- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 7th, 2015
Psychedelic Shamanic Brew Hailed as a Potential Depression Treatment
Study finds evidence the shamanic brew, known as ayahuasca, can improve depression symptoms in just a few hours
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 4th, 2015
Lab-Made Brain Cells Used to Treat Parkinson's Symptoms in Mice
The neurons were grown from embryonic stem cells, remained healthy and functional for 15 months following implantation
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 1st, 2015
56-Year-Old Uses His Thoughts Alone to Control High-Tech Bionic Hand
The man used his thoughts to command the bionic hand attached to his body to grad hold of a bottle and a credit card
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 30th, 2015
Exploding Head Syndrome More Common than Assumed
Study finds this condition affects 18% of young people, the bad news is existing treatments are not all that great
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2015
High-Fat Foods Make the Brain Swell Up and Affect Memory, Study Finds
Researchers find evidence pizza and other high-fat foods affect not just people's waistline but also their brain
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Drinking Lots of Milk Works Wonders for the Brain, Study Finds
As it turns out, it's not just our bones and our muscles that stand to benefit from our drinking milk on a regular basis
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Woman Eats Live Frogs as a Child, Parasite Sets Up Camp in Her Brain
This parasite living inside her brain caused the woman to experience headaches and seizures, nearly killed her
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 21st, 2015
Power Naps Work Wonders for Your Memory, Researchers Say
Study reveals short naps lasting 45 to 60 minutes improve memory performance to a considerable extent
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 20th, 2015
500,000 Years Ago, Our Ancestors Butchered and Ate Elephants
Ancient stone tools recently unearthed in Israel have traces of elephant fat on them, anthropologists say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 14th, 2015
Watch: Here’s How Magic Mushrooms Affect the Human Brain
Cool science video details how consuming magic mushrooms affects the human body and especially the brain
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 12th, 2015
Plant Compound Promises to Help Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s
The compound, extracted from the seeds of a plant dubbed ashwagandha, will soon be tested in a series of clinical trials
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 11th, 2015
Scientists Grow Frog Embryos with Unnaturally Large Brains
Because engineering freakishly brainy lab mice just wasn't enough to give us regular folks nightmares, apparently
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 11th, 2015
Too Much Salt Affects Your Heart and Kidneys, Even Your Brain
Study finds people who consume too much risk developing all sorts of health trouble apart from high blood pressure
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 4th, 2015
Neurons Grown from Skin Cells Used to Reduce Parkinson’s Symptoms
The experiments were carried out on primates, the transplanted lab-made neurons survived 2 years inside the animals
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2015
Human DNA Used to Grow Mice with Abnormally Large Brains
Because this is what everybody wants, have Pinky and the Brain come to life and actually try to take over the world
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
Being Hungry Can Make You Buy New Shoes and a Purse to Go With Them
People who shop on an empty stomach are likely to buy a whole lot of things that they don't really want or need
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
Why Marijuana Gives Folks the Munchies, as Explained by Science
Scientists gain new insight into why it is that guys and gals feel an uncontrollable urge to eat after smoking marijuana