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The brain: is the organ located in the head and serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate. The brain is the most complex organ in a vertebrate's body and is close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision.
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JUN 25, 2018Videos
When an athlete has suffered a concussion, the best medical advice is to rest, completely. No television, no reading, no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 25, 2018Neuroscience
For those who struggle with anxiety or insomnia, finding relief and a good night's sleep can be difficult. Medicatio ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 23, 2018Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Technology
MIT researchers create an AI system that observes movement through partitions.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome, or RCVS, can be triggered by vasoactive substances including cannabis. I ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 21, 2018Health & Medicine
Neglect in childhood can have devastating and long-lasting consequences. In the 1970s, after birth control and abo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2018Neuroscience
“There’s an app for that” is a common saying that shows how far technology has come. No matter what we ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2018Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2018Neuroscience
Diversity is a term that might bring to mind groups of people in an organization that are different in some way. In the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2018Neuroscience
Many people get nervous when they have to speak in front of a crowd. Whether it's a business meeting or speech, gett ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2018Cancer
Malignant glioma has specific invasive patterns of growth within the brain; one structure avoided by tumor cells is the ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Quantum mechanics does not just rule the realm of physics, many biological processes that involve the conversion and tra ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 19, 2018Neuroscience
Are music, empathy, and social information processing in the brain related? A new study from researchers at Southern Met ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
When the balance between two enzymes was restored, it relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's in an animal model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2018Neuroscience
While there has been recent backlash over participation trophies in youth sports and over-praising children for ordinary ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 15, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that a chemical in marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, could potentially slow the pro ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 15, 2018Health & Medicine
Eating a healthy diet has many benefits. Weight management, cardiovascular health, stress reduction and a reduced risk o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 15, 2018Videos
I can’t be the only one with a sometimes-uncontrollable sweet tooth. But what’s the deal – why do I li ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined a cause of irritable bowel syndrome and disease, which impacts over ten percent of the world' ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2018
Videos
When an athlete has suffered a concussion, the best medical advice is to rest, completely. No television, no reading, no
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 25, 2018
Neuroscience
For those who struggle with anxiety or insomnia, finding relief and a good night's sleep can be difficult. Medicatio
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 23, 2018
Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Technology
MIT researchers create an AI system that observes movement through partitions.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome, or RCVS, can be triggered by vasoactive substances including cannabis. I
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
Neglect in childhood can have devastating and long-lasting consequences. In the 1970s, after birth control and abo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2018
Neuroscience
“There’s an app for that” is a common saying that shows how far technology has come. No matter what we
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Diversity is a term that might bring to mind groups of people in an organization that are different in some way. In the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Many people get nervous when they have to speak in front of a crowd. Whether it's a business meeting or speech, gett
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2018
Cancer
Malignant glioma has specific invasive patterns of growth within the brain; one structure avoided by tumor cells is the
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Quantum mechanics does not just rule the realm of physics, many biological processes that involve the conversion and tra
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Are music, empathy, and social information processing in the brain related? A new study from researchers at Southern Met
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
When the balance between two enzymes was restored, it relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's in an animal model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Neuroscience
While there has been recent backlash over participation trophies in youth sports and over-praising children for ordinary
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that a chemical in marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, could potentially slow the pro
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eating a healthy diet has many benefits. Weight management, cardiovascular health, stress reduction and a reduced risk o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 15, 2018
Videos
I can’t be the only one with a sometimes-uncontrollable sweet tooth. But what’s the deal – why do I li
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined a cause of irritable bowel syndrome and disease, which impacts over ten percent of the world'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch