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Brain Initiative
The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) is a research initiative that is a collaboration of public and private research established by the Obama Administration in 2013. The purpose of the initiative is to aid in the application and creation of technology to better understand the function of the brain. Researchers under BRAIN strive to further explore the causes of brain disorders such as: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression, and traumatic brain injury.
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MAR 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
How do we know when we are thirsty and when our thirst is sated?Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Any accident in the history of science should serve as a reminder that safety should always remain the most importa ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 21, 2018Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2018Technology
Intel has raised it's Bug-Hunting Bounty to $250,000.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 14, 2018Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2018Infographics
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 09, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics which describes the microscopic nature of atoms and subatomic parti ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 25, 2018Neuroscience
After a loud rock concert or a day spent in a noisy environment, some people can have a ringing sound in their ears. It ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells hold a tremendous amount of research promise. Now researchers have found a very easy way to create them.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2018Videos
Two students from the University of Tennessee, one an undergrad and one a graduate student have created a robot that can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 15, 2018Neuroscience
In many science fiction movies, knowledge is uploaded directly to the brains of robots, some of whom are eerily human. W ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 11, 2018Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that is probably most well-known from the co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 10, 2018Neuroscience
In the comic books and cartoons of the 1950s and 1960s, the future was where it was at. Flying cars, robot household hel ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 01, 2018Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2017Neuroscience
It’s been proven in studies time and again. Music does "hath charms" to soothe more than the savage brea ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 19, 2017Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. The ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Paleontologists discover new fossils with each passing day that help tell a story about the world before humans. A more ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
For proper development, infants need attention and contact; new work has indicated that has an epigenetic impact on chil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cellsWritten By: Courtney Schaal
MAR 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
How do we know when we are thirsty and when our thirst is sated?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 02, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Any accident in the history of science should serve as a reminder that safety should always remain the most importa
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 21, 2018
Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2018
Technology
Intel has raised it's Bug-Hunting Bounty to $250,000.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2018
Infographics
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 09, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics which describes the microscopic nature of atoms and subatomic parti
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 25, 2018
Neuroscience
After a loud rock concert or a day spent in a noisy environment, some people can have a ringing sound in their ears. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells hold a tremendous amount of research promise. Now researchers have found a very easy way to create them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2018
Videos
Two students from the University of Tennessee, one an undergrad and one a graduate student have created a robot that can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 15, 2018
Neuroscience
In many science fiction movies, knowledge is uploaded directly to the brains of robots, some of whom are eerily human. W
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 11, 2018
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that is probably most well-known from the co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2018
Neuroscience
In the comic books and cartoons of the 1950s and 1960s, the future was where it was at. Flying cars, robot household hel
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2018
Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s been proven in studies time and again. Music does "hath charms" to soothe more than the savage brea
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. The
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists discover new fossils with each passing day that help tell a story about the world before humans. A more
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
For proper development, infants need attention and contact; new work has indicated that has an epigenetic impact on chil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cells
Written By:
Courtney Schaal