Node Smith, ND Neurons in both males and females make estrogen and scientists have shown that when they don’t, their brains have significantly less dense spines and synapses – both [...]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Georgi Stoychev, BSc Baljit Khamba, ND, Mph Mental disorders are the leading cause of non-fatal disease burden, globally and nationally. It is estimated that [...]

Node Smith, ND A study was recently published in the journal Neuron, which identified a serotonergic neural pathway that stimulates memory.1 The research was conducted at Columbia University [...]

Node Smith, ND There is still a debate to whether brains are able to change once they are fully developed. Many scientists and doctors still maintain that no new brain cells or neurons are [...]

Node Smith, ND A team of neuroscience researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, may have discovered a new type of cell within the [...]

Node Smith, ND Breathing Affects Memory and Emotional Response An interesting study on breathing was recently conducted by researchers at Northwestern Medicine. The study looked at how breathing [...]

Node Smith, ND Does your brain get bigger with exercise? A recent study says that your hippocampus does.1 The hippocampus is a portion of the limbic system, located within the medial temporal [...]