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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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FEB 18, 2023Neuroscience
The brain undergoes short-term and long-term changes following time in space. The corresponding study was published in&n ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 15, 2023Neuroscience
A Georgia State University research study reveals insights into the phenomenon known as “romance fraud,” in ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 14, 2023Neuroscience
Mushrooms are part of the world of fungi, so while they are often thought of as plants, they are in a class by themselve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2023Neuroscience
Children tend to perceive eventful videos as longer than monotonous ones, but the inverse is true for adults. The corres ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2023Neuroscience
Neurons in the human brain form an astonishing number of connections; it's thought that there are anywhere from tens of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have published a new study in Science Translational Medicine highlighting a ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2023Chemistry & Physics
New research finds that oxytocin may not be as important in prairie voles as it is in other mammals.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 03, 2023Cannabis Sciences
What happens in our bodies in order to create the effects we feel from THC and CBD?Written By: Helaine KrysikFEB 02, 2023Cancer
A recent report published in JAMA Network Open investigated the suicide risk associated with cancer in the United States ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 01, 2023Neuroscience
Chronic stress can lead to significant mental health conditions, including depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 01, 2023Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Essex discovered a for monitoring brain waves that can identify the music a pers ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 30, 2023Neuroscience
Normally, the measles virus only infects immune and epithelial cells, leaving cells of the nervous system alone. But mea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2023Neuroscience
McMaster University researchers have found that orienteering can prevent cognitive decline caused by dementia. The sport ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 29, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) gave Medical University of South Carolina researchers $3.7 million to study ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 28, 2023Neuroscience
People in the higher two quartiles in cognition practiced more moderate, vigorous physical activity and sittingWritten By: Amielle MorenoJAN 28, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Alzheimer's is a disease that impairs the brain's ability to carry out simple tasks and even causes dementia. De ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 28, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Levodopa, a drug used to increase dopamine levels in people with Parkinson’s disease, may also reverse the effects ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 26, 2023Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2023Microbiology
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2023Neuroscience
By controling the activity of an enzyme called CHIP, three proteins regulate tau. Now the genes for these three trouble ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 23, 2023Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of Freiburg Medical School and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have discovered ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 23, 2023Microbiology
Gut feelings can be very real. There are neurons that connect the gut directly to the brain, and this so-called gut-brai ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2023
Neuroscience
The brain undergoes short-term and long-term changes following time in space. The corresponding study was published in&n
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 15, 2023
Neuroscience
A Georgia State University research study reveals insights into the phenomenon known as “romance fraud,” in
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 14, 2023
Neuroscience
Mushrooms are part of the world of fungi, so while they are often thought of as plants, they are in a class by themselve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2023
Neuroscience
Children tend to perceive eventful videos as longer than monotonous ones, but the inverse is true for adults. The corres
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Neurons in the human brain form an astonishing number of connections; it's thought that there are anywhere from tens of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have published a new study in Science Translational Medicine highlighting a
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
New research finds that oxytocin may not be as important in prairie voles as it is in other mammals.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 03, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
What happens in our bodies in order to create the effects we feel from THC and CBD?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
FEB 02, 2023
Cancer
A recent report published in JAMA Network Open investigated the suicide risk associated with cancer in the United States
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 01, 2023
Neuroscience
Chronic stress can lead to significant mental health conditions, including depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 01, 2023
Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Essex discovered a for monitoring brain waves that can identify the music a pers
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 30, 2023
Neuroscience
Normally, the measles virus only infects immune and epithelial cells, leaving cells of the nervous system alone. But mea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2023
Neuroscience
McMaster University researchers have found that orienteering can prevent cognitive decline caused by dementia. The sport
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 29, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) gave Medical University of South Carolina researchers $3.7 million to study
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 28, 2023
Neuroscience
People in the higher two quartiles in cognition practiced more moderate, vigorous physical activity and sitting
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Alzheimer's is a disease that impairs the brain's ability to carry out simple tasks and even causes dementia. De
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Levodopa, a drug used to increase dopamine levels in people with Parkinson’s disease, may also reverse the effects
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 26, 2023
Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2023
Microbiology
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2023
Neuroscience
By controling the activity of an enzyme called CHIP, three proteins regulate tau. Now the genes for these three trouble
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 23, 2023
Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of Freiburg Medical School and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have discovered
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 23, 2023
Microbiology
Gut feelings can be very real. There are neurons that connect the gut directly to the brain, and this so-called gut-brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch