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Brain Health
Brain Health: refers to the ability to remember, learn, play, concentrate and maintain a clear, active mind... Simply, brain health is all about making the most of your brain and helping reduce some risks to it as you age.
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MAY 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 19, 2016Neuroscience
Much more so than a dog who harkens to his master’s voice on an old record label, children will always recognize a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 18, 2016Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 17, 2016Neuroscience
The term “practice makes perfect” can apply to learning a sport or a musical instrument but new research sho ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 16, 2016Cardiology
When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an aut ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 16, 2016Neuroscience
The common wisdom in learning a language suggests that the younger a person is, the better they will do. However, that d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2016Videos
Thousands of studies have shown how pivotal the brain is to our physical health. A 2011 study conducted by the Universit ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 13, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 12, 2016Immunology
The Discovery Opens the Door to New Therapies Influencing Appetite and Weight Loss of appetite during illness is a commo ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAY 12, 2016Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, are known to cause a variety of problems. TBI has been indicated in Chronic Traumatic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2016Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 11, 2016Neuroscience
There are a lot of tips and tricks that people use to remember important information. Some advise repeating a person&rsq ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2016Immunology
Scientists are testing a new drug that could minimize the risk of life-threatening infections in patients with traumatic ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 09, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Currently 1 in 3 senior citizens (ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 05, 2016Videos
So many people use coffee as a method to wake up in the morning. People swear by it and call it a magical cup of magic, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2016Neuroscience
Bipolar disorder is a serious brain illness. Classified as a mood disorder, it can wreak havoc on those who have it and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2016Neuroscience
The concept of being able to “read” the thoughts in someone’s brain has been the subject of science fi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2016Neuroscience
Babies definitely react to music, some even before they are born. Parent/child music classes are popular and almost ever ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2016Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAY 02, 2016Neuroscience
Road crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States as well as around the world. In the US around 37,000 peop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 30, 2016Videos
The feelings of attraction may seem magical, but they're actually very real and scientific. Whether or not you are attra ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
MAY 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Much more so than a dog who harkens to his master’s voice on an old record label, children will always recognize a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 17, 2016
Neuroscience
The term “practice makes perfect” can apply to learning a sport or a musical instrument but new research sho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 16, 2016
Cardiology
When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an aut
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 16, 2016
Neuroscience
The common wisdom in learning a language suggests that the younger a person is, the better they will do. However, that d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2016
Videos
Thousands of studies have shown how pivotal the brain is to our physical health. A 2011 study conducted by the Universit
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 12, 2016
Immunology
The Discovery Opens the Door to New Therapies Influencing Appetite and Weight Loss of appetite during illness is a commo
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAY 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, are known to cause a variety of problems. TBI has been indicated in Chronic Traumatic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 11, 2016
Neuroscience
There are a lot of tips and tricks that people use to remember important information. Some advise repeating a person&rsq
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
Scientists are testing a new drug that could minimize the risk of life-threatening infections in patients with traumatic
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 09, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Currently 1 in 3 senior citizens (ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 05, 2016
Videos
So many people use coffee as a method to wake up in the morning. People swear by it and call it a magical cup of magic,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Neuroscience
Bipolar disorder is a serious brain illness. Classified as a mood disorder, it can wreak havoc on those who have it and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2016
Neuroscience
The concept of being able to “read” the thoughts in someone’s brain has been the subject of science fi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 03, 2016
Neuroscience
Babies definitely react to music, some even before they are born. Parent/child music classes are popular and almost ever
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2016
Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAY 02, 2016
Neuroscience
Road crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States as well as around the world. In the US around 37,000 peop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 30, 2016
Videos
The feelings of attraction may seem magical, but they're actually very real and scientific. Whether or not you are attra
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet