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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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AUG 09, 2020Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Does the placebo effect work on you? The placebo effect is the idea that your brain chemistry can be altered by the mere ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cilia are like little antennae on cells, and most cells have one. If they're dysfunctional, it can cause serious problem ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2020Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 05, 2020Neuroscience
A new study from University College London (UCL) confirms that the brain steadily uses 20% of the body’s metabolic ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 04, 2020Neuroscience
Marijuana is sometimes used to help people wean themselves off other drugs addictions, such as to opioids, but can also ...Written By: Angela DowdenAUG 04, 2020Neuroscience
Disrupting negative memory formation has been a challenge for years- involving treatments ranging from psychotherapy to ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite transmitted by cats and contaminated meat, and it's thought that over 30 million America ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Cancer
One of the great things about research is its creativity, which can lead to interesting experiments, odd but impactful i ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 31, 2020Neuroscience
Studies have delivered uneven results on whether learning to play music improves cognitive abilities in children. While ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Neuroscience
When looking at the brain, many think that different areas are individually responsible for different functions- like me ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use disorder is essentially cannabis addiction. Although research suggests that it affects 9% of peop ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study suggests that trace amounts of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower rates of suicide in certa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2020Immunology
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare, inherited, and incurable condition associated with the progressive degenerati ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain is protected by a protective shield called the blood-brain barrier, which only allows certain things to pass t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls mov ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 20, 2020Cannabis Sciences
How exactly cannabis affects our memory- and for how long, and how significantly- is still a subject for debate. With an ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 19, 2020Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Cancer
A development in precision medicine in cancer treatment for dogs has led to a similar advancement in cancer treatment fo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
The ability to adapt to new environments has given humans an unmatched evolutionary edge in both colonizing and thriving ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 16, 2020Immunology
Kristen Radford, a professor at Australia’s University of Queensland is among a scientific research team developin ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 09, 2020
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Does the placebo effect work on you? The placebo effect is the idea that your brain chemistry can be altered by the mere
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cilia are like little antennae on cells, and most cells have one. If they're dysfunctional, it can cause serious problem
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2020
Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 05, 2020
Neuroscience
A new study from University College London (UCL) confirms that the brain steadily uses 20% of the body’s metabolic
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Marijuana is sometimes used to help people wean themselves off other drugs addictions, such as to opioids, but can also
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Disrupting negative memory formation has been a challenge for years- involving treatments ranging from psychotherapy to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite transmitted by cats and contaminated meat, and it's thought that over 30 million America
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Cancer
One of the great things about research is its creativity, which can lead to interesting experiments, odd but impactful i
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 31, 2020
Neuroscience
Studies have delivered uneven results on whether learning to play music improves cognitive abilities in children. While
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Neuroscience
When looking at the brain, many think that different areas are individually responsible for different functions- like me
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use disorder is essentially cannabis addiction. Although research suggests that it affects 9% of peop
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study suggests that trace amounts of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower rates of suicide in certa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2020
Immunology
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare, inherited, and incurable condition associated with the progressive degenerati
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain is protected by a protective shield called the blood-brain barrier, which only allows certain things to pass t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls mov
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
How exactly cannabis affects our memory- and for how long, and how significantly- is still a subject for debate. With an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Cancer
A development in precision medicine in cancer treatment for dogs has led to a similar advancement in cancer treatment fo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
The ability to adapt to new environments has given humans an unmatched evolutionary edge in both colonizing and thriving
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 16, 2020
Immunology
Kristen Radford, a professor at Australia’s University of Queensland is among a scientific research team developin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes