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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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AUG 07, 2017Neuroscience
While neuroscience can be mind-blowing at times, it isn't magic, and it doesn't involve illusions or sleight of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This new molecule doesn't have to enter the cell to exert an effect.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Videos
Bleach is a highly potent agent used in cleaning, and while most people are smart enough to abide by the warning labels ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen ...AUG 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born ...JUL 29, 2017Videos
For many people, fire ants conjure thoughts of pain. After all, the 'fire' in the name reflects more than just their red ...JUL 29, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Next time you decide to continually push through the pain during your workouts, think twice. A man was recently hospital ...JUL 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r ...JUL 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
On June 23, officials reported the death of a 10-year old boy in Miami. The cause of death? Overdose on fentanyl via sus ...JUL 22, 2017Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/ ...JUL 20, 2017Videos
It's the height of summer, and that means mosquitoes are out in full force. If of these tiny terrors feasts on your bloo ...JUL 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient& ...JUL 20, 2017Neuroscience
There is a common theory that suggests different regions of the brain are responsible for different abilities. Those who ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 17, 2017Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica ...JUL 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv ...JUL 11, 2017Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 10, 2017Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic ...JUL 07, 2017Videos
Kidney stones are relatively common - if you haven't had it, you probably know of someone who did. Most of all, we proba ...JUL 06, 2017Videos
As one of the most dangerous drugs on the streets, fentanyl can cause an overdose even in tiny quantities. Earlier this ...JUL 05, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 02, 2017Videos
For years, one researcher tried to convince the scientific community that he knew what was really behind ulcers, a painf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 07, 2017
Neuroscience
While neuroscience can be mind-blowing at times, it isn't magic, and it doesn't involve illusions or sleight of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new molecule doesn't have to enter the cell to exert an effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
Bleach is a highly potent agent used in cleaning, and while most people are smart enough to abide by the warning labels
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen
...
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 29, 2017
Videos
For many people, fire ants conjure thoughts of pain. After all, the 'fire' in the name reflects more than just their red
...
JUL 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Next time you decide to continually push through the pain during your workouts, think twice. A man was recently hospital
...
JUL 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r
...
JUL 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
On June 23, officials reported the death of a 10-year old boy in Miami. The cause of death? Overdose on fentanyl via sus
...
JUL 22, 2017
Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/
...
JUL 20, 2017
Videos
It's the height of summer, and that means mosquitoes are out in full force. If of these tiny terrors feasts on your bloo
...
JUL 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient&
...
JUL 20, 2017
Neuroscience
There is a common theory that suggests different regions of the brain are responsible for different abilities. Those who
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 17, 2017
Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica
...
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv
...
JUL 11, 2017
Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 10, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic
...
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Kidney stones are relatively common - if you haven't had it, you probably know of someone who did. Most of all, we proba
...
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
As one of the most dangerous drugs on the streets, fentanyl can cause an overdose even in tiny quantities. Earlier this
...
JUL 05, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 02, 2017
Videos
For years, one researcher tried to convince the scientific community that he knew what was really behind ulcers, a painf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker