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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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JAN 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how small genetic changes can lead to an increased risk of disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s planetary rings have been receiving a lot of attention from astronomers as of late, not just because they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2019Cardiology
It is widely accepted that youth sports are good for children. When asked why they've enrolled their children into s ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 21, 2019Cannabis Sciences
According to Forbes.com, a company called Space Tango, co-founded by Kris Kimel, is interested in how hemp grows in low- ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
Much like an automobile, NASA’s Martian rovers receive a paint job before they’re delivered to Mars; but tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft executed a suicidal death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, but years&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2019Microbiology
The community of microbes in our gut is critical to our health. If it's out of balance, researchers are investigating wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible vie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in PNAS attempts to shed light on the gaps in scientific knowledge regarding ocean warming. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale, but despite it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 11, 2019Videos
Aspirin is unique because it was one of the first medicines humans learned how to make. The active ingredient in Aspirin ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a household medicine that is known for its pain-relieving, fever-lowering, an ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 10, 2019Cannabis Sciences
In a recent publication in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs described the results of a survey of 392 patients who ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
There are many of the uses of medical marijuana. Glaucoma, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety disorders, fi ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils have been reported to have amazing health effects, from pain relief to anxiety relief to even can ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 09, 2019Cardiology
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD) is known to cause pain or discomfort in the legs upon exertion. This is just one compo ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 08, 2019Plants & Animals
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2019Videos
As we age, the discs of padding that sit between our vertebrae begin to wear down, which is a common cause of back pain.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Cardiology
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the narrowing of the arteries in t ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 05, 2019Cardiology
In today’s fast-paced world stress is all around us. Commuters spend an average of 42 hours commuting annually acc ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 03, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the skeletal system, the endocrine system; these are all physiological sy ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how small genetic changes can lead to an increased risk of disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s planetary rings have been receiving a lot of attention from astronomers as of late, not just because they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2019
Cardiology
It is widely accepted that youth sports are good for children. When asked why they've enrolled their children into s
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 21, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
According to Forbes.com, a company called Space Tango, co-founded by Kris Kimel, is interested in how hemp grows in low-
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Much like an automobile, NASA’s Martian rovers receive a paint job before they’re delivered to Mars; but tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft executed a suicidal death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, but years&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2019
Microbiology
The community of microbes in our gut is critical to our health. If it's out of balance, researchers are investigating wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible vie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in PNAS attempts to shed light on the gaps in scientific knowledge regarding ocean warming.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale, but despite it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2019
Videos
Aspirin is unique because it was one of the first medicines humans learned how to make. The active ingredient in Aspirin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a household medicine that is known for its pain-relieving, fever-lowering, an
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 10, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a recent publication in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs described the results of a survey of 392 patients who
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
There are many of the uses of medical marijuana. Glaucoma, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety disorders, fi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils have been reported to have amazing health effects, from pain relief to anxiety relief to even can
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 09, 2019
Cardiology
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD) is known to cause pain or discomfort in the legs upon exertion. This is just one compo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2019
Videos
As we age, the discs of padding that sit between our vertebrae begin to wear down, which is a common cause of back pain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Cardiology
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the narrowing of the arteries in t
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 05, 2019
Cardiology
In today’s fast-paced world stress is all around us. Commuters spend an average of 42 hours commuting annually acc
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 03, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the skeletal system, the endocrine system; these are all physiological sy
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch