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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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DEC 26, 2016Neuroscience
Picture a scene at a crowded cocktail party, a club with live music, a sporting event or just a loud room with a lot goi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test detects the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dis ...DEC 22, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 22, 2016Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 20, 2016Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 19, 2016Neuroscience
Robotic appendages that do the work of lost limbs are the rock stars of neuroscience research. New ways to control ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 18, 2016Cardiology
Visiting the sauna may be helpful for more than just relaxation, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland show ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2016Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers find that microtubules form differently in sensory neurons compared to other cell typesWritten By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2016Plants & Animals
When you see somebody you’re familiar with walking past you, you probably recognize them by their face, but Chimpa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study finds an association between statin use and decreased Alzheimer risks. The study underscores the connection ...DEC 14, 2016Cancer
A new study of glioblastoma implicates a gene that helps the brain cancer to survive and proliferate, even in the face o ...DEC 14, 2016Neuroscience
Plugging inputs into the brain in order to control a person or give them super powers is very much in the realm of scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 13, 2016Neuroscience
When there are stressful situations, the common advice to “just breathe.” As it turns out, that advice is sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 13, 2016Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2016Neuroscience
When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) it can seem overwhelming. There is no known cause for PD ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 09, 2016Videos
Right now, your mouth is a biogenerator of a potent painkiller. As it turns out, saliva contains a chemical known as opi ...DEC 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of inventive bioengineers are hoping to harness the power of electricity to plug up bleeds. The idea sounds farf ...DEC 08, 2016Videos
The field of genetics and genomics is becoming more relevant in cancer treatment. While not every cancer has a genetic c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2016
Neuroscience
Picture a scene at a crowded cocktail party, a club with live music, a sporting event or just a loud room with a lot goi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test detects the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dis
...
DEC 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 22, 2016
Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 20, 2016
Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Robotic appendages that do the work of lost limbs are the rock stars of neuroscience research. New ways to control
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 18, 2016
Cardiology
Visiting the sauna may be helpful for more than just relaxation, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland show
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers find that microtubules form differently in sensory neurons compared to other cell types
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
When you see somebody you’re familiar with walking past you, you probably recognize them by their face, but Chimpa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study finds an association between statin use and decreased Alzheimer risks. The study underscores the connection
...
DEC 14, 2016
Cancer
A new study of glioblastoma implicates a gene that helps the brain cancer to survive and proliferate, even in the face o
...
DEC 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Plugging inputs into the brain in order to control a person or give them super powers is very much in the realm of scien
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 13, 2016
Neuroscience
When there are stressful situations, the common advice to “just breathe.” As it turns out, that advice is sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 13, 2016
Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2016
Neuroscience
When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) it can seem overwhelming. There is no known cause for PD
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 09, 2016
Videos
Right now, your mouth is a biogenerator of a potent painkiller. As it turns out, saliva contains a chemical known as opi
...
DEC 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of inventive bioengineers are hoping to harness the power of electricity to plug up bleeds. The idea sounds farf
...
DEC 08, 2016
Videos
The field of genetics and genomics is becoming more relevant in cancer treatment. While not every cancer has a genetic c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim