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Brain
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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SEP 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigators have been working to learn more about a totally new class of chemicals that are released in response to in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2017Neuroscience
It seems as if not a week goes by that football and head injuries aren't in the news. Most recently, it was announce ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2017Neuroscience
Brain cancer, in all of its forms, is a highly aggressive form of the disease, that has proven difficult to access and t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2017Neuroscience
While the eye can take in hundreds of thousands of different shades and colors and the brain can process them, noting ev ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2017Immunology
Killing two birds with one stone may be possible for Dengue virus and Zika virus, two pathogens spread by the same mosqu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2017Neuroscience
At present, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 24, 2017Plants & Animals
Have you ever noticed that it’s difficult to swat a fly? Although some people think it’s simply because they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2017Cancer
With cancer putting up such strong fight, scientists are resorting to more unconventional therapies to give them the edg ...SEP 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Sleep is such an essential thing that you and I can’t live without it, and many other animal species are the same ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2017Videos
Known formally as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), prion diseases made headlines in the mid 1980s throu ...SEP 21, 2017Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2017Neuroscience
Specialized immune cells called neutrophils are the first responders to invading pathogens, releasing toxic chemicals an ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 20, 2017Neuroscience
Most people have experienced it. A person yawns and then a few minutes later, another person nearby yawns. Is it always ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been searching for the cause of autism for many years, and now eight mutations have been found in a sin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2017Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 19, 2017Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing ...SEP 18, 2017Neuroscience
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are very popular with gamers. Being immersed in a different world and being able to intera ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 14, 2017Videos
NASA's Human Research Program is dedicated to understanding the way deep space travel impacts the health of the astronau ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 14, 2017Videos
Parkinson's Disease gets in the way of many people's lives, but a researcher named Haiyan Zhang with Microsoft invented ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Neuroscience
The role of sensory neurons is to send and receive messages between the brain and other parts of the body. These ne ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2017Videos
Helmets are the norm in contact sports like American football. But here's the thing, helmets can't stop the brain from " ...SEP 12, 2017Neuroscience
One of the most important functions of the brain is to get us around our environment. It powers the muscles, processes w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigators have been working to learn more about a totally new class of chemicals that are released in response to in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2017
Neuroscience
It seems as if not a week goes by that football and head injuries aren't in the news. Most recently, it was announce
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Brain cancer, in all of its forms, is a highly aggressive form of the disease, that has proven difficult to access and t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2017
Neuroscience
While the eye can take in hundreds of thousands of different shades and colors and the brain can process them, noting ev
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2017
Immunology
Killing two birds with one stone may be possible for Dengue virus and Zika virus, two pathogens spread by the same mosqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2017
Neuroscience
At present, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
Have you ever noticed that it’s difficult to swat a fly? Although some people think it’s simply because they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2017
Cancer
With cancer putting up such strong fight, scientists are resorting to more unconventional therapies to give them the edg
...
SEP 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Sleep is such an essential thing that you and I can’t live without it, and many other animal species are the same
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2017
Videos
Known formally as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), prion diseases made headlines in the mid 1980s throu
...
SEP 21, 2017
Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Specialized immune cells called neutrophils are the first responders to invading pathogens, releasing toxic chemicals an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Most people have experienced it. A person yawns and then a few minutes later, another person nearby yawns. Is it always
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been searching for the cause of autism for many years, and now eight mutations have been found in a sin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2017
Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing
...
SEP 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are very popular with gamers. Being immersed in a different world and being able to intera
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 14, 2017
Videos
NASA's Human Research Program is dedicated to understanding the way deep space travel impacts the health of the astronau
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2017
Videos
Parkinson's Disease gets in the way of many people's lives, but a researcher named Haiyan Zhang with Microsoft invented
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Neuroscience
The role of sensory neurons is to send and receive messages between the brain and other parts of the body. These ne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2017
Videos
Helmets are the norm in contact sports like American football. But here's the thing, helmets can't stop the brain from "
...
SEP 12, 2017
Neuroscience
One of the most important functions of the brain is to get us around our environment. It powers the muscles, processes w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim