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Consciousness: is the state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.
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SEP 27, 2016Videos
Started by two surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, who gave up their jobs and dedicated themselves to the cause, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2016Neuroscience
Image Credit: iStockphoto No matter how you did in high school science, you’re a master of the laws of physics, ab ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A 25-year-old comatose patient is reportedly on the track to conscious recovery after an experimental ultrasound procedu ...AUG 18, 2016Neuroscience
While some would say that physics is a difficult subject to do well in, as it turns out the human brain is very well equ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2016Neuroscience
General anesthesia carries many risks with it, as does any surgical procedure. The effect that anesthesia medication has ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Fainting spells are common, but it’s difficult to determine whether a person fainted from benign issues or from ot ...JUN 10, 2016Videos
Sleepwalkers have been depicted as zombie-like beings who stumble through night, eyes glazed over and arms outstretched. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2016Videos
Have you ever wondered why some people faint at the sight of blood? A fear of blood is classified as a phobia, which is ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 02, 2016Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 12, 2016Plants & Animals
To write another article denouncing the horrors of gas chambers that are used in shelters throughout the US to euthanize ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2016Videos
Despite the societal reputation that hypnosis is a form of mind-control, scientists describe hypnotism as a state of con ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2016Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It was bound to happen sooner or later – the development of a marijuana breathalyzer. Created by a team from the U ...APR 19, 2016Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers in Germany recently received a two million Euro subsidy from the German Federal Ministry of Research (BMBF) ...MAR 01, 2016Plants & Animals
For the first time, researchers have managed to catch a squid using its inking abilities to baffle prey it intends to ca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Although it’s speculated that every animal has some sort of consciousness, certain animals are thought to be limit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 28, 2015Cannabis Sciences
Almost one-third of epilepsy patients suffer from a treatment-resistant form. Their condition is associated with severe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 18, 2015Videos
In science, experiments are often done comparing a treated group to a control group. The treated group is the one that r ...NOV 11, 2015Videos
Heart-related diseases are the number one killer of men and women in the US, but the statistics are even more dire if yo ...NOV 09, 2015Health & Medicine
Imagine this: Your child is at football practice afterschool when he collides head-on with another teammate. He is stunn ...OCT 27, 2015Neuroscience
Energy drinks like Red Bull and mini shots like Five Hour Energy are attractive to teenagers. They promise a quick ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2015Neuroscience
Massachusetts General Hospital has been investigating the neurobiology underlying the effects of general anesthesia. Tho ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Started by two surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, who gave up their jobs and dedicated themselves to the cause,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2016
Neuroscience
Image Credit: iStockphoto No matter how you did in high school science, you’re a master of the laws of physics, ab
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 25-year-old comatose patient is reportedly on the track to conscious recovery after an experimental ultrasound procedu
...
AUG 18, 2016
Neuroscience
While some would say that physics is a difficult subject to do well in, as it turns out the human brain is very well equ
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2016
Neuroscience
General anesthesia carries many risks with it, as does any surgical procedure. The effect that anesthesia medication has
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fainting spells are common, but it’s difficult to determine whether a person fainted from benign issues or from ot
...
JUN 10, 2016
Videos
Sleepwalkers have been depicted as zombie-like beings who stumble through night, eyes glazed over and arms outstretched.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2016
Videos
Have you ever wondered why some people faint at the sight of blood? A fear of blood is classified as a phobia, which is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 02, 2016
Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
To write another article denouncing the horrors of gas chambers that are used in shelters throughout the US to euthanize
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2016
Videos
Despite the societal reputation that hypnosis is a form of mind-control, scientists describe hypnotism as a state of con
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2016
Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It was bound to happen sooner or later – the development of a marijuana breathalyzer. Created by a team from the U
...
APR 19, 2016
Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers in Germany recently received a two million Euro subsidy from the German Federal Ministry of Research (BMBF)
...
MAR 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
For the first time, researchers have managed to catch a squid using its inking abilities to baffle prey it intends to ca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although it’s speculated that every animal has some sort of consciousness, certain animals are thought to be limit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
Almost one-third of epilepsy patients suffer from a treatment-resistant form. Their condition is associated with severe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 18, 2015
Videos
In science, experiments are often done comparing a treated group to a control group. The treated group is the one that r
...
NOV 11, 2015
Videos
Heart-related diseases are the number one killer of men and women in the US, but the statistics are even more dire if yo
...
NOV 09, 2015
Health & Medicine
Imagine this: Your child is at football practice afterschool when he collides head-on with another teammate. He is stunn
...
OCT 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Energy drinks like Red Bull and mini shots like Five Hour Energy are attractive to teenagers. They promise a quick
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Massachusetts General Hospital has been investigating the neurobiology underlying the effects of general anesthesia. Tho
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider