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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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JUN 27, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2016Videos
An Ohio teenager died last week after contracting a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri while rafting at the U. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2016Neuroscience
Math is hard! That’s what teachers and parents hear a lot from kids, but while it definitely can be challenging fo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 25, 2016Videos
The Zika virus was first recognized in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Then, it was then identified in 1995 in humans. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 24, 2016Videos
We've all heard of incredible stories of lost pets traveling hundreds of miles in new territory and eventually finding t ...JUN 24, 2016Cardiology
In the case of a heart attack, stroke, or cardiac arrest, there’s no time to pause when seeking treatment. Minutes ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 23, 2016Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 23, 2016Cancer
A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health announced a perplexing finding: people with ...JUN 23, 2016Cannabis Sciences
The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is controversial, with experts weighing in on both sides of the iss ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists say they have a clearer picture of how Zika virus infects a developing fetus, migrating from the mo ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 22, 2016Neuroscience
Depression is a serious medical problem that can be devastating to those who suffer with it as well as to their families ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigating modifications to the oxytocin gene (OXT), researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have learned that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Neuroscience
The brain has always been referred to as the super computer of the body. Millions of connections happen just to make a s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from ...JUN 20, 2016Videos
The cheetah is undisputed as the fastest animal on land. It reaches top speeds of 75 miles per hour, accelerating from 0 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2016Neuroscience
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States and affects people of all ages. It’s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 18, 2016Videos
CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates are your mind and body's main source of energy. There are two types of carbs: complex and si ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 17, 2016Microbiology
Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine have reported in Cell that they reversed social deficits in mice by adding o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.5 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and that number will ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 16, 2016Neuroscience
A study conducted in the UK on cognitive improvement after watching a clip from a movie in 3D has been getting a lot of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2016Videos
While it was a very small study, and it's early days, research from Stanford University suggests that stem cells injecte ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 27, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2016
Videos
An Ohio teenager died last week after contracting a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri while rafting at the U.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Math is hard! That’s what teachers and parents hear a lot from kids, but while it definitely can be challenging fo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 25, 2016
Videos
The Zika virus was first recognized in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Then, it was then identified in 1995 in humans.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 24, 2016
Videos
We've all heard of incredible stories of lost pets traveling hundreds of miles in new territory and eventually finding t
...
JUN 24, 2016
Cardiology
In the case of a heart attack, stroke, or cardiac arrest, there’s no time to pause when seeking treatment. Minutes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2016
Cancer
A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health announced a perplexing finding: people with
...
JUN 23, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is controversial, with experts weighing in on both sides of the iss
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists say they have a clearer picture of how Zika virus infects a developing fetus, migrating from the mo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 22, 2016
Neuroscience
Depression is a serious medical problem that can be devastating to those who suffer with it as well as to their families
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigating modifications to the oxytocin gene (OXT), researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have learned that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain has always been referred to as the super computer of the body. Millions of connections happen just to make a s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from
...
JUN 20, 2016
Videos
The cheetah is undisputed as the fastest animal on land. It reaches top speeds of 75 miles per hour, accelerating from 0
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States and affects people of all ages. It’s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 18, 2016
Videos
CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates are your mind and body's main source of energy. There are two types of carbs: complex and si
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine have reported in Cell that they reversed social deficits in mice by adding o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.5 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and that number will
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 16, 2016
Neuroscience
A study conducted in the UK on cognitive improvement after watching a clip from a movie in 3D has been getting a lot of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2016
Videos
While it was a very small study, and it's early days, research from Stanford University suggests that stem cells injecte
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim