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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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NOV 18, 2022Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Plants & Animals
Lower extremity bypass surgery is a common procedure used to address occluded arteries in the leg, usually with the goal ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 18, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers noted an association between neural activity and the perceived intensity of pain that others feel, they publ ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 17, 2022Cannabis Sciences
What happens when you ingest too much THC? Whether you smoke, vape, or consume edibles, here's what to expectWritten By: Helaine KrysikNOV 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 11, 2022Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2022Cannabis Sciences
How does consuming cannabis affect your teeth? Is it good or bad for you?Written By: Helaine KrysikNOV 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis users who are candidates for knee or shoulder surgery should discuss post-operative risks with their health car ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 05, 2022Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have discovered that wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours a day reduces pain-related anxiety. ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has medical benefits, but it also has potential side effects as well. Here's what to know.Written By: Helaine KrysikOCT 26, 2022Health & Medicine
In a recent study published in Discover Mental Health, a team of researchers led by Indiana University examine how virtu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 25, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes play a major role in the makeup and character of various cannabis strains. Here's what they do.Written By: Helaine KrysikOCT 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Substances that activate adrenaline receptors as opposed to opioid receptors have similar pain-relieving properties to o ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 21, 2022Health & Medicine
A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs. ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 21, 2022Immunology
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene, which en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A future pilot study conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and funded by the Australian State Gov ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 13, 2022Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans ...OCT 13, 2022Cardiology
New research suggests that women have a higher risk of abnormal heart rhythm than previously thought.Written By: Savannah LoganOCT 10, 2022Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2022Immunology
Scientists have developed a gel that can relieve multiple symptoms of gum disease, and brings better health to the oral ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
Lower extremity bypass surgery is a common procedure used to address occluded arteries in the leg, usually with the goal
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 18, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers noted an association between neural activity and the perceived intensity of pain that others feel, they publ
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 17, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
What happens when you ingest too much THC? Whether you smoke, vape, or consume edibles, here's what to expect
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 11, 2022
Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
How does consuming cannabis affect your teeth? Is it good or bad for you?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis users who are candidates for knee or shoulder surgery should discuss post-operative risks with their health car
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have discovered that wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours a day reduces pain-related anxiety.
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has medical benefits, but it also has potential side effects as well. Here's what to know.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
OCT 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
In a recent study published in Discover Mental Health, a team of researchers led by Indiana University examine how virtu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 25, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes play a major role in the makeup and character of various cannabis strains. Here's what they do.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
OCT 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Substances that activate adrenaline receptors as opposed to opioid receptors have similar pain-relieving properties to o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs.
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 21, 2022
Immunology
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene, which en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A future pilot study conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and funded by the Australian State Gov
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 13, 2022
Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans
...
OCT 13, 2022
Cardiology
New research suggests that women have a higher risk of abnormal heart rhythm than previously thought.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
OCT 10, 2022
Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2022
Immunology
Scientists have developed a gel that can relieve multiple symptoms of gum disease, and brings better health to the oral
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch