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Skin
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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FEB 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding more about an organism's ability to regenerate could help us develop therapeutics for serious injury o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes Type 1, an experimental therapy may be able to slow the progression of their disease. By trai ...FEB 16, 2017Videos
When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, there are many decisions to be made about treatment. Women who elect to un ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells have gained fame for their ability to become any type of cell in the body. Unlike specialized cells with very ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2017Health & Medicine
Apparently the heart muscle has olfactory receptors just like the nose does, but they are not for smelling flowers or ta ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2017Plants & Animals
Experts and residents alike from Hanahan, South Carolina are confused as to why this alligator specimen seems to be exhi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2017Cancer
Many adults are plagued with hardened skin – calluses – on the soles of their feet and on the palms of their ...FEB 09, 2017Cardiology
Sometimes a heart attack leads to heart failure later in life, and sometimes it doesn’t. Scientists are concentrat ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 09, 2017Videos
In an effort to reuse and recycle every possible thing we can, here are some tips on what you can do with your coffee gr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
An exceedingly rare and disfiguring condition with no cure, known colloquially as “Tree man syndrome,” has a ...FEB 06, 2017Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 04, 2017Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly forms of skin cancers. Now researchers say the ...FEB 04, 2017Videos
For some people, biting into a perfect sun-ripened peach can lead to strange, itchy sensations in the mouth and throat. ...FEB 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Immunology
A unique new type of T cells have apparently been “hiding in plain site,” say scientists invested in ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2017Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 28, 2017Videos
Last night I woke up to banging and realized that a man was outside my bedroom window trying to break the lock to steal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 27, 2017Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis ...JAN 26, 2017Videos
Animals with exceptional features have always been an interesting point of discussion. How did so many evolve? And so di ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 23, 2017Cancer
Results from an international Phase 3 clinical trial offer renewed hope for thousands of people with liver cancer. Publi ...JAN 20, 2017Videos
The human body has a vast network of blood vessels that keep our cells healthy and oxygenated. Yet, most of the time, th ...JAN 19, 2017Videos
We know how humans experience pain and what behaviors we display to show we are in pain. But what about animals? With di ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 17, 2017Videos
Sharks have special hearing mechanisms throughout their entire body. A shark's inner ear is specially tuned to pick up l ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 17, 2017Cancer
It’s estimated that as much as 90 percent of cancer deaths are due to metastasis - the spread of cancer from the p ...
FEB 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding more about an organism's ability to regenerate could help us develop therapeutics for serious injury o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes Type 1, an experimental therapy may be able to slow the progression of their disease. By trai
...
FEB 16, 2017
Videos
When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, there are many decisions to be made about treatment. Women who elect to un
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells have gained fame for their ability to become any type of cell in the body. Unlike specialized cells with very
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
Apparently the heart muscle has olfactory receptors just like the nose does, but they are not for smelling flowers or ta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
Experts and residents alike from Hanahan, South Carolina are confused as to why this alligator specimen seems to be exhi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2017
Cancer
Many adults are plagued with hardened skin – calluses – on the soles of their feet and on the palms of their
...
FEB 09, 2017
Cardiology
Sometimes a heart attack leads to heart failure later in life, and sometimes it doesn’t. Scientists are concentrat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2017
Videos
In an effort to reuse and recycle every possible thing we can, here are some tips on what you can do with your coffee gr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An exceedingly rare and disfiguring condition with no cure, known colloquially as “Tree man syndrome,” has a
...
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 04, 2017
Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly forms of skin cancers. Now researchers say the
...
FEB 04, 2017
Videos
For some people, biting into a perfect sun-ripened peach can lead to strange, itchy sensations in the mouth and throat.
...
FEB 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Immunology
A unique new type of T cells have apparently been “hiding in plain site,” say scientists invested in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2017
Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 28, 2017
Videos
Last night I woke up to banging and realized that a man was outside my bedroom window trying to break the lock to steal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 27, 2017
Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis
...
JAN 26, 2017
Videos
Animals with exceptional features have always been an interesting point of discussion. How did so many evolve? And so di
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 23, 2017
Cancer
Results from an international Phase 3 clinical trial offer renewed hope for thousands of people with liver cancer. Publi
...
JAN 20, 2017
Videos
The human body has a vast network of blood vessels that keep our cells healthy and oxygenated. Yet, most of the time, th
...
JAN 19, 2017
Videos
We know how humans experience pain and what behaviors we display to show we are in pain. But what about animals? With di
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 17, 2017
Videos
Sharks have special hearing mechanisms throughout their entire body. A shark's inner ear is specially tuned to pick up l
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 17, 2017
Cancer
It’s estimated that as much as 90 percent of cancer deaths are due to metastasis - the spread of cancer from the p
...