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Nerve: is a fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
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OCT 19, 2017Videos
When the brain has to learn new skills and adapt to new environments, that process is called "neuroplasticity." It's cru ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 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 LeitchOCT 02, 2017Immunology
Miscommunication between the nervous system and the immune system leads to the coughing and wheezing known all too well ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2017Videos
If you've ever had some procedure done at the doctor's office (major or minor) you've probably been exposed to anesthesi ...SEP 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A decade-long eye infection left an Australian woman blind in her left eye. According to the report, 38-year-old Claire ...SEP 28, 2017Immunology
A unique interaction between immune cells and the nervous system could explain why older people have more belly fat - an ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2017Plants & Animals
You were raised thinking about dinosaurs as massive reptilian creatures, and Hollywood certainly reinforced those ideas ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2017Videos
Your eyesight is only so good, but with a little help from a handy-dandy microscope, you can explore an entirely new mic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2017Microbiology
Humans share a close relationship with bacteria. New work has suggested our nervous system helps shape the bacterial pop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2017Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 19, 2017Cancer
A common over-the-counter drug that pilots often take to alleviate jetlag may also help cancer patients ease the pain fr ...SEP 18, 2017Cancer
By scrutinizing the physical and genetic properties of neuroblastoma, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Ph ...SEP 06, 2017Neuroscience
The expression, "It's no day at the beach" is sometimes used to describe an experience that is unpleasant ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2017Neuroscience
After a stroke or spinal cord injury, many patients cannot walk at all or have trouble with walking and need assistance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has demonstrated that a new therapy is effective at treating Parkinson's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2017Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 29, 2017Microbiology
New work by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided insight into how tuberculosis infections get a footh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha ...AUG 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New technology may end the need for expensive surgeryWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Larsen C ice sheet in West Antarctica separated from the mainland several weeks ago, nerves have been hig ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r ...AUG 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a massive asteroid more than 2.7 miles across is about to get up-close and personal to the Earth. ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2017
Videos
When the brain has to learn new skills and adapt to new environments, that process is called "neuroplasticity." It's cru
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
OCT 02, 2017
Immunology
Miscommunication between the nervous system and the immune system leads to the coughing and wheezing known all too well
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2017
Videos
If you've ever had some procedure done at the doctor's office (major or minor) you've probably been exposed to anesthesi
...
SEP 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A decade-long eye infection left an Australian woman blind in her left eye. According to the report, 38-year-old Claire
...
SEP 28, 2017
Immunology
A unique interaction between immune cells and the nervous system could explain why older people have more belly fat - an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
You were raised thinking about dinosaurs as massive reptilian creatures, and Hollywood certainly reinforced those ideas
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2017
Videos
Your eyesight is only so good, but with a little help from a handy-dandy microscope, you can explore an entirely new mic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2017
Microbiology
Humans share a close relationship with bacteria. New work has suggested our nervous system helps shape the bacterial pop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2017
Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2017
Cancer
A common over-the-counter drug that pilots often take to alleviate jetlag may also help cancer patients ease the pain fr
...
SEP 18, 2017
Cancer
By scrutinizing the physical and genetic properties of neuroblastoma, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Ph
...
SEP 06, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's no day at the beach" is sometimes used to describe an experience that is unpleasant
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2017
Neuroscience
After a stroke or spinal cord injury, many patients cannot walk at all or have trouble with walking and need assistance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has demonstrated that a new therapy is effective at treating Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2017
Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Microbiology
New work by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided insight into how tuberculosis infections get a footh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha
...
AUG 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New technology may end the need for expensive surgery
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Larsen C ice sheet in West Antarctica separated from the mainland several weeks ago, nerves have been hig
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r
...
AUG 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a massive asteroid more than 2.7 miles across is about to get up-close and personal to the Earth.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard