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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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JAN 08, 2016Health & Medicine
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The prevalence of autism in children is at an alarming rate. The most recent research released by the CDC in March 2014 ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 22, 2015Health & Medicine
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While the conventional wisdom is that drugs are bad for you, there is a growing amount of information that marijuana isn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 28, 2015Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2015Neuroscience
What does the eye say about the psyche? Researchers at Rutgers University and Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear I ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Neuroscience
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For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 12, 2015Neuroscience
Losing a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons in the brain may cause neurodevelopmental disorders, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 11, 2015Neuroscience
Drugs that are used to treat common conditions such as bladder problems, depression and insomnia could delay recovery ti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 02, 2015Neuroscience
Why do teenagers take big risks? While conventional wisdom put the blame on a dopamine rush, it now appears that "the ad ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 12, 2015Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when the brain stops producing the neurotransmi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 29, 2015Plants & Animals
In the Mekong region of Thailand, you will find a really unique species of wasp that hunts and devours cockroaches in pr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2015Health & Medicine
Recently a woman covered in blood ran naked down the streets of Melbourne, Orlando. She ran towards the police screaming ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 23, 2015Neuroscience
Do you remember how nervous you were on your first date? Did you take a shot of alcohol to overcome the anxiety or did y ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 21, 2015Neuroscience
Robotic prosthetic arms are gaining a lot of recent interest after neuroscientists at the California Institute of Techno ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2015Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 18, 2015Neuroscience
In the course of his neurocriminology research, Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania investigates the interpla ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 15, 2015Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem ...Written By: Will Hector
JAN 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 30, 2015
Neuroscience
The prevalence of autism in children is at an alarming rate. The most recent research released by the CDC in March 2014
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
Processed foods rich in saturated fat have become a major part of the American diet. Two-thirds of American adults are o
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 06, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cocaine is the most powerful stimulant with natural origins. Once addicted to the drug, few users are able to quit succe
...
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 24, 2015
Immunology
A large number of people diagnosed with depression experience an inability to feel pleasure, and antidepressants don'
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2015
Videos
While the conventional wisdom is that drugs are bad for you, there is a growing amount of information that marijuana isn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2015
Neuroscience
What does the eye say about the psyche? Researchers at Rutgers University and Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear I
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Neuroscience
A German-French team has developed a light-sensitive switch to regulate a protein involved in the neurobiology of synapt
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Losing a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons in the brain may cause neurodevelopmental disorders,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 11, 2015
Neuroscience
Drugs that are used to treat common conditions such as bladder problems, depression and insomnia could delay recovery ti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 02, 2015
Neuroscience
Why do teenagers take big risks? While conventional wisdom put the blame on a dopamine rush, it now appears that "the ad
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 24, 2015
Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when the brain stops producing the neurotransmi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 29, 2015
Plants & Animals
In the Mekong region of Thailand, you will find a really unique species of wasp that hunts and devours cockroaches in pr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
Recently a woman covered in blood ran naked down the streets of Melbourne, Orlando. She ran towards the police screaming
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 23, 2015
Neuroscience
Do you remember how nervous you were on your first date? Did you take a shot of alcohol to overcome the anxiety or did y
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 21, 2015
Neuroscience
Robotic prosthetic arms are gaining a lot of recent interest after neuroscientists at the California Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 18, 2015
Neuroscience
In the course of his neurocriminology research, Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania investigates the interpla
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 15, 2015
Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem
...
Written By:
Will Hector