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Comparative Cognition
Comparative cognition is the study of mechanisms of cognition between species. An example of comparative cognition is studying the brains of mice to better understand the human brain.
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AUG 17, 2017Neuroscience
Video games have long been a source of controversy in neuroscience and other research work. Studies on players an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a drug that has slowed the progression of a rare genetic disease in clinical trials.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2017Neuroscience
Regarding brain development, the first few years of life are when hundreds of skills are being acquired, and virtually t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A study has delved into the mechanisms behind the purported benefits of green tea.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists may have found a way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease years before patients develop severe signs of ne ...JUL 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Thousands of years ago, humans began domesticating wolves; this would eventually pave the way for the modern-day house d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2017Neuroscience
Hardly a week goes by in the scientific world without a new study or some new information on the effect of alcohol consu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 23, 2017Neuroscience
It’s been said that “You are what you eat” and many scientific studies bear this out. A healthy diet c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 18, 2017Neuroscience
When it comes to the brain and the battle of the sexes, is bigger always better? Well, that’s been an area of rese ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 13, 2017Videos
Pregnancy causes a host of characteristically visible changes in a woman's body. However, some of the biggest changes ma ...MAY 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Not every organ in our body ages at the same rate. How young or old an organ is, relative to our chronological age, coul ...MAY 03, 2017Neuroscience
Having diabetes can cause a host of complications beyond just blood sugar. So can being overweight or obese. For patient ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
New research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain. Re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
As people with hearing loss work to improve their speech recognition, a familiar voice may work better than a generic on ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 19, 2017Neuroscience
Screen time, that is the time we spend engaged on our iPhones, tablets or video games is a constant source of research, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 07, 2017Immunology
It is uncertain what precisely causes myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but it is definitely ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2017Neuroscience
Does size matter? For the brain, it does. Animals that are far bigger than humans, such as gorillas, who can grow to be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can often cause neurologic complications, 40% of patients with HIV present with neuro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known that a natural compound called resveratrol is likely beneficial to human health; new research has adde ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks ...FEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2017Neuroscience
Yet another Alzheimer’s drug being tested in clinical trials has failed, resulting in the trial being stopped. Mer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research teams have made progress in the study of a group of common genetic diseases termed RASopathies because they are ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2017
Neuroscience
Video games have long been a source of controversy in neuroscience and other research work. Studies on players an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a drug that has slowed the progression of a rare genetic disease in clinical trials.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Regarding brain development, the first few years of life are when hundreds of skills are being acquired, and virtually t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study has delved into the mechanisms behind the purported benefits of green tea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists may have found a way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease years before patients develop severe signs of ne
...
JUL 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Thousands of years ago, humans began domesticating wolves; this would eventually pave the way for the modern-day house d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2017
Neuroscience
Hardly a week goes by in the scientific world without a new study or some new information on the effect of alcohol consu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s been said that “You are what you eat” and many scientific studies bear this out. A healthy diet c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 18, 2017
Neuroscience
When it comes to the brain and the battle of the sexes, is bigger always better? Well, that’s been an area of rese
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 13, 2017
Videos
Pregnancy causes a host of characteristically visible changes in a woman's body. However, some of the biggest changes ma
...
MAY 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not every organ in our body ages at the same rate. How young or old an organ is, relative to our chronological age, coul
...
MAY 03, 2017
Neuroscience
Having diabetes can cause a host of complications beyond just blood sugar. So can being overweight or obese. For patient
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
New research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain. Re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
As people with hearing loss work to improve their speech recognition, a familiar voice may work better than a generic on
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Screen time, that is the time we spend engaged on our iPhones, tablets or video games is a constant source of research,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 07, 2017
Immunology
It is uncertain what precisely causes myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but it is definitely
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Does size matter? For the brain, it does. Animals that are far bigger than humans, such as gorillas, who can grow to be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can often cause neurologic complications, 40% of patients with HIV present with neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known that a natural compound called resveratrol is likely beneficial to human health; new research has adde
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks
...
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2017
Neuroscience
Yet another Alzheimer’s drug being tested in clinical trials has failed, resulting in the trial being stopped. Mer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research teams have made progress in the study of a group of common genetic diseases termed RASopathies because they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch