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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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NOV 08, 2017Cardiology
Mapping and measuring the interaction between very specific parts of the brain while a cardiac arrest survivor is comato ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2017Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 06, 2017Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Multi-MAP (Multiplexed-alignment of Molecular and Activity Phenotypes), enabled scientists to observe activity in many d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2017Videos
Much like hair color, eye color, and other physical traits, researchers have now shown that patterns of brain activity a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 06, 2017Neuroscience
Autism is a neurobiological disorder that can present in hundreds of different ways. Medical experts refer to the " ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 04, 2017Cardiology
The body has built-in mechanisms to handle brain injury, but when something disrupts the repair process, neurological di ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
If you are starting to see symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in someone, the damage is already serious.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Rabies is not a minor illness that will go away on its own. One person in Florida recently contracted rabies from a ...NOV 02, 2017Neuroscience
It's important to try and reduce waste and recycle when possible. However, the idea of finding another use for healt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Videos
Spicy foods are notorious for leaving an exquisite burning sensation in our mouths. But why do our mouths feel like it's ...NOV 01, 2017Videos
You are what you eat? Well, not literally, but the brain is impacted by your diet. While a healthy diet will keep blood ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Neuroscience
While some tasks require a steady focus, those who have a wandering mind or tend to daydream might have an intellec ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 31, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the normal function of the gene that is the most common genetic cause of late-onset ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2017Videos
Meningitis is a serious infection that causes the inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. T ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 31, 2017Cardiology
Eating more than one teaspoon of salt in one day goes against the recommendations of the American Heart Association, but ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 31, 2017Videos
Scary movies have been around since the first silent films were made. In the 40s and 50s, the most popular radio program ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2017Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 30, 2017Videos
A common theme in science fiction is the creation of a brain in a lab. The concept of actually being able to create an o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 30, 2017Neuroscience
As any mother can attest, hearing her child cry, especially in infancy, evokes a powerful response. A mother's body ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2017Videos
We've likely all experienced a lapse in our dental routine at one time or another. It's especially easy to fall asleep a ...
NOV 08, 2017
Cardiology
Mapping and measuring the interaction between very specific parts of the brain while a cardiac arrest survivor is comato
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2017
Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 06, 2017
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multi-MAP (Multiplexed-alignment of Molecular and Activity Phenotypes), enabled scientists to observe activity in many d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2017
Videos
Much like hair color, eye color, and other physical traits, researchers have now shown that patterns of brain activity a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism is a neurobiological disorder that can present in hundreds of different ways. Medical experts refer to the "
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 04, 2017
Cardiology
The body has built-in mechanisms to handle brain injury, but when something disrupts the repair process, neurological di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you are starting to see symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in someone, the damage is already serious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Rabies is not a minor illness that will go away on its own. One person in Florida recently contracted rabies from a
...
NOV 02, 2017
Neuroscience
It's important to try and reduce waste and recycle when possible. However, the idea of finding another use for healt
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Videos
Spicy foods are notorious for leaving an exquisite burning sensation in our mouths. But why do our mouths feel like it's
...
NOV 01, 2017
Videos
You are what you eat? Well, not literally, but the brain is impacted by your diet. While a healthy diet will keep blood
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Neuroscience
While some tasks require a steady focus, those who have a wandering mind or tend to daydream might have an intellec
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the normal function of the gene that is the most common genetic cause of late-onset
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2017
Videos
Meningitis is a serious infection that causes the inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. T
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 31, 2017
Cardiology
Eating more than one teaspoon of salt in one day goes against the recommendations of the American Heart Association, but
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2017
Videos
Scary movies have been around since the first silent films were made. In the 40s and 50s, the most popular radio program
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 30, 2017
Videos
A common theme in science fiction is the creation of a brain in a lab. The concept of actually being able to create an o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 30, 2017
Neuroscience
As any mother can attest, hearing her child cry, especially in infancy, evokes a powerful response. A mother's body
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
We've likely all experienced a lapse in our dental routine at one time or another. It's especially easy to fall asleep a
...