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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 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va ...FEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
New research has found that flavonols, a large class of compounds present in many fruits and vegetables, may be linked t ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins are closely linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers have learned more about one of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Concussions are brain traumas caused by a blow to the head or a whiplash injury. The risk of concussions are greatly hei ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The contraction and relaxation of muscles in the wall of the colon helps move food along and can become dysfunctional.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2020Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 21, 2020Health & Medicine
A new study, published earlier this week in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, supports a 40-year theory suggesti ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve seen teenage binge drinking widely represented in popular culture. There is, however, a dark side to what ma ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 19, 2020Immunology
A windy road links excessive activity of the “C4” gene to the development of schizophrenia. Researchers begi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Neuroscience
Ophthalmology – Amblyopia: By Christine Law M.D. Researchers in the Bear Lab at the Massachusetts Institute ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Neuroscience
Approximately 1% of the world’s population have schizophrenia, with 3.2 million Americans having the disorder. Now ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 16, 2020Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Research carried out by the University of Minnesota Medical School indicates a new drug target for treating a drug addic ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 14, 2020Cannabis Sciences
A delicate balance of signaling in the endocannabinoid system could be responsible for anxiety symptoms as a result of s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Currently Alzheimer’s disease is thought to affect around 50 million people around the world, with this figure dou ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 11, 2020Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJAN 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2020Health & Medicine
Cannabis edibles are growing in popularity, while cannabis products become more widely accepted across the country and b ...JAN 09, 2020Neuroscience
In the 1980’s James Flynn found that on average, human intelligence quotients (IQ) increase by 3 points every 10 y ...Written By: Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va
...
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
New research has found that flavonols, a large class of compounds present in many fruits and vegetables, may be linked t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins are closely linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers have learned more about one of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Concussions are brain traumas caused by a blow to the head or a whiplash injury. The risk of concussions are greatly hei
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The contraction and relaxation of muscles in the wall of the colon helps move food along and can become dysfunctional.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2020
Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
A new study, published earlier this week in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, supports a 40-year theory suggesti
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve seen teenage binge drinking widely represented in popular culture. There is, however, a dark side to what ma
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 19, 2020
Immunology
A windy road links excessive activity of the “C4” gene to the development of schizophrenia. Researchers begi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Ophthalmology – Amblyopia: By Christine Law M.D. Researchers in the Bear Lab at the Massachusetts Institute
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Approximately 1% of the world’s population have schizophrenia, with 3.2 million Americans having the disorder. Now
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Research carried out by the University of Minnesota Medical School indicates a new drug target for treating a drug addic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
A delicate balance of signaling in the endocannabinoid system could be responsible for anxiety symptoms as a result of s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Currently Alzheimer’s disease is thought to affect around 50 million people around the world, with this figure dou
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JAN 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2020
Health & Medicine
Cannabis edibles are growing in popularity, while cannabis products become more widely accepted across the country and b
...
JAN 09, 2020
Neuroscience
In the 1980’s James Flynn found that on average, human intelligence quotients (IQ) increase by 3 points every 10 y
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon