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Mental Illness
Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions - disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time.
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NOV 12, 2018Neuroscience
Inflammaging, describes the increase in an inflammatory alteration in the brain, due to aging and predicts the morbidity ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 10, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study from The Journal of Clinical PsychiatryWritten By: Amy LoriauxNOV 09, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report in The Atlantic highlights the "invisible" marijuana addicts among today's ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 05, 2018Neuroscience
Understanding the brain cells involved in decoding and encoding naviagtional information.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 29, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana believe that it is relatively safe, particularly because, as believed, one cannot overdose on th ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain starts out as a dynamic organ that is capable of many changes. That flexibility allows us to learn, adapt and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Developing therapeutics that will effectively relieve mental illness means understanding what is causing those disorders ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Videos
What exactly is “brain hacking?” Well, it sounds nefarious, but it’s actually about connecting the bra ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 07, 2018Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 01, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia is a scary diagnosis, but what many people don't realize is that dementia is a general term that can refer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Medical school is incredibly difficult to get through for most students. The workload, patient assignments, and 36-hour ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2018Videos
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated blows to the head, results in a unique form of demen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2018Neuroscience
Depression is a significant mental health disorder that thousands of people suffer from on a daily basis. According to t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2018Health & Medicine
Adolescence can be a trying time for children and their families. Hormone shifts, social media pressures, school stress, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Mental illness is complicated because while the causes are rooted in brain chemistry, neurological injury or other mecha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 30, 2018Cardiology
Mental disorders are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 30, 2018Neuroscience
When Amy Winehouse sang "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" she was referring to substance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 21, 2018Videos
Parenting is not easy. Sometimes a child's behavior might mean that there is a mental health issue or it could be ju ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Is the glass half full or half empty? It's an age-old question that can reveal your outlook on life. Are you optimis ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 03, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Recent research suggests that there may be a link between cannabis use and an increased risk of developing schizophrenia ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 01, 2018Health & Medicine
Many people eat a certain way to improve athletic performance. They choose low-carb or some other way of eating in hopes ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2018Health & Medicine
Today people use their smartphones for just about everything. Maps, GPS directions, restaurant recommendations and of co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2018Health & Medicine
With two high-profile suicides in the news recently, mental health has come to the fore again, but this time there is an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Inflammaging, describes the increase in an inflammatory alteration in the brain, due to aging and predicts the morbidity
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 10, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study from The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report in The Atlantic highlights the "invisible" marijuana addicts among today's
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Understanding the brain cells involved in decoding and encoding naviagtional information.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 29, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana believe that it is relatively safe, particularly because, as believed, one cannot overdose on th
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain starts out as a dynamic organ that is capable of many changes. That flexibility allows us to learn, adapt and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Developing therapeutics that will effectively relieve mental illness means understanding what is causing those disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Videos
What exactly is “brain hacking?” Well, it sounds nefarious, but it’s actually about connecting the bra
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 01, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia is a scary diagnosis, but what many people don't realize is that dementia is a general term that can refer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Medical school is incredibly difficult to get through for most students. The workload, patient assignments, and 36-hour
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated blows to the head, results in a unique form of demen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2018
Neuroscience
Depression is a significant mental health disorder that thousands of people suffer from on a daily basis. According to t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Adolescence can be a trying time for children and their families. Hormone shifts, social media pressures, school stress,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Mental illness is complicated because while the causes are rooted in brain chemistry, neurological injury or other mecha
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 30, 2018
Cardiology
Mental disorders are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 30, 2018
Neuroscience
When Amy Winehouse sang "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" she was referring to substance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 21, 2018
Videos
Parenting is not easy. Sometimes a child's behavior might mean that there is a mental health issue or it could be ju
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Is the glass half full or half empty? It's an age-old question that can reveal your outlook on life. Are you optimis
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 03, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Recent research suggests that there may be a link between cannabis use and an increased risk of developing schizophrenia
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 01, 2018
Health & Medicine
Many people eat a certain way to improve athletic performance. They choose low-carb or some other way of eating in hopes
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2018
Health & Medicine
Today people use their smartphones for just about everything. Maps, GPS directions, restaurant recommendations and of co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
With two high-profile suicides in the news recently, mental health has come to the fore again, but this time there is an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim