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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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SEP 07, 2016Neuroscience
The Mediterranean diet is one that is known to be heart healthy. Study after study has shown that eating a diet that is ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2016Health & Medicine
Authors of the new paper include The Scripps Research Institute’s Olivier George (left) and Giordano de Guglielmo. ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 06, 2016Neuroscience
Image Credit: iStockphoto No matter how you did in high school science, you’re a master of the laws of physics, ab ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 06, 2016Videos
We've all heard of the age-old advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" for good health. For reference that' ...SEP 06, 2016Neuroscience
There is ample evidence in neurological research about the benefits of music. It’s been shown that music can help ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Oxygen is a pretty amazing chemical element, without which life would not be possible. Now researchers at the Washington ...SEP 05, 2016Neuroscience
A rare but often fatal heart condition known as Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is getting some new attention from a study done ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2016Videos
Almost all animals with a spine yawn. Penguins yawn as a mating ritual, snakes yawn to realign their jaws after a big me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone dif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2016Videos
Long regarded as omens of death and bearers of bad news, crows have regained the spotlight in recent years for some posi ...SEP 03, 2016Videos
Our bodies are made up of at least 50 percent water. While we can survive for a few weeks without food, humans can only ...SEP 02, 2016Videos
When you just can't fall asleep at night, many health professionals advise trying melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone prod ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 01, 2016Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto People who experience atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart arrhythmia, may also have a smaller br ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The beloved actor Gene Wilder died earlier this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was one of the ...SEP 01, 2016Neuroscience
Organ donation is one of the best ways to save a life. Every day thousands of patients on waiting lists for hearts, kidn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 31, 2016Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, the study of why people suffer with depression and/or anxiety is one that is the subject o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 30, 2016Videos
The famed "brain-training" company Lumosity would like its users to believe that brain games and puzzles "exercises" the ...AUG 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A 25-year-old comatose patient is reportedly on the track to conscious recovery after an experimental ultrasound procedu ...AUG 30, 2016Neuroscience
Lab animals, specifically rats, are sometimes put through intense training, given complex mazes to navigate and some mus ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 29, 2016Plants & Animals
When your dog listens to you and makes you proud, what do you do? Do you give them a dog biscuit, or do you scoop them u ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2016Neuroscience
It’s well know that sleep deprivation can cause a host of problems from inattention to depression and even certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons signal to each other throughout the body using a connection called a synapse. While they are very small, they ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Microcephaly is a rare developmental defect that causes an infant’s head to be smaller than normal at birth. While ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – August 26, 2016 – While calcium’s importance for our bones and teeth is well known, its ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 07, 2016
Neuroscience
The Mediterranean diet is one that is known to be heart healthy. Study after study has shown that eating a diet that is
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2016
Health & Medicine
Authors of the new paper include The Scripps Research Institute’s Olivier George (left) and Giordano de Guglielmo.
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 06, 2016
Neuroscience
Image Credit: iStockphoto No matter how you did in high school science, you’re a master of the laws of physics, ab
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 06, 2016
Videos
We've all heard of the age-old advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" for good health. For reference that'
...
SEP 06, 2016
Neuroscience
There is ample evidence in neurological research about the benefits of music. It’s been shown that music can help
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Oxygen is a pretty amazing chemical element, without which life would not be possible. Now researchers at the Washington
...
SEP 05, 2016
Neuroscience
A rare but often fatal heart condition known as Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is getting some new attention from a study done
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2016
Videos
Almost all animals with a spine yawn. Penguins yawn as a mating ritual, snakes yawn to realign their jaws after a big me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone dif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2016
Videos
Long regarded as omens of death and bearers of bad news, crows have regained the spotlight in recent years for some posi
...
SEP 03, 2016
Videos
Our bodies are made up of at least 50 percent water. While we can survive for a few weeks without food, humans can only
...
SEP 02, 2016
Videos
When you just can't fall asleep at night, many health professionals advise trying melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone prod
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 01, 2016
Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto People who experience atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart arrhythmia, may also have a smaller br
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The beloved actor Gene Wilder died earlier this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was one of the
...
SEP 01, 2016
Neuroscience
Organ donation is one of the best ways to save a life. Every day thousands of patients on waiting lists for hearts, kidn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2016
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, the study of why people suffer with depression and/or anxiety is one that is the subject o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 30, 2016
Videos
The famed "brain-training" company Lumosity would like its users to believe that brain games and puzzles "exercises" the
...
AUG 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 25-year-old comatose patient is reportedly on the track to conscious recovery after an experimental ultrasound procedu
...
AUG 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Lab animals, specifically rats, are sometimes put through intense training, given complex mazes to navigate and some mus
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
When your dog listens to you and makes you proud, what do you do? Do you give them a dog biscuit, or do you scoop them u
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s well know that sleep deprivation can cause a host of problems from inattention to depression and even certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons signal to each other throughout the body using a connection called a synapse. While they are very small, they ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microcephaly is a rare developmental defect that causes an infant’s head to be smaller than normal at birth. While
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – August 26, 2016 – While calcium’s importance for our bones and teeth is well known, its
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)