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Sensation
A sensation if a feeling or perception that occurs when something comes into contact with the body. Sensations typically result from touching something physically during which time sensory organs, such as the eyes and ears, respond to the stimuli. Sensory organs include the eyes, ears, tongue, skin, and nose.
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OCT 17, 2016Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 16, 2016Plants & Animals
A brain-damaged sea turtle named Antiopi has been given a modern CT scan in London after being in captivity at the Scarb ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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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 17, 2016Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Videos
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What the pharmaceutical industry calls “the key to obesity” is the only hormone known to enhance appetite, a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When science experiments work as planned, researchers are overjoyed. And in the rare instances when the results actually ...JUL 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Fifty-seven year old Chris King recently became the first recipient of a double hand transplant in the United Kingdom. K ...JUN 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants are all drugs used to help ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 16, 2016Videos
Think about that scratchy wooly sweater that you own. Even worse, imagine a mosquito landing on your arm and taking a bi ...JUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar ...MAY 09, 2016Videos
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Have you ever wondered how your brain separates internal stimuli, like your heartbeat, from external stimuli, like thing ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 03, 2016Neuroscience
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Most women being seen by a doctor for the first time with suspected heart disease actually experience the same classic s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 28, 2016Neuroscience
Anorexia nervosa is more than just a desire to lose weight and control eating. Individuals who suffer with this eating d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2016Videos
It's an unpleasant sensation: you bend down to tie your shoe laces or pick up some dropped coins only to stand up to fee ...MAR 19, 2016Videos
Vertigo is a sense of dizziness that may feel like objects and world around you are spinning about, even though you may ...
OCT 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
A brain-damaged sea turtle named Antiopi has been given a modern CT scan in London after being in captivity at the Scarb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
“Come in, Mr. Smith. The computer is ready for your diagnosis now.” This could conceivably be in store for b
...
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 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 17, 2016
Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Videos
One day Luther Glenn was rushed to the emergency room, given a spinal tap, and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. W
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 09, 2016
Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance
...
SEP 06, 2016
Videos
We've all heard of the age-old advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" for good health. For reference that'
...
AUG 25, 2016
Immunology
What the pharmaceutical industry calls “the key to obesity” is the only hormone known to enhance appetite, a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When science experiments work as planned, researchers are overjoyed. And in the rare instances when the results actually
...
JUL 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fifty-seven year old Chris King recently became the first recipient of a double hand transplant in the United Kingdom. K
...
JUN 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants are all drugs used to help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 16, 2016
Videos
Think about that scratchy wooly sweater that you own. Even worse, imagine a mosquito landing on your arm and taking a bi
...
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar
...
MAY 09, 2016
Videos
With the sensation of hovering personal crafts slowly dawning upon us, more and more people are inclined to experiment w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Neuroscience
Have you ever wondered how your brain separates internal stimuli, like your heartbeat, from external stimuli, like thing
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 03, 2016
Neuroscience
Babies definitely react to music, some even before they are born. Parent/child music classes are popular and almost ever
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Most women being seen by a doctor for the first time with suspected heart disease actually experience the same classic s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 28, 2016
Neuroscience
Anorexia nervosa is more than just a desire to lose weight and control eating. Individuals who suffer with this eating d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2016
Videos
It's an unpleasant sensation: you bend down to tie your shoe laces or pick up some dropped coins only to stand up to fee
...
MAR 19, 2016
Videos
Vertigo is a sense of dizziness that may feel like objects and world around you are spinning about, even though you may
...