The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection. In this post from Ideas.TED.Com, read more about the answers he has discovered and how these may lead to new treatments for disorders and conditions. If you were asked where the human body’s nervous ... Continue Reading
The Emotional Health of Your Heart
The heart has long been symbolic of positive emotions like truth and love, but could your emotional health actually be tied to this vital organ? This post from Reset.me concludes from the results of the research that your heart does have a mind of its own. https://youtu.be/Xwx5fbElMfk Warning to sensitive viewers: The beginning of this film shows close-up footage of open ... Continue Reading
Neural Stem Cells Could Give New Lease of Life to Aged Brains
Researchers find that a neural stem cell transplant gives a new lease of life to aged brains by helping regenerate memories in older people. This post from Futurism reveals how neural stem cells could let us replace brain cells and restore memory.REMEMBER, REMEMBERScientists may have found a way for humans to avoid age-related brain illnesses by regenerating memory through ... Continue Reading
Hope for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Scientists were able to successfully induce stem cell regeneration of the corticospinal tract in mice, igniting new hope for patients with spinal cord injuries. This post from Futurism highlights the stem cell regeneration research that has found a new way forward giving hope to spinal cord injury patients for restored limb functions. CORTICOSPINAL CORD AND MOVEMENT Depending ... Continue Reading
Breakthroughs In The Development of Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists studying brain’s handling of sugar rush have gained better understanding of how type 2 diabetes develops. This post from YaleNews explains how sugar rush shrinks the brain cell powerhouses. The spike in blood sugar levels that can come after a meal is controlled by the brain’s neuronal mitochondria, which are considered the “powerhouse of cells,” Yale School of ... Continue Reading