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Hormone
A hormone is a chemical substance that controls and regulates cell or organ activity. They are produced in the body and are fundamental to daily activities such as digestion, metabolism, and growth.
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OCT 14, 2019Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 13, 2019Cancer
Thyroid cancer diagnoses have risen in the last thirty years from 6 per 100,000 to more than 14 per 100,000. That’ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 03, 2019Cardiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 03, 2019Neuroscience
Many earlier studies have suggested a link between testosterone and reduced empathy, the ability to recognize others&rsq ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 02, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we sleep, our bodies cycle through several stages. One is the REM or rapid eye movement stage, during which most drea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019Neuroscience
The gut and brain communicate - typically through hormones. Throughout the day, your gut releases hormones that travel t ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A breast cancer drug is better at treating advanced prostate cancer in some men than current therapies, a clinical trial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019Neuroscience
Despite our increasing knowledge of the human brain, evolution and general biological processes, one thing has remained ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt t ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 25, 2019Immunology
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves - ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The third agricultural revolution changed the way millions of people lived in the 1950s and 60s. It's now time for anoth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2019Neuroscience
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a phase when dreams are created. Traditionally, REM has been thought of as a sleep sta ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 15, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Gender discrimination in research has long stopped serious advancements. In neuroscience, scientists believed that male ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 13, 2019Health & Medicine
What is happiness? People have agonized over this philosophical question for centuries. Scientifically speaking, the an ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorSEP 12, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Do we feel the fight-or-flight instinct in our bones?Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
It has been found that 90% of patients that are diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, and only a decade ago doctors tho ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 07, 2019Neuroscience
MRI scans give us pictures of the brain that depict the physical structure of brain tissue. Now, researchers discovered ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 04, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain why some breast cancers recur following canc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Typically, people need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night to function properly. In fact, reducing sl ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
President Trump is allegedly in support of a new drug to combat depression. He even urged the Department of Veterans Aff ...Written By: Annie Lennon
OCT 14, 2019
Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 13, 2019
Cancer
Thyroid cancer diagnoses have risen in the last thirty years from 6 per 100,000 to more than 14 per 100,000. That’
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2019
Cardiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 03, 2019
Neuroscience
Many earlier studies have suggested a link between testosterone and reduced empathy, the ability to recognize others&rsq
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 02, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we sleep, our bodies cycle through several stages. One is the REM or rapid eye movement stage, during which most drea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Neuroscience
The gut and brain communicate - typically through hormones. Throughout the day, your gut releases hormones that travel t
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A breast cancer drug is better at treating advanced prostate cancer in some men than current therapies, a clinical trial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Neuroscience
Despite our increasing knowledge of the human brain, evolution and general biological processes, one thing has remained
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 25, 2019
Immunology
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves -
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The third agricultural revolution changed the way millions of people lived in the 1950s and 60s. It's now time for anoth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2019
Neuroscience
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a phase when dreams are created. Traditionally, REM has been thought of as a sleep sta
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Gender discrimination in research has long stopped serious advancements. In neuroscience, scientists believed that male
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
What is happiness? People have agonized over this philosophical question for centuries. Scientifically speaking, the an
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
SEP 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Do we feel the fight-or-flight instinct in our bones?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
It has been found that 90% of patients that are diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, and only a decade ago doctors tho
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 07, 2019
Neuroscience
MRI scans give us pictures of the brain that depict the physical structure of brain tissue. Now, researchers discovered
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 04, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain why some breast cancers recur following canc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Typically, people need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night to function properly. In fact, reducing sl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
President Trump is allegedly in support of a new drug to combat depression. He even urged the Department of Veterans Aff
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon