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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 08, 2016Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS-Lou Gehrig’s) experience the loss of most of their musc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Magnetoreception enables animals to sense magnetic fields, which helps them navigate and orient themselves through the p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2016Cardiology
A group of cells thought to be nurturing to the barrier that prevents harmful substances from entering the brain may pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2016Videos
You can have the best vision in the world, and you would still have a blind spot. Likewise, your peripheral vision isn't ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 07, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – December 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 07, 2016Neuroscience
For amputees, in addition to dealing with the trauma of their injury and lost limb, as many as 80% of patients who have ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 06, 2016Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 06, 2016Cardiology
Treating patients on anticoagulants who also suffer a major bleeding event gives many doctors pause. A new study aims to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 06, 2016Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2016Neuroscience
While there are many health problems related to alcohol use, the stakes are even higher when teenagers drink. The brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still working to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which impact about one percen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2016Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two ...DEC 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people, but the disorder is notoriously difficult to treat. Ev ...DEC 02, 2016Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
As the brain develops, neurons are created from a special type of neural stem call called radial glia. Researchers at Du ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Cardiology
Many studies have been done to make sense of the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart health, but the find ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Videos
Everyone has what they call "gut instincts" where their body is telling them to do one thing or another. But should you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2016Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 28, 2016Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2016Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 26, 2016Videos
By targeting neurons in the brain of a mouse with a laser, scientists can manipulate the behavior of that mouse. By usin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2016Plants & Animals
You’ve probably heard of stick insects, which can disguise themselves in the wild as small sticks or twigs, but ho ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2016
Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS-Lou Gehrig’s) experience the loss of most of their musc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Magnetoreception enables animals to sense magnetic fields, which helps them navigate and orient themselves through the p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Cardiology
A group of cells thought to be nurturing to the barrier that prevents harmful substances from entering the brain may pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Videos
You can have the best vision in the world, and you would still have a blind spot. Likewise, your peripheral vision isn't
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 07, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – December 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 07, 2016
Neuroscience
For amputees, in addition to dealing with the trauma of their injury and lost limb, as many as 80% of patients who have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
Treating patients on anticoagulants who also suffer a major bleeding event gives many doctors pause. A new study aims to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 06, 2016
Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2016
Neuroscience
While there are many health problems related to alcohol use, the stakes are even higher when teenagers drink. The brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still working to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which impact about one percen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2016
Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two
...
DEC 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people, but the disorder is notoriously difficult to treat. Ev
...
DEC 02, 2016
Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the brain develops, neurons are created from a special type of neural stem call called radial glia. Researchers at Du
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Cardiology
Many studies have been done to make sense of the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart health, but the find
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Videos
Everyone has what they call "gut instincts" where their body is telling them to do one thing or another. But should you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2016
Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 26, 2016
Videos
By targeting neurons in the brain of a mouse with a laser, scientists can manipulate the behavior of that mouse. By usin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
You’ve probably heard of stick insects, which can disguise themselves in the wild as small sticks or twigs, but ho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard