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Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters: A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ, or other tissue. A neurotransmitter is a messenger of neurologic information from one cell to another.
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JUN 16, 2016Videos
Think about that scratchy wooly sweater that you own. Even worse, imagine a mosquito landing on your arm and taking a bi ...JUN 14, 2016Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 11, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, figured out how Toxoplasma gondii causes neurodegenerative disea ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 30, 2016Neuroscience
In 2013, President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative was la ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers developed a model to study “Human Microbial Cross-talk”. HuMiX, for short, is a patented apparat ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 12, 2016Immunology
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Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 30, 2016Videos
How does music affect your brain? Let's start with the obvious: Your brain loves it! Hence, why you feel so good when yo ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 27, 2016Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 26, 2016Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 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, 2016Videos
Billions of neurons make up our brains. Neurons, or nerve cells, are the core components of our central nervous system a ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 14, 2016Neuroscience
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter and is essential for many important processes in the brain. In accorda ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAR 13, 2016Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Infographics
Childhood schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder which causes children to interpret reality abnormally. This type of m ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 07, 2016Videos
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogenic. It was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 01, 2016Neuroscience
The vast network of neurons, dendrites, axons and other hardware that is responsible for sending messages all over the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2016Videos
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t ...FEB 23, 2016Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe ...FEB 05, 2016Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 26, 2016Neuroscience
How much can the human brain hold, in terms of memory? Turns out, it can hold way more than researchers originally thoug ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 13, 2016Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 10, 2016Videos
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of medication, second only to antibiotics. That's because depress ...
JUN 16, 2016
Videos
Think about that scratchy wooly sweater that you own. Even worse, imagine a mosquito landing on your arm and taking a bi
...
JUN 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 11, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, figured out how Toxoplasma gondii causes neurodegenerative disea
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 30, 2016
Neuroscience
In 2013, President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative was la
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers developed a model to study “Human Microbial Cross-talk”. HuMiX, for short, is a patented apparat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 12, 2016
Immunology
The Discovery Opens the Door to New Therapies Influencing Appetite and Weight Loss of appetite during illness is a commo
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 30, 2016
Videos
How does music affect your brain? Let's start with the obvious: Your brain loves it! Hence, why you feel so good when yo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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 26, 2016
Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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
Videos
Billions of neurons make up our brains. Neurons, or nerve cells, are the core components of our central nervous system a
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter and is essential for many important processes in the brain. In accorda
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 13, 2016
Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Infographics
Childhood schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder which causes children to interpret reality abnormally. This type of m
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 07, 2016
Videos
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogenic. It was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 01, 2016
Neuroscience
The vast network of neurons, dendrites, axons and other hardware that is responsible for sending messages all over the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2016
Videos
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t
...
FEB 23, 2016
Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe
...
FEB 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 26, 2016
Neuroscience
How much can the human brain hold, in terms of memory? Turns out, it can hold way more than researchers originally thoug
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 10, 2016
Videos
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of medication, second only to antibiotics. That's because depress
...