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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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NOV 15, 2016Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a serious field of research. Understanding how the brain works, what causes certain deficits and finding ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 14, 2016Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Developmental Cell by researchers at Johns Hopkins University has demonstrated that a protein known ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2016Neuroscience
The spinal cord is the pathway between the brain and the rest of the body. Much like a super highway, messages for muscl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 13, 2016Plants & Animals
For the most part, any snake bite is a cause for worry because many people simply don’t know what they’re de ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 12, 2016Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The amount of poison ivy in our environment is on the rise, due in part to increased carbon dioxide levels. It is estima ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New neurons in the brain of adult rodents are regulated by the blood vessels that are associated with them. Research tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2016Neuroscience
The brain is a marvelous organ that can do some pretty amazing things. Just running the body and processing all the inpu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 02, 2016Immunology
When humans go to sleep, their immune cells come out to play. A new study from the WPI Immunology Frontier Research Cent ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2016Neuroscience
While the technology of prosthetic limbs is advancing every day, there are still some things an artificial limb cannot d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2016Videos
We've probably all experienced that inexplicable tingling sensation after hitting our elbow the wrong way. Wise folks wi ...OCT 31, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have described a new kind of probe that improves investigators’ abilities to monitor the interactions o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers have known for some time that the myriad bacteria that reside in our gut - our microbiome - can communicate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila, the fruit fly, has been used as a model organism for decades by researchers investigate many different biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
“Come in, Mr. Smith. The computer is ready for your diagnosis now.” This could conceivably be in store for b ...SEP 27, 2016Neuroscience
The developing brain is both a mystery and a miracle. While there is new information every day about how our brains deve ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2016Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Videos
Leprosy is a much-stigmatized disease dominated by many misconceptions. Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, lep ...SEP 24, 2016Videos
If you're like me, you like to sit cross-legged or tuck your legs underneath you. But while this is comfortable for the ...
NOV 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a serious field of research. Understanding how the brain works, what causes certain deficits and finding
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 14, 2016
Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Developmental Cell by researchers at Johns Hopkins University has demonstrated that a protein known
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2016
Neuroscience
The spinal cord is the pathway between the brain and the rest of the body. Much like a super highway, messages for muscl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 13, 2016
Plants & Animals
For the most part, any snake bite is a cause for worry because many people simply don’t know what they’re de
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 12, 2016
Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The amount of poison ivy in our environment is on the rise, due in part to increased carbon dioxide levels. It is estima
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New neurons in the brain of adult rodents are regulated by the blood vessels that are associated with them. Research tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain is a marvelous organ that can do some pretty amazing things. Just running the body and processing all the inpu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 02, 2016
Immunology
When humans go to sleep, their immune cells come out to play. A new study from the WPI Immunology Frontier Research Cent
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2016
Neuroscience
While the technology of prosthetic limbs is advancing every day, there are still some things an artificial limb cannot d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2016
Videos
We've probably all experienced that inexplicable tingling sensation after hitting our elbow the wrong way. Wise folks wi
...
OCT 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have described a new kind of probe that improves investigators’ abilities to monitor the interactions o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have known for some time that the myriad bacteria that reside in our gut - our microbiome - can communicate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila, the fruit fly, has been used as a model organism for decades by researchers investigate many different biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
“Come in, Mr. Smith. The computer is ready for your diagnosis now.” This could conceivably be in store for b
...
SEP 27, 2016
Neuroscience
The developing brain is both a mystery and a miracle. While there is new information every day about how our brains deve
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2016
Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Videos
Leprosy is a much-stigmatized disease dominated by many misconceptions. Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, lep
...
SEP 24, 2016
Videos
If you're like me, you like to sit cross-legged or tuck your legs underneath you. But while this is comfortable for the
...