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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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OCT 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha ...OCT 27, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – October 26, 2016 – In a remarkable “two for one” discovery, scientists from the Fl ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 26, 2016Videos
Some people have likened the pain of passing a kidney stone to the pain of childbirth. Indeed, the larger the stone, the ...OCT 24, 2016Earth & The Environment
Just over a week ago TripAdvisor, and its booking service Viator, announced that it will no longer be selling tickets to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 21, 2016Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are somewhat of a staple in the animal kingdom. It’s one of the first species that comes to mind when ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 21, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL — October 20, 2016 – In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in th ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 20, 2016Cancer
Could a compound found in common cold medicine stop the spread of bladder cancer? It sounds sensational, but that’ ...OCT 20, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In Brazil, it’s known as “Pisadeira,” a creature that lurks on rooftops at night, and then bears down ...OCT 17, 2016Cardiology
Beams of light can replace painful electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat in people suffering from potentially fata ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 13, 2016Immunology
Over seven percent of individuals in the UK with type 1 diabetes are children, and the autoimmune diseases grows more co ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2016Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammograms are among the top routine procedures that make women cringe the most. For sure, it’s an important tool ...OCT 10, 2016Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 04, 2016Cancer
Robotic surgery sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but reality is quickly catching up. In particular, a system ca ...SEP 29, 2016Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
About three to six percent of the population is fervently afraid of spiders. Just the thought of the hairy eight-legged ...SEP 26, 2016Cancer
A new microfluidic chip can pick out any cancer cell of choice obtained from liquid biopsy to perform single cell analys ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 24, 2016Videos
If you're like me, you like to sit cross-legged or tuck your legs underneath you. But while this is comfortable for the ...SEP 24, 2016Videos
If you've ever walked a distance in uncomfortable, too-tight shoes that pinched your feet, you've likely come away with ...SEP 22, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Most people take for granted that they can walk down the street while thinking about their day. Or drive to work without ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 19, 2016Immunology
Yersinia pestis, the bacterial species responsible for numerous and deadly outbreaks of plague throughout human history, ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The leaves of a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia were recently added to the list of banned substances in the US. This ...
OCT 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha
...
OCT 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – October 26, 2016 – In a remarkable “two for one” discovery, scientists from the Fl
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 26, 2016
Videos
Some people have likened the pain of passing a kidney stone to the pain of childbirth. Indeed, the larger the stone, the
...
OCT 24, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Just over a week ago TripAdvisor, and its booking service Viator, announced that it will no longer be selling tickets to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are somewhat of a staple in the animal kingdom. It’s one of the first species that comes to mind when
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL — October 20, 2016 – In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in th
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 20, 2016
Cancer
Could a compound found in common cold medicine stop the spread of bladder cancer? It sounds sensational, but that’
...
OCT 20, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In Brazil, it’s known as “Pisadeira,” a creature that lurks on rooftops at night, and then bears down
...
OCT 17, 2016
Cardiology
Beams of light can replace painful electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat in people suffering from potentially fata
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 13, 2016
Immunology
Over seven percent of individuals in the UK with type 1 diabetes are children, and the autoimmune diseases grows more co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2016
Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammograms are among the top routine procedures that make women cringe the most. For sure, it’s an important tool
...
OCT 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 04, 2016
Cancer
Robotic surgery sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but reality is quickly catching up. In particular, a system ca
...
SEP 29, 2016
Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
About three to six percent of the population is fervently afraid of spiders. Just the thought of the hairy eight-legged
...
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
A new microfluidic chip can pick out any cancer cell of choice obtained from liquid biopsy to perform single cell analys
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 24, 2016
Videos
If you're like me, you like to sit cross-legged or tuck your legs underneath you. But while this is comfortable for the
...
SEP 24, 2016
Videos
If you've ever walked a distance in uncomfortable, too-tight shoes that pinched your feet, you've likely come away with
...
SEP 22, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Most people take for granted that they can walk down the street while thinking about their day. Or drive to work without
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 19, 2016
Immunology
Yersinia pestis, the bacterial species responsible for numerous and deadly outbreaks of plague throughout human history,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The leaves of a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia were recently added to the list of banned substances in the US. This
...