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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 11, 2022Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2022Neuroscience
Clinicians may be able to identify early signs of autism from a routine second-trimester ultrasound. The corresponding s ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2022Health & Medicine
Let's say you've had a drink or two before bedtime to wind down and get sleepy. You feel relaxed and easily lose ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 10, 2022Immunology
We live in harmony with around 200 trillion microorganisms that make up the human microbiome. These friendly microbes he ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 10, 2022Immunology
Millions of people are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19 that continue long after the initial infection ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
The human skull is about a quarter of an inch of solid bone, perfectly suited to perform its role as the protecto ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to see things in living tissues has always been challenging for researchers. When scientists are studying ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
High doses of cyproterone acetate, sold under the brand name ‘Androcur’, a commonly-prescribed hormone drug, ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Magnetic seeds guided by an MRI scanner heat and destroy tumors in the brain. The corresponding study was conducted by r ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 03, 2022Neuroscience
As we age, regulatory mechanics responsible for iron homeostasis in the brain break down, which leads to an iron-build u ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 03, 2022Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Brain tumors are associated with low survival rates for a number of reasons. For one, malignant brain tumors o ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Neuroscientists have found a link between hotspots of brain overactivity and specific symptoms of schizophreni ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 27, 2022Cardiology
Recent research shows that exercise may help our hearts create new cells, effectively keeping them young.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 27, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive vision impairment resulting from the deterioration of the retina ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 27, 2022Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 27, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Most of us are right-handed, and about 12 percent favor the left hand. However, according to experts, most day-to ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2022Neuroscience
Scientists and clinicians know that children who are born into poverty tend to underperform in school, they are at great ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cerebral palsy (CP) starts in early childhood, and is a motor impairment that does not progress. CP is caused when child ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2022Health & Medicine
Rumination syndrome, a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is more common than previously thought based on a new study ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Trying to cut down on sugar? There is certainly no shortage of alternatives—aspartame, saccharin, and sugar ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Did you suffer from a headache, fever, or body aches and chills after you received the COVID-19 vaccine? You aren’ ...Written By: J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2022
Neuroscience
Clinicians may be able to identify early signs of autism from a routine second-trimester ultrasound. The corresponding s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
Let's say you've had a drink or two before bedtime to wind down and get sleepy. You feel relaxed and easily lose
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 10, 2022
Immunology
We live in harmony with around 200 trillion microorganisms that make up the human microbiome. These friendly microbes he
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 10, 2022
Immunology
Millions of people are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19 that continue long after the initial infection
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human skull is about a quarter of an inch of solid bone, perfectly suited to perform its role as the protecto
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to see things in living tissues has always been challenging for researchers. When scientists are studying ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
High doses of cyproterone acetate, sold under the brand name ‘Androcur’, a commonly-prescribed hormone drug,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Magnetic seeds guided by an MRI scanner heat and destroy tumors in the brain. The corresponding study was conducted by r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2022
Neuroscience
As we age, regulatory mechanics responsible for iron homeostasis in the brain break down, which leads to an iron-build u
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Brain tumors are associated with low survival rates for a number of reasons. For one, malignant brain tumors o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Neuroscientists have found a link between hotspots of brain overactivity and specific symptoms of schizophreni
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2022
Cardiology
Recent research shows that exercise may help our hearts create new cells, effectively keeping them young.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 27, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive vision impairment resulting from the deterioration of the retina
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2022
Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Most of us are right-handed, and about 12 percent favor the left hand. However, according to experts, most day-to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2022
Neuroscience
Scientists and clinicians know that children who are born into poverty tend to underperform in school, they are at great
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cerebral palsy (CP) starts in early childhood, and is a motor impairment that does not progress. CP is caused when child
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Health & Medicine
Rumination syndrome, a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is more common than previously thought based on a new study
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Trying to cut down on sugar? There is certainly no shortage of alternatives—aspartame, saccharin, and sugar
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Did you suffer from a headache, fever, or body aches and chills after you received the COVID-19 vaccine? You aren’
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz