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Brain Stimulation
Brain Stimulation: was first developed as a treatment for Parkinson's disease to reduce tremor, stiffness, walking problems and uncontrollable movements. In brain stimulation, a pair of electrodes is implanted in the brain and controlled by a generator that is implanted in the chest.
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APR 04, 2021Plants & Animals
Octopuses are known to sleep and change their colors while they do it. Researchers have now linked these color changes t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Freiburg in Germany have found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the brain’s ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 20, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Paralysis due to spinal cord damage remains an irreparable condition. However, a new therapeutic approach may bring rene ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2021Neuroscience
Comedy-news shows such as those by Trevor Noah, John Oliver, and Samantha Bee on the rise and are especially popular amo ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Water is often recommended as a way to help people lose weight, but usually because it can help people feel full, reduci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2020Cancer
Radiotherapy alone or with chemotherapy is the go-to treatment for head and neck cancers. Unfortunately, head and neck t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a famous carnivorous plant that can capture and consume insects and even small ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Neuroscience
Disrupting negative memory formation has been a challenge for years- involving treatments ranging from psychotherapy to ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 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 SullivanJUN 30, 2020Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2020Neuroscience
Many know oxytocin as the ‘love hormone.’ Known to produce feelings of attachment and enhance social bonds, ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 11, 2020Technology
Can your android someday dream of electric sheep? Maybe not. But what may happen is that these artificial brains can ben ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 09, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Warwick in England have found that specific cells in the brain can both stimulate and ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 07, 2020Cardiology
New research begins to reveal how disrupted sleep leads to the fatty arterial plaque buildup known as atherosclerosis th ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 22, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have mapped how the brain changes after one year of aerobic exercise. In p ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A novel drug was approved by the FDA to target the “off” episodes of Parkinson disease. The drug is referred ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2021
Plants & Animals
Octopuses are known to sleep and change their colors while they do it. Researchers have now linked these color changes t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Freiburg in Germany have found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the brain’s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 20, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Paralysis due to spinal cord damage remains an irreparable condition. However, a new therapeutic approach may bring rene
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2021
Neuroscience
Comedy-news shows such as those by Trevor Noah, John Oliver, and Samantha Bee on the rise and are especially popular amo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Water is often recommended as a way to help people lose weight, but usually because it can help people feel full, reduci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2020
Cancer
Radiotherapy alone or with chemotherapy is the go-to treatment for head and neck cancers. Unfortunately, head and neck t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a famous carnivorous plant that can capture and consume insects and even small
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Disrupting negative memory formation has been a challenge for years- involving treatments ranging from psychotherapy to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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
JUN 30, 2020
Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2020
Neuroscience
Many know oxytocin as the ‘love hormone.’ Known to produce feelings of attachment and enhance social bonds,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 11, 2020
Technology
Can your android someday dream of electric sheep? Maybe not. But what may happen is that these artificial brains can ben
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 09, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Warwick in England have found that specific cells in the brain can both stimulate and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 07, 2020
Cardiology
New research begins to reveal how disrupted sleep leads to the fatty arterial plaque buildup known as atherosclerosis th
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have mapped how the brain changes after one year of aerobic exercise. In p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A novel drug was approved by the FDA to target the “off” episodes of Parkinson disease. The drug is referred
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch