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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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MAY 30, 2016Neuroscience
In 2013, President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative was la ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2016Videos
Electrolytes are ions that carry an electrical charge and travels in and out of cells. The most common types of electrol ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 28, 2016Health & Medicine
Our brain loves music. It has the versatile ability to cheer us up when we're down, spark our creativity, and even e ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 26, 2016Videos
While cancer research is incredibly complex and can take years to yield even one medication, one specific treatment is b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 26, 2016Neuroscience
It’s a number that gets repeated over and over, 1 in 68. That’s the estimate of the Centers for Disease Cont ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2016Neuroscience
It is well-known that the extracellular concentrations of various ions in the brain change depending on the behavioral s ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 25, 2016Immunology
Humans have specialized immune cells designed to detect and kill abnormal cells, whether they are virally-infected or ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 25, 2016Neuroscience
We often hear that our overly busy, overly scheduled lives cause too much stress. Stress that is bad for our health, bad ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2016Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by ...MAY 24, 2016Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By packing chemotherapy drugs in nanoscale lipid droplets, researchers say they may have found a new way to treat one of ...MAY 23, 2016Neuroscience
The field of neuroeconomics combines psychology, economics, and neuroscience to get a more comprehensive picture of huma ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 23, 2016Neuroscience
Ketamine has been studied more than a few times recently for it’s use as a treatment for depression. The most rece ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 21, 2016Microbiology
Microbiome this, microbiome that. Nothing is more popular than the gut microbiome - and for good reason. Nearly every da ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 19, 2016Neuroscience
Much more so than a dog who harkens to his master’s voice on an old record label, children will always recognize a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 18, 2016Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 18, 2016Neuroscience
Can you move things with your thoughts? As it turns out, some people can, but they are not carnival performers or nightc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2016Neuroscience
The term “practice makes perfect” can apply to learning a sport or a musical instrument but new research sho ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, more and more researchers are turning to nanoparticles for targeted delivery of drugs to select organs ...MAY 16, 2016Cardiology
When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an aut ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 16, 2016Neuroscience
The common wisdom in learning a language suggests that the younger a person is, the better they will do. However, that d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2016
Neuroscience
In 2013, President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative was la
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2016
Videos
Electrolytes are ions that carry an electrical charge and travels in and out of cells. The most common types of electrol
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 28, 2016
Health & Medicine
Our brain loves music. It has the versatile ability to cheer us up when we're down, spark our creativity, and even e
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 26, 2016
Videos
While cancer research is incredibly complex and can take years to yield even one medication, one specific treatment is b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 26, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s a number that gets repeated over and over, 1 in 68. That’s the estimate of the Centers for Disease Cont
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2016
Neuroscience
It is well-known that the extracellular concentrations of various ions in the brain change depending on the behavioral s
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 25, 2016
Immunology
Humans have specialized immune cells designed to detect and kill abnormal cells, whether they are virally-infected or ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 25, 2016
Neuroscience
We often hear that our overly busy, overly scheduled lives cause too much stress. Stress that is bad for our health, bad
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2016
Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by
...
MAY 24, 2016
Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By packing chemotherapy drugs in nanoscale lipid droplets, researchers say they may have found a new way to treat one of
...
MAY 23, 2016
Neuroscience
The field of neuroeconomics combines psychology, economics, and neuroscience to get a more comprehensive picture of huma
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 23, 2016
Neuroscience
Ketamine has been studied more than a few times recently for it’s use as a treatment for depression. The most rece
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 21, 2016
Microbiology
Microbiome this, microbiome that. Nothing is more popular than the gut microbiome - and for good reason. Nearly every da
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Much more so than a dog who harkens to his master’s voice on an old record label, children will always recognize a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 18, 2016
Neuroscience
Can you move things with your thoughts? As it turns out, some people can, but they are not carnival performers or nightc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2016
Neuroscience
The term “practice makes perfect” can apply to learning a sport or a musical instrument but new research sho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, more and more researchers are turning to nanoparticles for targeted delivery of drugs to select organs
...
MAY 16, 2016
Cardiology
When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an aut
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 16, 2016
Neuroscience
The common wisdom in learning a language suggests that the younger a person is, the better they will do. However, that d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim