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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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OCT 14, 2019Microbiology
Valley fever primarily occurs in Arizona and California, and infects around 10,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2019Microbiology
We share the world and our bodies with microorganisms, and the ones that live in our gut exert a significant impact on o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2019Cardiology
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Often starting with a barely noticeable tremor ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone is at risk from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The legal medical use of cannabis varies from state to state. A new bill in California would require hospitals to allow ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 08, 2019Immunology
The circadian rhythm governs more than just waking and sleeping. The intricate functions of the digestive system rely on ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gout is a common type of arthritis, and causes severe and sudden pain, redness and swelling in the joints.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2019Plants & Animals
Most people think of plants as being at the bottom of the food chain, but the Venus Flytrap defies this oversimplified w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The stress of chronic pain has been known to be associated with depression for many years, and scientists have been stud ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2019Neuroscience
Excessive athletic training does some wear and tear on the body; but according to new research, it can also make the bra ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 26, 2019Cannabis Sciences
After a national survey in July confirmed that the vast majority of arthritis patients were either interested in using C ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2019Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 25, 2019Microbiology
Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Moms everywhere will tell you all about the excruciating labor pains that come along with delivering a baby, but in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent vaccine was developed by scientists at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that prote ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2019Technology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School have reported on a new tablet-based app development concerned assessing cogni ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 13, 2019Health & Medicine
What is happiness? People have agonized over this philosophical question for centuries. Scientifically speaking, the an ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorSEP 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A study called, "The Effectiveness of Self-Directed Medical Cannabis Treatment for Pain," published in the jou ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
It has been found that 90% of patients that are diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, and only a decade ago doctors tho ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2019Neuroscience
When a fetus reaches six months old, it starts to produce electrical signals resembling brain waves. Now, we know that c ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 27, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fast-acting skin patch that effectivel ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
OCT 14, 2019
Microbiology
Valley fever primarily occurs in Arizona and California, and infects around 10,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2019
Microbiology
We share the world and our bodies with microorganisms, and the ones that live in our gut exert a significant impact on o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2019
Cardiology
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Often starting with a barely noticeable tremor
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone is at risk from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The legal medical use of cannabis varies from state to state. A new bill in California would require hospitals to allow
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 08, 2019
Immunology
The circadian rhythm governs more than just waking and sleeping. The intricate functions of the digestive system rely on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gout is a common type of arthritis, and causes severe and sudden pain, redness and swelling in the joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Most people think of plants as being at the bottom of the food chain, but the Venus Flytrap defies this oversimplified w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The stress of chronic pain has been known to be associated with depression for many years, and scientists have been stud
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2019
Neuroscience
Excessive athletic training does some wear and tear on the body; but according to new research, it can also make the bra
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 26, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
After a national survey in July confirmed that the vast majority of arthritis patients were either interested in using C
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 25, 2019
Microbiology
Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Moms everywhere will tell you all about the excruciating labor pains that come along with delivering a baby, but in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent vaccine was developed by scientists at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that prote
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2019
Technology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School have reported on a new tablet-based app development concerned assessing cogni
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
What is happiness? People have agonized over this philosophical question for centuries. Scientifically speaking, the an
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
SEP 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A study called, "The Effectiveness of Self-Directed Medical Cannabis Treatment for Pain," published in the jou
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
It has been found that 90% of patients that are diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, and only a decade ago doctors tho
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2019
Neuroscience
When a fetus reaches six months old, it starts to produce electrical signals resembling brain waves. Now, we know that c
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fast-acting skin patch that effectivel
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet