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Skin: is the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet. The skin protects us from microbes and the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold.
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OCT 02, 2019Microbiology
Hand hygiene is vital to prevent the spread of infectious organisms, especially in healthcare settings. It is well-docum ...Written By: Dena ArutaSEP 30, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative condition, affecting 35 million people globally. C ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ten years ago, just 5% of people with advanced melanoma (skin cancer) lived more than five years after being diagnosed. ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Hippos are large and captivating creatures; in fact, they can be so hazardous that researchers keep a safe distance, dep ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2019Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 22, 2019Cancer
I can’t be the only one who has ever looked at a suspicious freckle and wondered, “Could this be skin cancer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 21, 2019Technology
Hair loss still remains a fear among most men. However, reversing baldness may someday be simple as wearing a hat. Now, ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Nature Communications, alternative treatment was shown to have promising results for HIV as oppo ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 18, 2019Cancer
We have known for some time now that tomatoes are beneficial for our health. The carotenoid called lycopene in tomatoes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 18, 2019Cardiology
Wearable health monitors are gaining in popularity, both for fitness tracking and for gathering more targeted health dat ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Wolves work together in the wild to ensure the survival of the rest of their pack, and this includes their elders. Whene ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 11, 2019Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the ...Written By: Dena ArutaSEP 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 07, 2019Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 03, 2019Neuroscience
When a fetus reaches six months old, it starts to produce electrical signals resembling brain waves. Now, we know that c ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 28, 2019Technology
Afraid of getting your blood drawn? Well, a solution to that may be well in the works as researchers at the University o ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 27, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fast-acting skin patch that effectivel ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Current methods for testing potential treatments for kidney disease do not take genetic variation into account for how t ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wanted to harness the regenerative power of pluripotent stem cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2019Neuroscience
Schwann cells are octopus-like cells in the nervous system that wrap around nerve cells, jelly-roll fashion, to form a s ...Written By: Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 02, 2019
Microbiology
Hand hygiene is vital to prevent the spread of infectious organisms, especially in healthcare settings. It is well-docum
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
SEP 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative condition, affecting 35 million people globally. C
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ten years ago, just 5% of people with advanced melanoma (skin cancer) lived more than five years after being diagnosed.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hippos are large and captivating creatures; in fact, they can be so hazardous that researchers keep a safe distance, dep
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 22, 2019
Cancer
I can’t be the only one who has ever looked at a suspicious freckle and wondered, “Could this be skin cancer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 21, 2019
Technology
Hair loss still remains a fear among most men. However, reversing baldness may someday be simple as wearing a hat. Now,
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Nature Communications, alternative treatment was shown to have promising results for HIV as oppo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 18, 2019
Cancer
We have known for some time now that tomatoes are beneficial for our health. The carotenoid called lycopene in tomatoes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 18, 2019
Cardiology
Wearable health monitors are gaining in popularity, both for fitness tracking and for gathering more targeted health dat
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Wolves work together in the wild to ensure the survival of the rest of their pack, and this includes their elders. Whene
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
SEP 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 07, 2019
Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 03, 2019
Neuroscience
When a fetus reaches six months old, it starts to produce electrical signals resembling brain waves. Now, we know that c
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 28, 2019
Technology
Afraid of getting your blood drawn? Well, a solution to that may be well in the works as researchers at the University o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fast-acting skin patch that effectivel
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Current methods for testing potential treatments for kidney disease do not take genetic variation into account for how t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wanted to harness the regenerative power of pluripotent stem cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2019
Neuroscience
Schwann cells are octopus-like cells in the nervous system that wrap around nerve cells, jelly-roll fashion, to form a s
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg