The scientists from Johns Hopkins and Cambridge universities published an article in the Science magazine about their groundbreaking project which could revolutionize the neuroscience field. What is the discovery that caused such a flurry in the scientific community? It sounds…
Category: Neuroscience
Around 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide according to WHO. Taking into account those statistics as well as many risk factors that we are all exposed to everyday, it’s worth considering…
The brain’s ability to control and regulate the gut using nerves and various signals is well established. However, scientists have recently discovered that this is not the only way in which those two systems in our bodies communicate. It turns…
Around 3.8 million concussions occur each year and that’s only from sport-related injuries. Quite a lot right? If it is such a common injury, is there even anything to worry about? In this article, we are going to explore the…
It’s often discussed by the media and the general public what are the causes of obesity. On one hand, some might say it is caused by eating too much and moving too little, focusing more on the physical part of…
Your brain: The world’s most complex computer, capable of holding millions of memories, thoughts, feelings and emotions, for years scientists have studied the brain to find out it’s secrets and many parts of it remain unknown even to this day….
Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a developmental neuropsychiatric disorder that is inherited or genetically acquired. It is known to be the main cause to produce tics in children and younger people. Tourette Syndrome is a model neuropsychiatric disorder…
A huge amount of evidence has implicated amyloid-beta peptides and other derivatives of the amyloid precursor protein as central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is also widely recognized that age is the most important risk factor for…
The brain is a complex organ. It is literally in charge of how you think and behave and how all of your other organ systems work. That’s why your brain is arguably the most important organ of all the organs…
You know that little lie you told someone yesterday about liking their shirt – even though you wouldn’t be caught dead in it – and that little lie you told your grandmother about enjoying going through photos of her in…