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Neurodegenerative Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases: are debilitating and incurable conditions that result in progressive degeneration and / or death of nerve cells. These neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide. Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are the most common types.
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JUN 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the University College London announced the first blood biomarker that can predict and track the progre ...JUN 01, 2017Neuroscience
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In the summer of 2014, Pete Frates, a former Boston College basketball star, came up ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2017Infographics
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a success, raising over $115 million for research and patient services, but what’ ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 19, 2017Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 04, 2017Neuroscience
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 13, 2017Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the subject of a lot of research in the neuroscience field. It’s common in the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2017Neuroscience
When the task of researching devastating neurological diseases like dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS and other neurodege ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered a common genetic origin for two seemingly unrelated diseases, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( ...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 LeitchMAR 09, 2017Neuroscience
The sport of boxing has come under some scrutiny lately. Between the connection of head trauma to the neurodegenerative ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2017Neuroscience
There is a lot of work being done in the field of neuroscience on how technology can help those with brain injuries or n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
For several years, scientists have known that a protein called activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, ADNP, is muta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 25, 2017Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2016Neuroscience
Robotic appendages that do the work of lost limbs are the rock stars of neuroscience research. New ways to control ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Natives of South Americans have prepared and drunk ayahuasca for centuries. In a research review, it was demonstrated th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL – December 9, 2016 – New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research I ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 02, 2016Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An organism is dependent on the replenishment and maintenance of cellular proteins in order to survive. One family of pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
First detected by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, there are strange droplets in the cytoplasm of cells that are not well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the University College London announced the first blood biomarker that can predict and track the progre
...
JUN 01, 2017
Neuroscience
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In the summer of 2014, Pete Frates, a former Boston College basketball star, came up
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2017
Infographics
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a success, raising over $115 million for research and patient services, but what’
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 19, 2017
Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 04, 2017
Neuroscience
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 13, 2017
Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the subject of a lot of research in the neuroscience field. It’s common in the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 03, 2017
Neuroscience
When the task of researching devastating neurological diseases like dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS and other neurodege
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered a common genetic origin for two seemingly unrelated diseases, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (
...
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
MAR 09, 2017
Neuroscience
The sport of boxing has come under some scrutiny lately. Between the connection of head trauma to the neurodegenerative
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2017
Neuroscience
There is a lot of work being done in the field of neuroscience on how technology can help those with brain injuries or n
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
For several years, scientists have known that a protein called activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, ADNP, is muta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Robotic appendages that do the work of lost limbs are the rock stars of neuroscience research. New ways to control
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Natives of South Americans have prepared and drunk ayahuasca for centuries. In a research review, it was demonstrated th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL – December 9, 2016 – New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research I
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 02, 2016
Microbiology
These days, it seems like gut microbes are important for nearly every aspect of human health. Recently, researchers from
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An organism is dependent on the replenishment and maintenance of cellular proteins in order to survive. One family of pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
First detected by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, there are strange droplets in the cytoplasm of cells that are not well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim