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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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APR 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Antisocial personality disorder (APD), a mental disorder, is sometimes referred to as sociopathy. Persons with the disor ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 31, 2020Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 31, 2020Neuroscience
Stress doesn’t only exacerbate our physiology- from our cardiovascular system to our immune system and digestive s ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 30, 2020Neuroscience
Although stress has a pretty bad reputation- often touted as a major compounding factor for many diseases- some stress i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have created a way to connect the brain directly to silicon-based technologies. Hop ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 24, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Medical marijuana has been legal in Florida since 2016 when more than 70 percent of voters approved the related measure. ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 21, 2020Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine, ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2020Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis is becoming more and more popular in the US and beyond, more and more attention is being directed to its lon ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made numerous advances in bioengineering, bioprinting, and nanolithography.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2020Immunology
A study by researchers at Australia’s RMIT University has uncovered a surprising connection between immune cells i ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 08, 2020Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a chronic neurological disorder that affects around 3.5 million people in the US; three quarters of the ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 07, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Whether or not someone enjoys the effects of cannabis tends to depend on how it makes them feel. For example, although f ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 07, 2020Neuroscience
Songbirds are able to separate sounds by processing them according to two distinct categories- time and frequency. To un ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
According to new research, a single trip from magic mushrooms is enough for people to experience long-term increases in ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 04, 2020Neuroscience
Scientists working on the EPFL Blue Brain Project explain the algebraic patterns of neuron activity. Scientists at ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 03, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that it’s possible to wake a monkey out of a deepl ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 01, 2020Cardiology
Stroke is the world’s second leading cause of death. Now, researchers from Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan h ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Microbiology
The microbes in our digestive tract can affect human health in many ways.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Antisocial personality disorder (APD), a mental disorder, is sometimes referred to as sociopathy. Persons with the disor
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 31, 2020
Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 31, 2020
Neuroscience
Stress doesn’t only exacerbate our physiology- from our cardiovascular system to our immune system and digestive s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Although stress has a pretty bad reputation- often touted as a major compounding factor for many diseases- some stress i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have created a way to connect the brain directly to silicon-based technologies. Hop
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 24, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Medical marijuana has been legal in Florida since 2016 when more than 70 percent of voters approved the related measure.
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2020
Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis is becoming more and more popular in the US and beyond, more and more attention is being directed to its lon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made numerous advances in bioengineering, bioprinting, and nanolithography.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at Australia’s RMIT University has uncovered a surprising connection between immune cells i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a chronic neurological disorder that affects around 3.5 million people in the US; three quarters of the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 07, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Whether or not someone enjoys the effects of cannabis tends to depend on how it makes them feel. For example, although f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Songbirds are able to separate sounds by processing them according to two distinct categories- time and frequency. To un
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
According to new research, a single trip from magic mushrooms is enough for people to experience long-term increases in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Scientists working on the EPFL Blue Brain Project explain the algebraic patterns of neuron activity. Scientists at
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 03, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that it’s possible to wake a monkey out of a deepl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 01, 2020
Cardiology
Stroke is the world’s second leading cause of death. Now, researchers from Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Microbiology
The microbes in our digestive tract can affect human health in many ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch