Follow
Consciousness
Consciousness: is the state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.
-
MAR 26, 2018Cardiology
For people with type 1 diabetes, being unaware of a hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) event could be very dangerous. To hel ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2018Neuroscience
In a small lab, maybe in a rural area, there could be frozen bodies and slides of nanometer thin brain slices, perfectly ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2018Technology
Smith works with a team of volunteers in the development of a lighter, cheaper and durable suit that he hopes will be co ...Written By: Julia TraversFEB 28, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
In the event of a medical emergency in the middle of an airplane flight, a physician or other medical professional on bo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 09, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics which describes the microscopic nature of atoms and subatomic parti ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 08, 2017Technology
The new Sarco machine is made by a 3D printer and enables painless suicide for the user.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 06, 2017Videos
Just before falling completely asleep, the mind is in a stage called hypnagogia, which is a phase where a person is not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Learn about the conditions that medical cannabis has been approved to treat in some states in the US.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc ...NOV 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Rabies is not a minor illness that will go away on its own. One person in Florida recently contracted rabies from a ...OCT 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has long been thought that no hope remains for people that fall into a persistent vegetative state, but scientists ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Death by eating hair? It sounds made up, but this just happened to a 16-year-old girl living in England. The girl suffer ...SEP 19, 2017Cardiology
There’s a long-lasting myth that tongue swallowing during cardiac arrest can lead to suffocation and that it is th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A common vascular disorder among male at or over 50, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized blood filled bulge o ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placebo pills are designed to have no effect. Yet, when participants who recently endured a breakup were given a saline ...APR 18, 2017Videos
Ever heard of an ear-worm? Also known as involuntary musical imagery, perpetual music track, or sticky song syndrome, mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2017Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 19, 2017Videos
Research led by Christof Koch, president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, is striving to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The condition known as anencephaly – lacking a brain – affects about 3 pregnancies per every 10,000 in the U ...FEB 11, 2017Videos
Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, natives brew a tea out of the ayahuasca vine and other plants. Far from a typical tea ...FEB 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not surprising to learn that scientists have found additional evidence that sleep is critical to the health of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2017Videos
In science, experiments are often done comparing a treated group to a control group. The treated group is the one that r ...OCT 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In Brazil, it’s known as “Pisadeira,” a creature that lurks on rooftops at night, and then bears down ...
MAR 26, 2018
Cardiology
For people with type 1 diabetes, being unaware of a hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) event could be very dangerous. To hel
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2018
Neuroscience
In a small lab, maybe in a rural area, there could be frozen bodies and slides of nanometer thin brain slices, perfectly
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2018
Technology
Smith works with a team of volunteers in the development of a lighter, cheaper and durable suit that he hopes will be co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 28, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the event of a medical emergency in the middle of an airplane flight, a physician or other medical professional on bo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics which describes the microscopic nature of atoms and subatomic parti
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 08, 2017
Technology
The new Sarco machine is made by a 3D printer and enables painless suicide for the user.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Just before falling completely asleep, the mind is in a stage called hypnagogia, which is a phase where a person is not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Learn about the conditions that medical cannabis has been approved to treat in some states in the US.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc
...
NOV 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Rabies is not a minor illness that will go away on its own. One person in Florida recently contracted rabies from a
...
OCT 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has long been thought that no hope remains for people that fall into a persistent vegetative state, but scientists ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Death by eating hair? It sounds made up, but this just happened to a 16-year-old girl living in England. The girl suffer
...
SEP 19, 2017
Cardiology
There’s a long-lasting myth that tongue swallowing during cardiac arrest can lead to suffocation and that it is th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A common vascular disorder among male at or over 50, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized blood filled bulge o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placebo pills are designed to have no effect. Yet, when participants who recently endured a breakup were given a saline
...
APR 18, 2017
Videos
Ever heard of an ear-worm? Also known as involuntary musical imagery, perpetual music track, or sticky song syndrome, mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2017
Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 19, 2017
Videos
Research led by Christof Koch, president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, is striving to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The condition known as anencephaly – lacking a brain – affects about 3 pregnancies per every 10,000 in the U
...
FEB 11, 2017
Videos
Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, natives brew a tea out of the ayahuasca vine and other plants. Far from a typical tea
...
FEB 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not surprising to learn that scientists have found additional evidence that sleep is critical to the health of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2017
Videos
In science, experiments are often done comparing a treated group to a control group. The treated group is the one that r
...
OCT 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In Brazil, it’s known as “Pisadeira,” a creature that lurks on rooftops at night, and then bears down
...