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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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FEB 07, 2017Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2017Microbiology
JUPITER, FL – February 6, 2017 – The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce s ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
For several years, scientists have known that a protein called activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, ADNP, is muta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2017Videos
Researchers are looking into the possibility that stem cells could be used to treat patients suffering from a variety of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2017Plants & Animals
You’ve all probably seen it: a frog snatching a fly in mid-air with its tongue. Whether you’ve seen it in a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2017Neuroscience
If you’ve ever sat across the table from someone and felt angry, anxious or even homicidal at the sounds made whil ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not surprising to learn that scientists have found additional evidence that sleep is critical to the health of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The lychee, a popular and tasty tropical fruit that’s common in many Asian countries, has recently been identified ...FEB 03, 2017Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead ...FEB 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2017Videos
There's no question that much needs to be done in cancer research as there still is no cure. But scientists and health c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2017Neuroscience
Recognizing the faces of those we know and believing them to be who we think they are is how the brain is supposed to wo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A rare cluster of 14 cases of severe amnesia in Massachusetts has doctors and CDC officials worried and on the hunt for ...FEB 01, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 01, 2017Neuroscience
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States. Patients who have it are of all ages and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 31, 2017Videos
Is your brain stressed? A new study shows that an amygdala that becomes overactive due to chronic stress can cause eleva ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2017Neuroscience
Serotonin is pretty well known as far as brain chemicals go. It’s a neurotransmitter which means it’s part o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
Image Credit: PeteLinforth/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – January 30, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Sc ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 30, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 28, 2017Videos
Last night I woke up to banging and realized that a man was outside my bedroom window trying to break the lock to steal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2017
Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2017
Microbiology
JUPITER, FL – February 6, 2017 – The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce s
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
For several years, scientists have known that a protein called activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, ADNP, is muta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2017
Videos
Researchers are looking into the possibility that stem cells could be used to treat patients suffering from a variety of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
You’ve all probably seen it: a frog snatching a fly in mid-air with its tongue. Whether you’ve seen it in a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2017
Neuroscience
If you’ve ever sat across the table from someone and felt angry, anxious or even homicidal at the sounds made whil
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not surprising to learn that scientists have found additional evidence that sleep is critical to the health of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The lychee, a popular and tasty tropical fruit that’s common in many Asian countries, has recently been identified
...
FEB 03, 2017
Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead
...
FEB 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2017
Videos
There's no question that much needs to be done in cancer research as there still is no cure. But scientists and health c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Recognizing the faces of those we know and believing them to be who we think they are is how the brain is supposed to wo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A rare cluster of 14 cases of severe amnesia in Massachusetts has doctors and CDC officials worried and on the hunt for
...
FEB 01, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 01, 2017
Neuroscience
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States. Patients who have it are of all ages and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 31, 2017
Videos
Is your brain stressed? A new study shows that an amygdala that becomes overactive due to chronic stress can cause eleva
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Serotonin is pretty well known as far as brain chemicals go. It’s a neurotransmitter which means it’s part o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
Image Credit: PeteLinforth/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – January 30, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Sc
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 30, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 28, 2017
Videos
Last night I woke up to banging and realized that a man was outside my bedroom window trying to break the lock to steal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch