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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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MAY 30, 2019Cancer
Palliative radiation is often used to treat the pain that accompanies metastatic bone tumors. How much and how often to ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 29, 2019Cardiology
Uterine fibroids are generally benign tumors of the smooth muscle within the uterus. In females, they are the most commo ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 28, 2019Neuroscience
Memories of traumatic experiences can resurface over and over again, causing great emotional distress. This is a hallmar ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergMAY 24, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) a middle ear infection is a very common ear disease in kids. The main symptoms are middle ear i ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaMAY 23, 2019Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergMAY 10, 2019Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “ ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Many types of animals can get cancer, and while large animals would seemingly have higher rates, whales and elephants ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Translational Vision Science and Technology, a phase I/II clinical trial involving a novel enzym ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 07, 2019Neuroscience
In an ideal world, patients in need of pain relief would take pain medication without the inherent fear of possible opio ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergMAY 03, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A recent donation of $9 million from marijuana investor Bob Broderick to Harvard and MIT is thought to be the bigge ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 02, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes. You should get familiar with that word if you haven't already. These are aromatic compounds which give pla ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 02, 2019Cancer
Scientists in Thailand have discovered that cannabinoids can slow the growth of lung cancer in mice. Human trials are pl ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The Australian box jellyfish can be deadly. They are the most venomous marine creature, and one can kill up to 60 people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2019Cannabis Sciences
It turns out that pot smokers are not just a bunch of lazy couch potatoes. A recent study published in the journal ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 30, 2019Health & Medicine
Women and men have biologically different pathways for chronic pain. Research published in the journal Brain reveal ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAPR 30, 2019Neuroscience
Researchers develop neuron receptors with the ability to interact with an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug. This technolog ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAPR 27, 2019Videos
As many as six million people in the US may be living with an undiagnosed aneurysm.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A compound found in a native African shrub revealed three major types of the serotonin transporter—a protein in th ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 23, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Daily consumption of caffeine is seen as "normal" addiction, er, habit. It doesn't seem to pose ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
General anesthesia is a medical miracle that enabled millions of patients to have life-saving surgeries without pain. Ho ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 10, 2019Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldAPR 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
As the US government has started to loosen its attitude towards cannabis, the field of cannabis research has become to b ...Written By: Amy Loriaux
MAY 30, 2019
Cancer
Palliative radiation is often used to treat the pain that accompanies metastatic bone tumors. How much and how often to
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 29, 2019
Cardiology
Uterine fibroids are generally benign tumors of the smooth muscle within the uterus. In females, they are the most commo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 28, 2019
Neuroscience
Memories of traumatic experiences can resurface over and over again, causing great emotional distress. This is a hallmar
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 24, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) a middle ear infection is a very common ear disease in kids. The main symptoms are middle ear i
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
MAY 23, 2019
Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 10, 2019
Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of animals can get cancer, and while large animals would seemingly have higher rates, whales and elephants ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Translational Vision Science and Technology, a phase I/II clinical trial involving a novel enzym
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 07, 2019
Neuroscience
In an ideal world, patients in need of pain relief would take pain medication without the inherent fear of possible opio
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 03, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent donation of $9 million from marijuana investor Bob Broderick to Harvard and MIT is thought to be the bigge
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 02, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes. You should get familiar with that word if you haven't already. These are aromatic compounds which give pla
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 02, 2019
Cancer
Scientists in Thailand have discovered that cannabinoids can slow the growth of lung cancer in mice. Human trials are pl
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Australian box jellyfish can be deadly. They are the most venomous marine creature, and one can kill up to 60 people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
It turns out that pot smokers are not just a bunch of lazy couch potatoes. A recent study published in the journal
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
Women and men have biologically different pathways for chronic pain. Research published in the journal Brain reveal
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
Researchers develop neuron receptors with the ability to interact with an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug. This technolog
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 27, 2019
Videos
As many as six million people in the US may be living with an undiagnosed aneurysm.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A compound found in a native African shrub revealed three major types of the serotonin transporter—a protein in th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 23, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Daily consumption of caffeine is seen as "normal" addiction, er, habit. It doesn't seem to pose
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
General anesthesia is a medical miracle that enabled millions of patients to have life-saving surgeries without pain. Ho
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2019
Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
As the US government has started to loosen its attitude towards cannabis, the field of cannabis research has become to b
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux