 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2022
Immunology
For many years, scientists have searched for the cause of Alzheimer's disease. While a lot of research attention foc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 12, 2022
Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and they exert a powerful influence on various aspects of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 05, 2022
Neuroscience
Drugs that effectively treat disorders of the brain are very challenging to develop. In the past few decades, researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2022
Microbiology
The importance of the gut microbiome has been demonstrated in recent years, and scientists have linked the microbes in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Every day, we come closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published
...
Written By:
Greta Anne