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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 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies need vast numbers of proteins to function. Dysfunctional proteins, which can be caused by errors in the genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Even though genes that code for protein have been an intense focus of biomedical research for decades, the human genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Neuroscience
Depression is a common mental condition that many feel at some point throughout life. While antidepressants work for som ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2020Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 24, 2020Neuroscience
In a historic feat, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has raised $30 million to complete ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 23, 2020Technology
Although it’s true, "cyborgs" are technically science fiction being the fact that they are part human an ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 22, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have found obeying orders reduces brain activity related to ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Neuroscience
Depression is the world's leading source of disability. Now, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) h ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Cancer
Scientists mapping cancer statistics have developed a new mathematical model to track health inequalities relating to th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are revealing more about the critical functios of the cerebellum, which is Latin for "little brain."Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from University College London in England have found that a single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) increases blood ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People typically think of gender in binary terms, but in the natural world, there are many examples of sexual fluidity.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Neuroscience
A new study shows that even low air pollution levels can influence the development of children’s brains. It ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 12, 2020Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Neuroscience
By selectively breeding zebrafish, researchers from the Max Planck Institute have found that distinct personality traits ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 10, 2020Cardiology
When a blood clot forms in an artery that supplies the brain with oxygen, obstructing it, a stroke can occur. Strokes ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We have known for decades that lead harms the body. This work can help explain how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2020Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies need vast numbers of proteins to function. Dysfunctional proteins, which can be caused by errors in the genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Even though genes that code for protein have been an intense focus of biomedical research for decades, the human genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Depression is a common mental condition that many feel at some point throughout life. While antidepressants work for som
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2020
Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2020
Neuroscience
In a historic feat, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has raised $30 million to complete
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 23, 2020
Technology
Although it’s true, "cyborgs" are technically science fiction being the fact that they are part human an
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 22, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have found obeying orders reduces brain activity related to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Depression is the world's leading source of disability. Now, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Cancer
Scientists mapping cancer statistics have developed a new mathematical model to track health inequalities relating to th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are revealing more about the critical functios of the cerebellum, which is Latin for "little brain."
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from University College London in England have found that a single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) increases blood
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People typically think of gender in binary terms, but in the natural world, there are many examples of sexual fluidity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Neuroscience
A new study shows that even low air pollution levels can influence the development of children’s brains. It
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Neuroscience
By selectively breeding zebrafish, researchers from the Max Planck Institute have found that distinct personality traits
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 10, 2020
Cardiology
When a blood clot forms in an artery that supplies the brain with oxygen, obstructing it, a stroke can occur. Strokes ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We have known for decades that lead harms the body. This work can help explain how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2020
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch