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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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AUG 30, 2017Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2017Videos
When a baby is first born, they don't have the best eyesight. It takes time for vision to develop, and researchers think ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Neuroscience
Often, when there is a need to study how a particular part of the body works, researchers can create a lab version of an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 29, 2017Neuroscience
Dancing the night away to good music is something young people often do. Seniors aren't always able to get out as mu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 28, 2017Neuroscience
When we think of someone that "hears voices" often what comes to mind is someone who has suffered a brain inju ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 26, 2017Videos
A staggering 30-50% of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This para ...AUG 26, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Too much of anything can be a bad thing. In the case of protein and protein supplements, too much can be fatal. The New ...AUG 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are one sleep-deprived population – only a third of us get the minimum seven hours of sleep a night. But ...AUG 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 23, 2017Videos
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, ...AUG 23, 2017Videos
Are our brains programmed to hate losing? Well even if you've never considered yourself competitive, it turns out that p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 22, 2017Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 21, 2017Cancer
A new study reports that vitamin C has the capacity to stop leukemic cells from multiplying. The results are part of a g ...AUG 20, 2017Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 20, 2017Videos
Ever wondered why some of us have the tendency to yell out a curse word when we stub our toes on the door or hammer a fi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new twist on the old adage, 'you are what you eat,' researchers have found a connection between snacking at night a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2017Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 17, 2017Neuroscience
Video games have long been a source of controversy in neuroscience and other research work. Studies on players an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 17, 2017Videos
Generally, people are more pleasant when they're not hungry. And for some people, hunger can bring out the worst case of ...AUG 16, 2017Immunology
A vaccine for yellow fever was first developed in 1937, using a strain of the yellow fever virus that was just a few ami ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Neuroscience
Do you hear what I hear? In recent research on auditory hallucinations, many people heard sounds that were not being mad ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 15, 2017Neuroscience
When talking about rhythm, something that comes to mind is music. Tapping along to the beat of a favorite song or being ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
An estimated 7.9 million babies are born every year with birth defects. In efforts to understand the causes of these def ...
AUG 30, 2017
Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2017
Videos
When a baby is first born, they don't have the best eyesight. It takes time for vision to develop, and researchers think
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Neuroscience
Often, when there is a need to study how a particular part of the body works, researchers can create a lab version of an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Dancing the night away to good music is something young people often do. Seniors aren't always able to get out as mu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2017
Neuroscience
When we think of someone that "hears voices" often what comes to mind is someone who has suffered a brain inju
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 26, 2017
Videos
A staggering 30-50% of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This para
...
AUG 26, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Too much of anything can be a bad thing. In the case of protein and protein supplements, too much can be fatal. The New
...
AUG 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are one sleep-deprived population – only a third of us get the minimum seven hours of sleep a night. But
...
AUG 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 23, 2017
Videos
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity,
...
AUG 23, 2017
Videos
Are our brains programmed to hate losing? Well even if you've never considered yourself competitive, it turns out that p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 22, 2017
Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 21, 2017
Cancer
A new study reports that vitamin C has the capacity to stop leukemic cells from multiplying. The results are part of a g
...
AUG 20, 2017
Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 20, 2017
Videos
Ever wondered why some of us have the tendency to yell out a curse word when we stub our toes on the door or hammer a fi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new twist on the old adage, 'you are what you eat,' researchers have found a connection between snacking at night a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2017
Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 17, 2017
Neuroscience
Video games have long been a source of controversy in neuroscience and other research work. Studies on players an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 17, 2017
Videos
Generally, people are more pleasant when they're not hungry. And for some people, hunger can bring out the worst case of
...
AUG 16, 2017
Immunology
A vaccine for yellow fever was first developed in 1937, using a strain of the yellow fever virus that was just a few ami
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Neuroscience
Do you hear what I hear? In recent research on auditory hallucinations, many people heard sounds that were not being mad
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2017
Neuroscience
When talking about rhythm, something that comes to mind is music. Tapping along to the beat of a favorite song or being
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An estimated 7.9 million babies are born every year with birth defects. In efforts to understand the causes of these def
...