Research Mouse Study Shows that Female and Male Hearts Respond Differently to Stress Hormones A new study shows that the hearts of female and male mice respond differently to stress…Luke GinesApril 11, 2023
Research Animals in Research: How Mice and Flies can Benefit and Provide Insight into our Understanding of Biology Have you ever wondered why scientists used mice to study the efficacy of preliminary COVID-19…Laila KhorasaniMarch 25, 2022
Research Second Hand Causes of Depression In Mice Depression affects over 16 million adults in the United States; however, scientists are still not…Kriti ShuklaNovember 25, 2021
Research Breakthrough Reversal of Age-Related Memory Loss in Mice Neuroplasticity is a general term that refers to our brain’s ability to change and adapt…Kriti ShuklaOctober 18, 2021
Research Neurogenesis and Memory When we age, our bodies stop functioning as well and as efficiently as when we…Raymond HoApril 24, 2020
Research Can We Reverse Aging? Humans have always sought perpetual youthfulness. Legends describe myths such as “the fountain of youth,”…Shriraj SusarlaFebruary 6, 2019
Research New Drug Reverses Effects of Brain Trauma The human brain is arguably the most sensitive part of the human body. Traumatic brain…Brian LengMarch 15, 2018
Research Feeling Itchy? It’s All in Your Brain Ever felt like yawning after seeing someone else yawn? If you have, then you’ve experienced the phenomenon…Jasmine DengSeptember 26, 2017
Research Memory-Rejuvenating Effects of Umbilical Cord Blood Plasma Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine may have recently stumbled upon a real-life fountain…Jasmine DengJuly 28, 2017
Research The Effect of Earth’s Rotational Speed on the Circadian Rhythm Have you ever thought it would be cool to live in outer space on a…Alex RennJuly 2, 2016
FeaturedResearch The Science Behind Bad Habits Do you have a habit of eating sweets? Or perhaps you have to complete a…Raymond HoMarch 2, 2016
FeaturedResearch Farm Life: A Defense Against Allergies? Life in the 21st century is different from what it once was. Most of us…Shriraj SusarlaFebruary 5, 2016
Research Growing New Teeth When was the last time you lost a tooth? Disregarding accidents and injuries, it is…Raymond HoFebruary 1, 2016
Research Exercise Can Enhance the Development of New Neurons Is physical exercise beneficial only to the body or is it linked to brain development too?…Shriraj SusarlaJanuary 11, 2016
FeaturedResearch Mice Actually Sing Like Birds? Humans can only hear frequencies within the limited range of 20 Hz and 20,000 Hz,…John HuangNovember 17, 2015
FeaturedResearch All You Need is Love (and Oxytocin) Oxytocin is affectionately known as the "cuddle hormone", the "bonding hormone", and the "love hormone".…Tory DoolinNovember 9, 2015
Research Basis Behind Age-Related Hearing Loss Most of us have heard the expression "hard of hearing", and we've seen elderly folks…Shriraj SusarlaNovember 5, 2015
Research Can Your Hormones Cause You to Overeat? The next time you find yourself reaching for that midnight snack even when you're not…Angela LiuNovember 1, 2015
Research Bright Future For Type 2 Diabetes Patients Obesity and type 2 diabetes exist hand in hand as prevalent health risks in the…John HuangJune 22, 2015
FeaturedResearch Mouse Brain Expanded with Human DNA A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics…Benjamin YangMarch 28, 2015