Untangling the Deadliest Brain Tumor: Why We Must Care About Glioblastoma Research
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest form of brain cancer, and despite decades of effort, survival rates have barely improved. While we’ve learned a lot ab...
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Cracking the Code of Brain Cancer: How Glioblastoma Outsmarts Us and How We’re Fighting Back
abstract created by Gabe Sparks. Cancer is one of the most recognized and feared diseases in our society. It has been the focus of decades of research, with cou...
Hypothalamic Inflammation: The Brain’s Role in Obesity and Metabolic Disease
Artstract by M. Shercliffe. We’ve all heard it before: obesity is an equation of calories in versus calories out. To lose weight you merely need to eat less and...
Bigger isn’t better: Inflammation Affects on the Brain
Bigger Isn’t Better: Inflammation Affects on The Brain Swelling of the brain might seem like a minor concern when it comes to overall brain health, but in...
Your Brain on Fat: Why Hypothalamic Inflammation Matters
Most of us know that a high-fat, high-sugar diet can lead to weight gain. Many people are aware of how obesity is linked to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and ...
Protecting Your Brain to Protect Your Body: A New Angle on Preventing Obesity
Abstract created by Gabe Sparks Obesity is often labeled as a simple imbalance between the calories we consume and the calories we burn, but this disease runs m...
Brain-Body Connection in Obesity
Recently, hypothalamic inflammation has been linked to obesity. The evidence suggests a high fat diet leads to brain inflammation, causing the uncoupling of foo...
Why We Never Forget: How the Brain Builds Stressful Memories
Artstract Created by S. Mohamed Have you ever noticed how the most stressful or traumatic moments in life tend to stick with you forever? Maybe it was a car acc...
Stress: The Memory That Sticks
Original artstract by M. Shercliffe. We’ve all experienced moments of intense stress that seem burned into our memories, whether it’s a near-miss car accident, ...
Exercise is Medicine: How Moving Your Body Calms Your Mind
Abstract created by G. Sparks Memories play a huge role in our everyday lives. We’re constantly forming them, whether we realize it or not, and they help ...