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Nerve: is a fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
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FEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The contraction and relaxation of muscles in the wall of the colon helps move food along and can become dysfunctional.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2020Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a mouse model to show that human stem cells could be used to engineer neurons that stop pain.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Neuroscience
Approximately 1% of the world’s population have schizophrenia, with 3.2 million Americans having the disorder. Now ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 11, 2020Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaDEC 31, 2019Plants & Animals
Cats may be enjoyable pets, but their true roots go back to incredibly predacious creatures with bodies that have been e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2019Neuroscience
It’s commonly thought that excessive build-up of amyloid plaques, destroying the connections between nerve cells, ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) alters nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. Famously rega ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 25, 2019Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S Food and Drug Administration has now approved a new medication for migraines. The drug is called ‘ubrogepa ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can adapt to mutations in the genome that might kill the cells by altering the activity of their genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2019Microbiology
Nerve cells act as critical sensors for the human body, and now scientists have found that they have another role in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Neuroscience
Scientists had suspected for some time that living in extreme environmental conditions- such as in harsh climates and in ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 02, 2019Cancer
If anyone you know has ever had to go through treatment for cancer, or if you yourself have had to, you know that fighti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're sta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Blurred or double vision, and in extreme cases, complete vision loss are amongst the earliest symptoms of multiple scler ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 25, 2019Neuroscience
Above: A video from Harvard Medical School describing how neural networks are studied, a summary of how they work, and w ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Pain can be anything a sunburn, a toothache, or a leg injury to name a few. The relievers that target our pain come in m ...Written By: Nouran Amin
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The contraction and relaxation of muscles in the wall of the colon helps move food along and can become dysfunctional.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2020
Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a mouse model to show that human stem cells could be used to engineer neurons that stop pain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Approximately 1% of the world’s population have schizophrenia, with 3.2 million Americans having the disorder. Now
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
DEC 31, 2019
Plants & Animals
Cats may be enjoyable pets, but their true roots go back to incredibly predacious creatures with bodies that have been e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2019
Neuroscience
It’s commonly thought that excessive build-up of amyloid plaques, destroying the connections between nerve cells,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) alters nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. Famously rega
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S Food and Drug Administration has now approved a new medication for migraines. The drug is called ‘ubrogepa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can adapt to mutations in the genome that might kill the cells by altering the activity of their genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2019
Microbiology
Nerve cells act as critical sensors for the human body, and now scientists have found that they have another role in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Scientists had suspected for some time that living in extreme environmental conditions- such as in harsh climates and in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 02, 2019
Cancer
If anyone you know has ever had to go through treatment for cancer, or if you yourself have had to, you know that fighti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're sta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blurred or double vision, and in extreme cases, complete vision loss are amongst the earliest symptoms of multiple scler
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Above: A video from Harvard Medical School describing how neural networks are studied, a summary of how they work, and w
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Pain can be anything a sunburn, a toothache, or a leg injury to name a few. The relievers that target our pain come in m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin