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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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APR 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Neuroscience
It's easy to gauge a dog or cat's emotion by reading their facial expression, but the same has been historically ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 07, 2020Neuroscience
After Albert Einstein died, his brain underwent an autopsy. In particular, it was found that he had an abnormally thick ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2020Neuroscience
Not all neuroscientists agree that creativity comes from the brain’s right hemisphere, while analytical and logica ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
"Currently we do not have sufficient methods for predicting which generally healthy individuals will develop diabet ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 05, 2020Cannabis Sciences
A recent study from Washington State University has found that rats with regular access to cannabis tend to show drug-se ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2020Neuroscience
In recent years, there’s been a surge of ‘brain-training’ apps making it to market. With claims from & ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases including bone disorders and heart disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
While advances in healthcare and medicine have increased life expectancies, the body still declines as it ages, causing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified how a change in a single amino acid may be link ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Antisocial personality disorder (APD), a mental disorder, is sometimes referred to as sociopathy. Persons with the disor ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 31, 2020Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 31, 2020Neuroscience
Stress doesn’t only exacerbate our physiology- from our cardiovascular system to our immune system and digestive s ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 30, 2020Neuroscience
Although stress has a pretty bad reputation- often touted as a major compounding factor for many diseases- some stress i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 29, 2020Cancer
Have you ever heard of ependymoma? This rare form of brain cancer most commonly occurs in young children when tumors for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Neuroscience
Around 5.5 million people in the US suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease. Now, research has found that reducing the bod ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 24, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have created a way to connect the brain directly to silicon-based technologies. Hop ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 24, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Medical marijuana has been legal in Florida since 2016 when more than 70 percent of voters approved the related measure. ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies run on electricity. Neurons send rapidly fired electrical signals through the brain and limbs constantly, ena ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2020Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine, ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Neuroscience
It's easy to gauge a dog or cat's emotion by reading their facial expression, but the same has been historically
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 07, 2020
Neuroscience
After Albert Einstein died, his brain underwent an autopsy. In particular, it was found that he had an abnormally thick
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Not all neuroscientists agree that creativity comes from the brain’s right hemisphere, while analytical and logica
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
"Currently we do not have sufficient methods for predicting which generally healthy individuals will develop diabet
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 05, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study from Washington State University has found that rats with regular access to cannabis tend to show drug-se
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2020
Neuroscience
In recent years, there’s been a surge of ‘brain-training’ apps making it to market. With claims from &
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases including bone disorders and heart disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
While advances in healthcare and medicine have increased life expectancies, the body still declines as it ages, causing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified how a change in a single amino acid may be link
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Antisocial personality disorder (APD), a mental disorder, is sometimes referred to as sociopathy. Persons with the disor
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 31, 2020
Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 31, 2020
Neuroscience
Stress doesn’t only exacerbate our physiology- from our cardiovascular system to our immune system and digestive s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Although stress has a pretty bad reputation- often touted as a major compounding factor for many diseases- some stress i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2020
Cancer
Have you ever heard of ependymoma? This rare form of brain cancer most commonly occurs in young children when tumors for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Neuroscience
Around 5.5 million people in the US suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease. Now, research has found that reducing the bod
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 24, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Stanford University have created a way to connect the brain directly to silicon-based technologies. Hop
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 24, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Medical marijuana has been legal in Florida since 2016 when more than 70 percent of voters approved the related measure.
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies run on electricity. Neurons send rapidly fired electrical signals through the brain and limbs constantly, ena
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch