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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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AUG 01, 2016Neuroscience
When brain tissue is damaged by injury or disease, it’s irreplaceable. Unlike organ transplants or bone and skin g ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Substance P, a natural substance produced in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, is known to activ ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 30, 2016Videos
The human brain is a complex organ made up of networks of cells and their accompanied proteins, and it directs all the p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Dysfunction in the immune system is associated with a few mental and neurological disorders. Scientists investigating th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2016Videos
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms are often associated with recreational use or abuse. But recent studies s ...JUL 28, 2016Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th ...JUL 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s rare that a drug can be FDA-approved to treat a condition without a known mechanism behind the drug’s a ...JUL 28, 2016Videos
Orgasms are phenomenon that occur during sexual intercourse when two partners are intimately aroused. Of course, men and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 28, 2016Neuroscience
What’s the old expression, the way to a person’s heart is through the stomach? That might work when it&rsquo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 27, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A new discovery could one day improve treatments for lupus sufferers, saving thousands of ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 27, 2016Neuroscience
Synapses are the connections between neurons that allow them to communicate with each other. When synapses become compro ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUL 26, 2016Neuroscience
There is much that researchers and scientists don’t know about the brain. Storing memories, creating new ones and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 26, 2016Cardiology
Trauma patients rushed into the hospital are at a great risk for complications from blood clots, and some researchers be ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Fifty-seven year old Chris King recently became the first recipient of a double hand transplant in the United Kingdom. K ...JUL 25, 2016Genetics & Genomics
The immune cells of the brain are to thank for clearing Alzheimer’s disease-related plaques. Mutations in a certai ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 25, 2016Neuroscience
“My what a big brain you have!” While it’s true that the big bad wolf never said this to Little Red Ri ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 21, 2016Videos
Death is a scary event, but perhaps less so for the people who believe in cryonics - the process of cryopreserving the b ...JUL 21, 2016Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, and specifically research, the greatest need is arguably in the area of brain tumors. One ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 20, 2016Neuroscience
A week ago, I wrote this article about PDE4B inhibitors to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI). This kind of inhibitor is ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUL 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Wouldn’t it be nice if brain surgeons had a window to your brain? Well, scientists at the University of California ...JUL 20, 2016Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2016Immunology
Whether it’s via juice, sauce, or raw fruit, consuming cranberries is one of the best ways to achieve the trifecta ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 20, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be devastating, to those who have it, and to those that care for them. The progress o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 01, 2016
Neuroscience
When brain tissue is damaged by injury or disease, it’s irreplaceable. Unlike organ transplants or bone and skin g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Substance P, a natural substance produced in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, is known to activ
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 30, 2016
Videos
The human brain is a complex organ made up of networks of cells and their accompanied proteins, and it directs all the p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dysfunction in the immune system is associated with a few mental and neurological disorders. Scientists investigating th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2016
Videos
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms are often associated with recreational use or abuse. But recent studies s
...
JUL 28, 2016
Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th
...
JUL 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s rare that a drug can be FDA-approved to treat a condition without a known mechanism behind the drug’s a
...
JUL 28, 2016
Videos
Orgasms are phenomenon that occur during sexual intercourse when two partners are intimately aroused. Of course, men and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 28, 2016
Neuroscience
What’s the old expression, the way to a person’s heart is through the stomach? That might work when it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 27, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A new discovery could one day improve treatments for lupus sufferers, saving thousands of
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Synapses are the connections between neurons that allow them to communicate with each other. When synapses become compro
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUL 26, 2016
Neuroscience
There is much that researchers and scientists don’t know about the brain. Storing memories, creating new ones and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 26, 2016
Cardiology
Trauma patients rushed into the hospital are at a great risk for complications from blood clots, and some researchers be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fifty-seven year old Chris King recently became the first recipient of a double hand transplant in the United Kingdom. K
...
JUL 25, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
The immune cells of the brain are to thank for clearing Alzheimer’s disease-related plaques. Mutations in a certai
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 25, 2016
Neuroscience
“My what a big brain you have!” While it’s true that the big bad wolf never said this to Little Red Ri
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 21, 2016
Videos
Death is a scary event, but perhaps less so for the people who believe in cryonics - the process of cryopreserving the b
...
JUL 21, 2016
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, and specifically research, the greatest need is arguably in the area of brain tumors. One
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 20, 2016
Neuroscience
A week ago, I wrote this article about PDE4B inhibitors to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI). This kind of inhibitor is
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUL 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wouldn’t it be nice if brain surgeons had a window to your brain? Well, scientists at the University of California
...
JUL 20, 2016
Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Immunology
Whether it’s via juice, sauce, or raw fruit, consuming cranberries is one of the best ways to achieve the trifecta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 20, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be devastating, to those who have it, and to those that care for them. The progress o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim