Nicotine and Nicotinic Receptors in Disease and Therapy
by Sara Adaes, PhD0
Everyone knows that smoking is a terribly harmful habit. But this is not about smoking, this is about nicotine and nicotinic... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2015
Cartoon – Vegetarians and Colorectal Cancer
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANVegetarian diets may be associated with an overall lower incidence of colorectal cancers. Researchers from Loma Linda University... READ MORE →
The Unveiling of Sexism In Academia
by Sara Adaes, PhDI like to think of science as a torchbearer for human evolution. Oh, well… Call me romantic. I am a woman after all, and... READ MORE →
Homosexuality in the Brain
by Viatcheslav Wlassoff, PhDFrom an evolutionary point of view, homosexuality is rather difficult to explain. Any genetic trait that reduces the chances... READ MORE →
Cartoon – Sleep Therapies and Health
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANReference Irwin MR, Olmstead R, Breen EC, Witarama T, Carrillo C, Sadeghi N, Arevalo JM, Ma J, Nicassio P, Bootzin R, &... READ MORE →
Debunking the Myths of Marijuana Withdrawal “Syndrome”
by Carla Clark, PhD“Reefer Madness” ideology has yet to be quashed, where well-to-do, model students take one fateful puff and they are... READ MORE →
Cartoon – Purpose in Life and Improved Health
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANResearchers looks at data from the Health and Retirement Study that tracked older Americans of at least 50 years of age for... READ MORE →
Interview with Dan Pink – Manipulating the Masses and Hacking your Life
by Carla Clark, PhDWe recently caught up with Dan Pink, the mastermind and host of Crowd Control, a 12-part National Geographic TV series in... READ MORE →
Rape – Why Do We Blame the Victim?
by Carla Clark, PhDFor years there has been global outrage over why we continually handle sex abuse allegations badly, with quite shocking statistics... READ MORE →
LSD Could Take You on a Trip to Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
by Carla Clark, PhDFancy a $5 LSD trip to Wonderland? Perhaps not. You might come back with more than memories of fantastical hallucinations... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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