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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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MAR 02, 2019Videos
In theory, curing a genetic disease is as simple as fixing the genetic mutation that causes it. But that's far easier sa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2019Videos
There's a common misconception about the burn sometimes felt in muscles during exercise.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2019Technology
Chronic, large or non-healing wounds such as diabetic pressure ulcers—have become a debilitating condition affecti ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The skin is critically important to the body; it provides a protective barrier that shields us from our environment.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s been more than a century since researchers last spotted the Fernandina Giant Tortoise (Cheloloidis phantastic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Do you suffer from insomnia? Well, you're not alone - one in four Americans develop insomnia every year, and while i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2019Videos
The FDA has warned consumers not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2019Cardiology
Adequate rest and recovery are crucial for achieving optimal athletic performance. Without it, athletes risk overuse inj ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 22, 2019Health & Medicine
The marijuana (cannabis) plant has been used for recreational and medicinal purposes for more than 4,000 years. It was i ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorFEB 20, 2019Immunology
People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memoryWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 20, 2019Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2019Cardiology
Race is often used in medicine to evaluate symptoms, make diagnoses, and decide on a course of care. These systems of ev ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 17, 2019Cardiology
An aortic dissection is a tear in the large artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the body. This happens most often i ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disabling condition that affects every aspect of a ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a newly discovered, recently studied physiological system which interfaces with the ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2019Immunology
Researchers have revealed a subtype of immune cell aiding in the autoimmune disorder Multiple SclerosisWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Some specialized aircraft can travel at Mach 1, or more colloquially known as supersonic speed, but engineers have been ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2019Cardiology
A pilot project from Duke Health suggests that a blood test for atherosclerosis may be on the horizon. Atherosclerosis i ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 02, 2019Cardiology
Palliative care is end-of-life care focused on making the very ill more comfortable in their final days. This type of ca ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 01, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has been touted as the "safe" cannabinoid, different from its psychoactive cousin delta9 ...Written By: Amy Loriaux
MAR 02, 2019
Videos
In theory, curing a genetic disease is as simple as fixing the genetic mutation that causes it. But that's far easier sa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2019
Videos
There's a common misconception about the burn sometimes felt in muscles during exercise.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2019
Technology
Chronic, large or non-healing wounds such as diabetic pressure ulcers—have become a debilitating condition affecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The skin is critically important to the body; it provides a protective barrier that shields us from our environment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s been more than a century since researchers last spotted the Fernandina Giant Tortoise (Cheloloidis phantastic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Do you suffer from insomnia? Well, you're not alone - one in four Americans develop insomnia every year, and while i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2019
Videos
The FDA has warned consumers not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2019
Cardiology
Adequate rest and recovery are crucial for achieving optimal athletic performance. Without it, athletes risk overuse inj
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
The marijuana (cannabis) plant has been used for recreational and medicinal purposes for more than 4,000 years. It was i
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
FEB 20, 2019
Immunology
People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memory
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 20, 2019
Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2019
Cardiology
Race is often used in medicine to evaluate symptoms, make diagnoses, and decide on a course of care. These systems of ev
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 17, 2019
Cardiology
An aortic dissection is a tear in the large artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the body. This happens most often i
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disabling condition that affects every aspect of a
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a newly discovered, recently studied physiological system which interfaces with the
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have revealed a subtype of immune cell aiding in the autoimmune disorder Multiple Sclerosis
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Some specialized aircraft can travel at Mach 1, or more colloquially known as supersonic speed, but engineers have been
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2019
Cardiology
A pilot project from Duke Health suggests that a blood test for atherosclerosis may be on the horizon. Atherosclerosis i
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 02, 2019
Cardiology
Palliative care is end-of-life care focused on making the very ill more comfortable in their final days. This type of ca
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has been touted as the "safe" cannabinoid, different from its psychoactive cousin delta9
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux