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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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MAY 11, 2015Neuroscience
More than 100 million Americans are victims of chronic pain, resulting in annual costs of approximately $600 billion in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 04, 2015Neuroscience
New research supports the use of motivational interviewing-a technique described below-to treat addictive behaviors like ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that a common neurotransmit ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Neuroscience
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 20, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Placebos have helped to ease symptoms of illness for centuries, despite their lack of active ingredients. They have also ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Given five chances rolling a pair of dice, would you opt for an easy $10 for each roll (for $50 in hand), or take the ri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
A pilot study with the shamanic brew hints at its therapeutic potential
An recent article in Scientific Ameri ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 17, 2015Cardiology
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in humans, but are also a major cause of death in dogs.
Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
In a study that helps to deconstruct how olfaction is encoded in the brain, neuroscientists at University of California, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Microbiology
The microbiome and its role in our heath and well-being has been receiving a lot of publicity recently. According to an ...Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A massive worldwide analysis of genetic data from almost 340,000 people around the world has brought understanding of th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 11, 2014Plants & Animals
These days, zombies seem to be ubiquitous in popular culture, although the origin of such a creature is somewhat obscure ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAY 21, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Oxytocin, the so-called love hormone has some interesting consequences, according to a new study by a group of researche ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 25, 2014Plants & Animals
The ability to change the color of your skin is like having a super power. If you're an animal living in the wild, there ...FEB 14, 2014Neuroscience
Opsins are light-sensitive proteins that have been put to great use in the field of optogenetics-the control and monitor ...JAN 20, 2014Neuroscience
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in the worlds of microbiology and neurochemistry, it can be worth even more ...JAN 13, 2014Neuroscience
Are you one of those folks who struggle to remember faces, or are you perhaps on the other end of the spectrum-someone w ...MAY 11, 2015Neuroscience
More than 100 million Americans are victims of chronic pain, resulting in annual costs of approximately $600 billion in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 04, 2015Neuroscience
New research supports the use of motivational interviewing-a technique described below-to treat addictive behaviors like ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that a common neurotransmit ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Neuroscience
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 20, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Placebos have helped to ease symptoms of illness for centuries, despite their lack of active ingredients. They have also ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Given five chances rolling a pair of dice, would you opt for an easy $10 for each roll (for $50 in hand), or take the ri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
A pilot study with the shamanic brew hints at its therapeutic potential
An recent article in Scientific Ameri ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 17, 2015Cardiology
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in humans, but are also a major cause of death in dogs.
Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
In a study that helps to deconstruct how olfaction is encoded in the brain, neuroscientists at University of California, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Microbiology
The microbiome and its role in our heath and well-being has been receiving a lot of publicity recently. According to an ...Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A massive worldwide analysis of genetic data from almost 340,000 people around the world has brought understanding of th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 11, 2014Plants & Animals
These days, zombies seem to be ubiquitous in popular culture, although the origin of such a creature is somewhat obscure ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAY 21, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Oxytocin, the so-called love hormone has some interesting consequences, according to a new study by a group of researche ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 25, 2014Plants & Animals
The ability to change the color of your skin is like having a super power. If you're an animal living in the wild, there ...FEB 14, 2014Neuroscience
Opsins are light-sensitive proteins that have been put to great use in the field of optogenetics-the control and monitor ...JAN 20, 2014Neuroscience
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in the worlds of microbiology and neurochemistry, it can be worth even more ...JAN 13, 2014Neuroscience
Are you one of those folks who struggle to remember faces, or are you perhaps on the other end of the spectrum-someone w ...
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