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Sleep: is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings.
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MAY 04, 2016Technology
The Marianas Trench is the deepest location on the planet, and it’s under the deepest depths of the ocean too. If ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 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 12, 2016Health & Medicine
Making it through a deeply distressing or disturbing experience is painful, complicated, and hard to do. Yet, most peopl ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 28, 2016Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 25, 2016Videos
Some people insist on at least seven to eight hours of beauty rest, while some claim to only need four hours. However ma ...MAR 24, 2016Neuroscience
Sleep can be a precious commodity for some. Whether it’s long work hours, hectic family life or just insomnia, los ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2016Neuroscience
When a person suffers a traumatic experience, whether it’s in a war or as a victim of a crime or accident, it can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2016Videos
Emotions go beyond just "how you feel." They affect our minds, and, therefore, our physical health. Studies have shown t ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
I write about depression and mood disorders pretty frequently on LabRoots and that is because it is an issue I am truly ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAR 15, 2016Neuroscience
The reasons people do the things they do are often the focus of research in neuroscience. Especially where violent behav ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2016Videos
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 18 percent of the population. The c ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 12, 2016Videos
A lot of what goes on in our bodies are within our control: we chose what to eat, how long to stay up, what environment ...MAR 08, 2016Health & Medicine
About 12 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (NIH). Yet, 85 percent of obstructive sleep apnea cases go undia ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 07, 2016Videos
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogenic. It was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 07, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth last week with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko after a long 340-day sta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2016Immunology
Children with asthma, hay fever, and eczema have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and cholesterol, putting th ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 06, 2016Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 01, 2016Videos
The Council for Responsible Nutrition reported that nearly 70% of American adults take some form of supplements. Not reg ...FEB 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 19, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disord ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 18, 2016Videos
The World Health Organization recently found that at least 41 million children around the world age 5 and younger are ob ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 16, 2016Immunology
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2016Videos
Everyone feels stressed out at some point, but some people have that feeling all the time. Chronic stress can increase y ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
MAY 04, 2016
Technology
The Marianas Trench is the deepest location on the planet, and it’s under the deepest depths of the ocean too. If
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
Making it through a deeply distressing or disturbing experience is painful, complicated, and hard to do. Yet, most peopl
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 28, 2016
Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2016
Videos
Some people insist on at least seven to eight hours of beauty rest, while some claim to only need four hours. However ma
...
MAR 24, 2016
Neuroscience
Sleep can be a precious commodity for some. Whether it’s long work hours, hectic family life or just insomnia, los
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2016
Neuroscience
When a person suffers a traumatic experience, whether it’s in a war or as a victim of a crime or accident, it can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2016
Videos
Emotions go beyond just "how you feel." They affect our minds, and, therefore, our physical health. Studies have shown t
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
I write about depression and mood disorders pretty frequently on LabRoots and that is because it is an issue I am truly
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 15, 2016
Neuroscience
The reasons people do the things they do are often the focus of research in neuroscience. Especially where violent behav
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2016
Videos
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 18 percent of the population. The c
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 12, 2016
Videos
A lot of what goes on in our bodies are within our control: we chose what to eat, how long to stay up, what environment
...
MAR 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
About 12 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (NIH). Yet, 85 percent of obstructive sleep apnea cases go undia
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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 07, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth last week with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko after a long 340-day sta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2016
Immunology
Children with asthma, hay fever, and eczema have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and cholesterol, putting th
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 06, 2016
Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 01, 2016
Videos
The Council for Responsible Nutrition reported that nearly 70% of American adults take some form of supplements. Not reg
...
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 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disord
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 18, 2016
Videos
The World Health Organization recently found that at least 41 million children around the world age 5 and younger are ob
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 16, 2016
Immunology
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2016
Videos
Everyone feels stressed out at some point, but some people have that feeling all the time. Chronic stress can increase y
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet