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The brain: is the organ located in the head and serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate. The brain is the most complex organ in a vertebrate's body and is close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision.
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OCT 30, 2024Cardiology
Following lifestyle advice from the American Heart Association is likely to improve your heart and your brain health lat ...Written By: Savannah LoganOCT 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
This work is based on PET scan and genetic data that was collected from over 3,000 people.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
There are some disorders that have specific causes, such as genetic mutations, but correcting those errors can be incred ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis consumpti ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The world's population is aging, and dementia and Alzheimer's are becoming more common. Alzheimer's also tends to impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2024Neuroscience
A knitted beanie hat fitted with electrodes enables researchers to conduct EEG scans on cats while awake.Written By: Annie LennonSEP 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Hormones can have a significant impact on the body; many of them are produced and released from the pituitary gland. In ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2024Neuroscience
A new study found that people who are politically conservative have a slightly larger amygdala than progressives.Written By: Annie LennonSEP 16, 2024Neuroscience
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated brain aging in adolescents. The effect was three times as strong in females than in ma ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 02, 2024Neuroscience
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are linked to faster brain aging. Healthy lifestyle habits may protect against this effe ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
With powerful tools that sequence the genes that are being expressed in individual cells, scientists have gained new ins ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used an organoid model to gain new insights into Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic disorder that cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Most people who have driven down a lonely, straight road late at night knows what it feels like to get drowsy while driv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2024Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they carry, indulging malaria and dengue. Mosq ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2024Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
While human genes tend to have a start and stop site, not all gene transcripts are the same. Researchers have identified ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2024Microbiology
India is experiencing the most severe outbreak of a disease known as Chandipura virus in decades. Previous outbreaks hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
After decades of effort, scientists have made real progress in understanding multiple sclerosis. While researchers knew ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2024Neuroscience
Fish oil supplements may benefit older people with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease (AD).Written By: Annie LennonJUL 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
When we are rewarded for an action, the nature of that reward can have a major effect on future decisions and behavior. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a novel tool to help epilepsy patients predict their risk of seizure. The technology has to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2024Cardiology
High-intensity exercise will likely improve your long-term brain and heart health.Written By: Savannah Logan
OCT 30, 2024
Cardiology
Following lifestyle advice from the American Heart Association is likely to improve your heart and your brain health lat
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
OCT 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
This work is based on PET scan and genetic data that was collected from over 3,000 people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
There are some disorders that have specific causes, such as genetic mutations, but correcting those errors can be incred
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis consumpti
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world's population is aging, and dementia and Alzheimer's are becoming more common. Alzheimer's also tends to impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2024
Neuroscience
A knitted beanie hat fitted with electrodes enables researchers to conduct EEG scans on cats while awake.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Hormones can have a significant impact on the body; many of them are produced and released from the pituitary gland. In
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2024
Neuroscience
A new study found that people who are politically conservative have a slightly larger amygdala than progressives.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2024
Neuroscience
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated brain aging in adolescents. The effect was three times as strong in females than in ma
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 02, 2024
Neuroscience
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are linked to faster brain aging. Healthy lifestyle habits may protect against this effe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
With powerful tools that sequence the genes that are being expressed in individual cells, scientists have gained new ins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used an organoid model to gain new insights into Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic disorder that cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Most people who have driven down a lonely, straight road late at night knows what it feels like to get drowsy while driv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2024
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they carry, indulging malaria and dengue. Mosq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
While human genes tend to have a start and stop site, not all gene transcripts are the same. Researchers have identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2024
Microbiology
India is experiencing the most severe outbreak of a disease known as Chandipura virus in decades. Previous outbreaks hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
After decades of effort, scientists have made real progress in understanding multiple sclerosis. While researchers knew
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2024
Neuroscience
Fish oil supplements may benefit older people with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
When we are rewarded for an action, the nature of that reward can have a major effect on future decisions and behavior.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a novel tool to help epilepsy patients predict their risk of seizure. The technology has to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2024
Cardiology
High-intensity exercise will likely improve your long-term brain and heart health.
Written By:
Savannah Logan