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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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JUL 19, 2018Cannabis Sciences
NY State has expanded their medical marijuana program to allow conditions normally treated with opioids to be qualifiers ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 19, 2018Health & Medicine
Every summer the concern about tick-borne diseases runs high. Lyme disease, which is carried by ticks, is quickly becomi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 18, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
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If you’ve spent any time camping or hiking, you’ve probably got a good idea of what animals are dangerous. S ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2018Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 08, 2018Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis compounds have biphasic properties, which means that low and high doses of the same substance can produce oppos ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUL 04, 2018Technology
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A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
More studies are being done to look at the benefit of phytocannabinoids on neurological systems in health and disease.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 28, 2018Health & Medicine
In hospital settings, many medications have to be administered intravenously (IV) because of patient needs. A recent stu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2018Videos
When we lose someone dear to us, a child or a parent or a partner or really anyone close, the grief can be profound and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 26, 2018Neuroscience
When someone has lost a limb to amputation a common problem is "phantom pain." The limb is gone, but the brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 25, 2018Videos
You might’ve heard the rumor that you can alleviate some of the suffering associated with a jellyfish sting by uri ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2018Immunology
There’s a new food allergy in town, and it seems that children with existing allergies at an increased risk of dev ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new treatment to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease was developed thanks in part to an incentive program devi ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of an affected individual attacks its own bod ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JUL 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
NY State has expanded their medical marijuana program to allow conditions normally treated with opioids to be qualifiers
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
Every summer the concern about tick-borne diseases runs high. Lyme disease, which is carried by ticks, is quickly becomi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 18, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox, was just approved by the U.S. Food and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 16, 2018
Neuroscience
While many workplaces are becoming more casual, a necktie is still required in many professions. New research from Unive
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 14, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Videos
If you’ve spent any time camping or hiking, you’ve probably got a good idea of what animals are dangerous. S
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 08, 2018
Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis compounds have biphasic properties, which means that low and high doses of the same substance can produce oppos
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUL 04, 2018
Technology
The Backrest of This Wheelchair Serves as a Steering Wheel
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 02, 2018
Cardiology
Treating atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of arrhythmia, with what was previously a last-resort therapeuti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2018
Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
More studies are being done to look at the benefit of phytocannabinoids on neurological systems in health and disease.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
In hospital settings, many medications have to be administered intravenously (IV) because of patient needs. A recent stu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 27, 2018
Videos
When we lose someone dear to us, a child or a parent or a partner or really anyone close, the grief can be profound and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2018
Neuroscience
When someone has lost a limb to amputation a common problem is "phantom pain." The limb is gone, but the brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 25, 2018
Videos
You might’ve heard the rumor that you can alleviate some of the suffering associated with a jellyfish sting by uri
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2018
Immunology
There’s a new food allergy in town, and it seems that children with existing allergies at an increased risk of dev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new treatment to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease was developed thanks in part to an incentive program devi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of an affected individual attacks its own bod
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin