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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 22, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Most people take for granted that they can walk down the street while thinking about their day. Or drive to work without ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 22, 2016Neuroscience
With autism statistics at 1 in 68 children, the search for information on the causes and possible treatments is a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 21, 2016Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2016Cardiology
The window of safety and efficacy for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the only FDA-approved medication ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 20, 2016Cancer
Brain cancer surgery is an especially dicey operation when it involves removing a piece of the skull and exposing the br ...SEP 20, 2016Neuroscience
Can we train our brains? While there has been some controversy over pay-to-play brain training games and programs that p ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 19, 2016Videos
Imagine finding yourself suddenly unable to speak a coherent sentence, or understand what is being said to you. This is ...SEP 19, 2016Neuroscience
There is theory that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room randomly typing eventually something coherent, like a Shake ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 18, 2016Videos
Although insects don't have eyelids, there is a lot of scientific evidence that suggests they need to sleep just like mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2016Videos
Most biology textbooks will tell you that photoreceptors are either rods, which are for seeing in low levels of light in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2016Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New work performed at Stanford University has revealed a neuronal circuit in the brain that is critical to the cycle of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2016Videos
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It's aggressive and spreads quickly. It's also pretty s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 15, 2016Neuroscience
In January of 2016, a law enacted in the UK changed the landscape of the market for “smart drugs” known as & ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 14, 2016Neuroscience
Virtual reality headsets are a big hit with gamers and others who want to experience a different way of playing online g ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2016Neuroscience
The science on psychedelic drugs is a mixture of dire warnings about bad trips and the possible benefits some of the min ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 12, 2016Plants & Animals
Dogs are brilliant animals, and it has long been a wonder to think about whether or not they can actually, truly underst ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2016Neuroscience
Air pollution in highly industrialized urban areas has been implicated in diseases like cancer and respiratory illnesses ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
When the bones of an infant’s skull fuse too early, the growing brain is dangerously confined to a small space, ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A new study with rats suggests the genetic roots of alcoholism are incredibly complex. Researchers identified 930 genes ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 08, 2016Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 07, 2016Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2016Cancer
For years, the standard of care for people whose lung cancer has spread to the brain was to administer brain radiotherap ...
SEP 22, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Most people take for granted that they can walk down the street while thinking about their day. Or drive to work without
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 22, 2016
Neuroscience
With autism statistics at 1 in 68 children, the search for information on the causes and possible treatments is a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 21, 2016
Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2016
Cardiology
The window of safety and efficacy for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the only FDA-approved medication
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2016
Cancer
Brain cancer surgery is an especially dicey operation when it involves removing a piece of the skull and exposing the br
...
SEP 20, 2016
Neuroscience
Can we train our brains? While there has been some controversy over pay-to-play brain training games and programs that p
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2016
Videos
Imagine finding yourself suddenly unable to speak a coherent sentence, or understand what is being said to you. This is
...
SEP 19, 2016
Neuroscience
There is theory that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room randomly typing eventually something coherent, like a Shake
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 18, 2016
Videos
Although insects don't have eyelids, there is a lot of scientific evidence that suggests they need to sleep just like mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2016
Videos
Most biology textbooks will tell you that photoreceptors are either rods, which are for seeing in low levels of light in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2016
Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work performed at Stanford University has revealed a neuronal circuit in the brain that is critical to the cycle of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2016
Videos
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It's aggressive and spreads quickly. It's also pretty s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 15, 2016
Neuroscience
In January of 2016, a law enacted in the UK changed the landscape of the market for “smart drugs” known as &
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Virtual reality headsets are a big hit with gamers and others who want to experience a different way of playing online g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2016
Neuroscience
The science on psychedelic drugs is a mixture of dire warnings about bad trips and the possible benefits some of the min
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
Dogs are brilliant animals, and it has long been a wonder to think about whether or not they can actually, truly underst
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Air pollution in highly industrialized urban areas has been implicated in diseases like cancer and respiratory illnesses
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
When the bones of an infant’s skull fuse too early, the growing brain is dangerously confined to a small space, ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A new study with rats suggests the genetic roots of alcoholism are incredibly complex. Researchers identified 930 genes
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 08, 2016
Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2016
Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2016
Cancer
For years, the standard of care for people whose lung cancer has spread to the brain was to administer brain radiotherap
...