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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 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disorder, and it's thought to affect over 12 million people every ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2023Cannabis Sciences
New legislation is going to open up opportunities to research cannabis and its potential health benefits. Here are the d ...Written By: Helaine KrysikDEC 29, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis affects the aging process in surprising ways - here's the good news for older consumers of the plantWritten By: Helaine KrysikDEC 25, 2022Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2022Health & Medicine
While about 30,000 Americans are confirmed to have Lyme disease every year, the CDC has estimated that the number may be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder that primarily affects the immune system, mainly affects children a ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that typically affects children, and can lead to many complicatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2022Health & Medicine
A myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is a serious medical condition that occurs when the blood flow to ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 17, 2022Health & Medicine
Drug overdose deaths continue to rise in the United States. About 92,000 people died from drug and prescription opi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Users who are new to cannabis topicals often ask, "will this get me high?" But does it?Written By: Helaine KrysikDEC 14, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A study published in JAMA Open Network shows that cannabis receives significant media coverage regardless of the clinica ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 12, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness, meaning it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can c ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 11, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody drug known as rocatinlimab produced significant results in patients with moderate to severe atopic ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 08, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Synthetic weed, or synthetic cannabis, has become increasingly popular. But be careful - here's what it can do to you.Written By: Helaine KrysikDEC 08, 2022Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 07, 2022Health & Medicine
Every so often, diseases that ravaged past populations pop up in movies or TV, and every now and again an archaeologist ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanDEC 05, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A recent study provides insights into post-surgery pain management outcomes. The study found that cannabis users experie ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 05, 2022Health & Medicine
The gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of microbes, many of which have a crucial role in our health. Now the US ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London found ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 27, 2022Health & Medicine
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage within a joint begins to break down. This ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 23, 2022Cannabis Sciences
There's a positive, growing link between cannabis and the fight against ovarian cancer. Here's why researchers are optim ...Written By: Helaine KrysikNOV 22, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Though they are very common, benign breast diseases may indicate an increased likelihood of developing breast cancer at ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 20, 2022Immunology
German scientists provided a case study of a 51-year-old patient that highlighted one of the first symptoms a monkeypox- ...Written By: Kerry Charron
JAN 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disorder, and it's thought to affect over 12 million people every ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
New legislation is going to open up opportunities to research cannabis and its potential health benefits. Here are the d
...
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 29, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis affects the aging process in surprising ways - here's the good news for older consumers of the plant
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 25, 2022
Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
While about 30,000 Americans are confirmed to have Lyme disease every year, the CDC has estimated that the number may be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder that primarily affects the immune system, mainly affects children a
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that typically affects children, and can lead to many complicatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
A myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is a serious medical condition that occurs when the blood flow to
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
Drug overdose deaths continue to rise in the United States. About 92,000 people died from drug and prescription opi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Users who are new to cannabis topicals often ask, "will this get me high?" But does it?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in JAMA Open Network shows that cannabis receives significant media coverage regardless of the clinica
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 12, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness, meaning it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can c
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody drug known as rocatinlimab produced significant results in patients with moderate to severe atopic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 08, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Synthetic weed, or synthetic cannabis, has become increasingly popular. But be careful - here's what it can do to you.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 08, 2022
Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
Every so often, diseases that ravaged past populations pop up in movies or TV, and every now and again an archaeologist
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 05, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study provides insights into post-surgery pain management outcomes. The study found that cannabis users experie
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
The gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of microbes, many of which have a crucial role in our health. Now the US
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London found
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 27, 2022
Health & Medicine
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage within a joint begins to break down. This
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 23, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
There's a positive, growing link between cannabis and the fight against ovarian cancer. Here's why researchers are optim
...
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 22, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Though they are very common, benign breast diseases may indicate an increased likelihood of developing breast cancer at
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 20, 2022
Immunology
German scientists provided a case study of a 51-year-old patient that highlighted one of the first symptoms a monkeypox-
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron