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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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JUL 30, 2016Plants & Animals
Cats are among some of the most popular house pets in the world, right beside dogs, but many of them are very much outdo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUL 29, 2016Health & Medicine
Let’s say you’re having gross, uncomfortable, or scary thoughts - e.g. thoughts about your children dying or ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 29, 2016Videos
Settling in for a nice glass of wine, or relaxing with a cold beer? While some studies have shown that the properties of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 28, 2016Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th ...JUL 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers studying the bacterium Staphylococcus lugdunensis in its natural environment have stumbled onto an amazing d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2016Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A new discovery could one day improve treatments for lupus sufferers, saving thousands of ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 27, 2016Videos
Despite the most adamant testament to the contrary, we all smell (though some more pungent than others). Body odor is si ...JUL 26, 2016Cancer
Colon cancer is the third most common non-skin cancer type in the U.S. Now researchers say they have gained a huge advan ...JUL 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a world of new-age smart medicine and implantables, doctors at Tufts University have achieved a first that surpasses ...JUL 23, 2016Health & Medicine
You have probably heard of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzhe ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUL 22, 2016Videos
About 71 percent of Earth's surface is covered by water and it holds many of the world's most fascinating mysteries. The ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 18, 2016Videos
There's good news from Antarctica, where researchers with tools like ozonesondes - pictured above - have been following ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 18, 2016Plants & Animals
If you show someone a swordfish, it shouldn’t take them much longer than a second or two to identify it. The appea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2016Immunology
"This study makes it clear that resveratrol does cause the immune systems of dogs to change, but the changes it cau ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 16, 2016Videos
About 17 million people in the U.S. suffer from acne. Now, the FDA recently approved a new over the counter acne medicat ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 15, 2016Videos
England isn't where most people think of when they consider a sunny climate. Despite the infamous London fog and wet wea ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 13, 2016Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo ...JUL 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a new study, ominously titled “The Lick of Death,” doctors report friendly licks from her beloved Italian ...JUL 10, 2016Plants & Animals
Who do some lizards have exotic blue tails? They’re super attractive to your eye, but does it work the same way fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 08, 2016Videos
If you've ever held a newborn baby, you know the baby has a highly distinctive and irresistibly sweet smell. This scent ...JUL 07, 2016Videos
Most babies are born without any issues, but in some circumstances, some babies are born with organs outside of their bo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2016Videos
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a recently described family of lymphoid effector cells with important roles in immunolo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
Cats are among some of the most popular house pets in the world, right beside dogs, but many of them are very much outdo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUL 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Let’s say you’re having gross, uncomfortable, or scary thoughts - e.g. thoughts about your children dying or
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 29, 2016
Videos
Settling in for a nice glass of wine, or relaxing with a cold beer? While some studies have shown that the properties of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 28, 2016
Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th
...
JUL 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers studying the bacterium Staphylococcus lugdunensis in its natural environment have stumbled onto an amazing d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A new discovery could one day improve treatments for lupus sufferers, saving thousands of
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 27, 2016
Videos
Despite the most adamant testament to the contrary, we all smell (though some more pungent than others). Body odor is si
...
JUL 26, 2016
Cancer
Colon cancer is the third most common non-skin cancer type in the U.S. Now researchers say they have gained a huge advan
...
JUL 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a world of new-age smart medicine and implantables, doctors at Tufts University have achieved a first that surpasses
...
JUL 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
You have probably heard of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzhe
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUL 22, 2016
Videos
About 71 percent of Earth's surface is covered by water and it holds many of the world's most fascinating mysteries. The
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 18, 2016
Videos
There's good news from Antarctica, where researchers with tools like ozonesondes - pictured above - have been following
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you show someone a swordfish, it shouldn’t take them much longer than a second or two to identify it. The appea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2016
Immunology
"This study makes it clear that resveratrol does cause the immune systems of dogs to change, but the changes it cau
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 16, 2016
Videos
About 17 million people in the U.S. suffer from acne. Now, the FDA recently approved a new over the counter acne medicat
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 15, 2016
Videos
England isn't where most people think of when they consider a sunny climate. Despite the infamous London fog and wet wea
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 13, 2016
Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo
...
JUL 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a new study, ominously titled “The Lick of Death,” doctors report friendly licks from her beloved Italian
...
JUL 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
Who do some lizards have exotic blue tails? They’re super attractive to your eye, but does it work the same way fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 08, 2016
Videos
If you've ever held a newborn baby, you know the baby has a highly distinctive and irresistibly sweet smell. This scent
...
JUL 07, 2016
Videos
Most babies are born without any issues, but in some circumstances, some babies are born with organs outside of their bo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2016
Videos
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a recently described family of lymphoid effector cells with important roles in immunolo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim