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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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FEB 16, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A variation of the ATK1 gene has been linked to people who develop psychosis. ATK1 encodes a “kinesin-like motor p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2016Neuroscience
Resilience and susceptibility to depression are a complex mix of many factors. Understanding why some individuals are re ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 16, 2016Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2016Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2016Videos
The link between the Zika virus and microcephaly could be confirmed "within weeks," according to the World Health Organi ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 13, 2016Videos
On appearance alone, the human brain not a uniquely impressive organ. It's about a 3-pound mass of squishy matter decora ...FEB 13, 2016Neuroscience
New evidence shows mice have a brain structure that throttles rage. The structure is called the lateral septum. It&rsquo ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Neuroscience
Young adults who suffer from depression saw a 40 percent reduction in symptoms when they did meditation and aerobic exer ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’ ...FEB 11, 2016Videos
Love is definitely in the air as Valentine's Day draws nearer. We usually express our love with red heart balloons or he ...FEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2016Videos
Everyone feels stressed out at some point, but some people have that feeling all the time. Chronic stress can increase y ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund ...FEB 05, 2016Videos
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms include conjunctivitis, fever, joint pain, and rash. The illness is usually mild and las ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 05, 2016Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 05, 2016Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Childhood brain cancers may fare better with proton beam therapy than conventional radiotherapies, say researchers from ...FEB 04, 2016Neuroscience
Everyone has seen the ad from the 80’s with a frying pan and an egg, “This is your brain on drugs” and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists in China will celebrate an extra special Chinese New Year, as they have just unveiled a set of genetic modifi ...FEB 03, 2016Neuroscience
There’s complicated science involved in making a casino difficult to leave. There are never any windows to distrac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 02, 2016Immunology
Although the body needs inflammation to fight off infections, this product of the innate immune system has been linked t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 16, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A variation of the ATK1 gene has been linked to people who develop psychosis. ATK1 encodes a “kinesin-like motor p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Resilience and susceptibility to depression are a complex mix of many factors. Understanding why some individuals are re
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2016
Videos
The link between the Zika virus and microcephaly could be confirmed "within weeks," according to the World Health Organi
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 13, 2016
Videos
On appearance alone, the human brain not a uniquely impressive organ. It's about a 3-pound mass of squishy matter decora
...
FEB 13, 2016
Neuroscience
New evidence shows mice have a brain structure that throttles rage. The structure is called the lateral septum. It&rsquo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Young adults who suffer from depression saw a 40 percent reduction in symptoms when they did meditation and aerobic exer
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’
...
FEB 11, 2016
Videos
Love is definitely in the air as Valentine's Day draws nearer. We usually express our love with red heart balloons or he
...
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2016
Videos
Everyone feels stressed out at some point, but some people have that feeling all the time. Chronic stress can increase y
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund
...
FEB 05, 2016
Videos
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms include conjunctivitis, fever, joint pain, and rash. The illness is usually mild and las
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 05, 2016
Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Childhood brain cancers may fare better with proton beam therapy than conventional radiotherapies, say researchers from
...
FEB 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Everyone has seen the ad from the 80’s with a frying pan and an egg, “This is your brain on drugs” and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists in China will celebrate an extra special Chinese New Year, as they have just unveiled a set of genetic modifi
...
FEB 03, 2016
Neuroscience
There’s complicated science involved in making a casino difficult to leave. There are never any windows to distrac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 02, 2016
Immunology
Although the body needs inflammation to fight off infections, this product of the innate immune system has been linked t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim