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Pain: is felt when special nerves that detect tissue damage send signals to transmit data about the damage along the spinal cord to the brain. These nerves are known as nociceptors. Pain can be chronic or acute and take a variety of forms and severities.
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JUN 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are not only popular for their psychoactive effects. An increasing number of companies and researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 10, 2020Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Recarbrio, an antibiotic drug created by pharmaceutical company M ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Wearable biosensors are the latest trend in health and diagnostic technologies — keeping track of everything from ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 07, 2020Cannabis Sciences
When smoking cannabis, people typically use either the flower, buds, or leaves. But what about the seeds and stems? Can ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 04, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two most famous compounds in cannabis. While CBD is known for i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from The University of New Mexico have found that legal hemp oil derived from cannabis can reduce pain sensi ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 17, 2020Cancer
New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that contrary to previous investigations’ results ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 10, 2020Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 09, 2020Microbiology
Once thought to be mostly unaffected by the virus, rare cases of an inflammatory syndrome are emerging in some kids that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup ...Written By: Lawrence RennaMAY 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Microbiology
The pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now infected nearly 3 million people, and killed over 200,000.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2020Health & Medicine
Whether or not an addiction to marijuana is a risk of the drug has been widely debated, with the general population typi ...APR 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The collection of blood for diagnostic tests is common practice in clinical settings. However, technicians often need to ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 21, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are increasingly known as a natural and effective way to handle a wide range of wo ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUN 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are not only popular for their psychoactive effects. An increasing number of companies and researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Recarbrio, an antibiotic drug created by pharmaceutical company M
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wearable biosensors are the latest trend in health and diagnostic technologies — keeping track of everything from
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 07, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
When smoking cannabis, people typically use either the flower, buds, or leaves. But what about the seeds and stems? Can
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 04, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two most famous compounds in cannabis. While CBD is known for i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from The University of New Mexico have found that legal hemp oil derived from cannabis can reduce pain sensi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 17, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that contrary to previous investigations’ results
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2020
Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 09, 2020
Microbiology
Once thought to be mostly unaffected by the virus, rare cases of an inflammatory syndrome are emerging in some kids that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
MAY 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Microbiology
The pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now infected nearly 3 million people, and killed over 200,000.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
Whether or not an addiction to marijuana is a risk of the drug has been widely debated, with the general population typi
...
APR 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The collection of blood for diagnostic tests is common practice in clinical settings. However, technicians often need to
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 21, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are increasingly known as a natural and effective way to handle a wide range of wo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon