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Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders: is a mental illness that is diagnosed by a mental health professional that greatly disturbs your thinking, moods and behavior which can in turn increase a person's risk of disability, pain or death. A large number of psychiatric disorders have been identified over the years and sometimes may also cause physical symptoms.
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NOV 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain have found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the psychoactiv ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 30, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have identified a brain circuit that may explain why, as people age, they tend to lose motivation t ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in a gene that is involved in controlling the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine could influence how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas have identified a new subset of proteins capable of protecting synapses- the stru ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 29, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the UK have identified having a stroke as the most common neurological side-effect of COVID-19. They al ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The claustrum meaning “hidden or shut away" is a unique and often an undiscussed region of the brain. It cons ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Microbiology
Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2020Health & Medicine
A new analysis of cannabis health risks and benefits reinforces the complexity of this drug, proving that health and ris ...FEB 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for many genes that code for proteins. There are also regions and chemical tags that h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells can be grown in special ways to create three-dimensional, miniature models of organs. But how good are they?Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Immunology
Toxoplasma gondii suppresses the immune system of the hosts it infects – human or otherwise – just enough to ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 27, 2019Neuroscience
In the US, 1 in every 59 children has autism, with 1 in every 20 having ADHD. Now, researchers from Denmark’s nati ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 11, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Data from a new Canadian survey suggest that cannabis use can be beneficial for people with post-traumatic stress disord ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The risk of developing ADHD is strongly linked to young maternal age during the first birth.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
As U.S. states continue to legalize the use of marijuana, so is the number of American women using cannabis before becom ...Written By: Nouran Amin
NOV 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain have found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the psychoactiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have identified a brain circuit that may explain why, as people age, they tend to lose motivation t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in a gene that is involved in controlling the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine could influence how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas have identified a new subset of proteins capable of protecting synapses- the stru
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 29, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the UK have identified having a stroke as the most common neurological side-effect of COVID-19. They al
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The claustrum meaning “hidden or shut away" is a unique and often an undiscussed region of the brain. It cons
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Microbiology
Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The outermost layer of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, a relatively thin sheet of gray matter that performs a v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
A new analysis of cannabis health risks and benefits reinforces the complexity of this drug, proving that health and ris
...
FEB 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for many genes that code for proteins. There are also regions and chemical tags that h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells can be grown in special ways to create three-dimensional, miniature models of organs. But how good are they?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Immunology
Toxoplasma gondii suppresses the immune system of the hosts it infects – human or otherwise – just enough to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 27, 2019
Neuroscience
In the US, 1 in every 59 children has autism, with 1 in every 20 having ADHD. Now, researchers from Denmark’s nati
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 11, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Data from a new Canadian survey suggest that cannabis use can be beneficial for people with post-traumatic stress disord
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The risk of developing ADHD is strongly linked to young maternal age during the first birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
As U.S. states continue to legalize the use of marijuana, so is the number of American women using cannabis before becom
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin