Yearly Archive for 2008
Drugs and Pharmacology, Third Edition
Welcome to the third edition of Drugs and Pharmacology -- a monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts "related to drugs -- medicinal, recreational, interactional, personal, professional, or any other aspects."Please remember to submit your blog entries using the online submission form. We will do our best to review and include your entry! Enjoy your readings...
Rabies Virus Helps Deliver Drugs into the Brain
One of the greatest challenges neurologists face is successful delivery of drugs to the brain. This is because a special filtering layer of tissue, called the blood brain barrier, protects the brain and spinal cord. The barrier acts like a molecular sieve, allowing only properly sized molecules through. This means that any medication needing to reach the brain (for example, to kill a brain tumor) needs to be small enough, and even then, it is difficult to target the drug to specifically reach the brain.
Brain Blogging, Twenty-Fourth Edition
Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of Brain Blogging -- a semi-monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts "related to the brain and mind that go beyond the basic sciences into a more human and multidimensional perspective."
The Purpose of Rumors
Rumors and gossip are a normal part of any work dynamic. We are taught at a young age that spreading rumors is mean and we should abstain, but most of us never really learn that lesson. What is it about gossip that makes a person feel better and why is it so hard to not participate? Is there a sociological purpose for rumors and gossip that makes it a necessary evil when humans are put in groups?
Popular Posts
- Mind Games - Science's Attempts at Thought Control
- The Science of Stuttering
- Risks of Personalized Medicine
- Intelligence - Are You Holding Back Your Brain?
- Is Grief a Mental Illness?
- The Brain's Buying Power
- The Cost of a Good Night's Sleep
- Inside Your Brain on Holiday
- Risk Factors for Recurrence of Depression
- Salvia Divinorum - DEA Control over Magic in the Mint
Future Posts
Latest Posts
- Intelligence – Do You Need it to be Successful?
- A Trip for Terminal Patients
- Memory Ain’t What It Used to Be – And That’s Good for Psychotherapy
- The Science of Stuttering
- Are Your Friends Making You Fat?
- Beer – The Smarter Drink
- Macroeconomics and Suicide
- From Nymphomania to Hypersexuality
- Commitment – It’s the new Love
- Religion and Depression – Cause or Effect?
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