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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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JUL 05, 2016Immunology
People who suffer persistent itching without any clear cause may have previously unrecognized defects to their immu ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 30, 2016Videos
This month played host for a rather embarrassing event for a snake at the Alice Springs Reptile Center in Alice Springs, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Growing tissues in lab petri dishes has been one of science’s most fascinating and ambitious endeavors. The abilit ...JUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health just published a detailed survey of Boston’s subway-dwel ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 28, 2016Videos
Old standbys for tick removal include household products like matches, nail polish remover and petroleum jelly. But what ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2016Videos
Octopuses are one of the greatest attractions of any worthwhile aquariums. Classified as a cephalopod, just the appearan ...JUN 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i ...JUN 24, 2016Cancer
The UK has just approved new pair of anticancer drugs for the treatment of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms o ...JUN 22, 2016Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
Kyrgyzstan’s President, Almazbek Atambayev, who took office in December 2011 has been making major strides f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2016Videos
The sidewinder snake is well adapted for its harsh desert habitat. With its unique movement, it can travel up to 18 mile ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2016Neuroscience
A study conducted in the UK on cognitive improvement after watching a clip from a movie in 3D has been getting a lot of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 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 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2016Immunology
Scientists learn more everyday about the complex and unique population of microbes in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tr ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
One major benefit of stem cells is that they could be used to create healthy cells of any type. In the lab, skin cells h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2016Videos
We all accept that aging is a natural part of growing up. The human body is not built to last forever. In fact, we top o ...JUN 09, 2016Neuroscience
The opioid addiction problem in the United States is reaching epic proportions. Some local law enforcement agencie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 08, 2016Health & Medicine
Pain is a very important biological process because it tell us that something is wrong. There are a variety of types of ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 08, 2016Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer ( ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2016Videos
Ever wonder (or complain) why you seem to get eaten alive by mosquito bites when the person sitting right next to you on ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2016
Immunology
People who suffer persistent itching without any clear cause may have previously unrecognized defects to their immu
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 30, 2016
Videos
This month played host for a rather embarrassing event for a snake at the Alice Springs Reptile Center in Alice Springs,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Growing tissues in lab petri dishes has been one of science’s most fascinating and ambitious endeavors. The abilit
...
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health just published a detailed survey of Boston’s subway-dwel
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 28, 2016
Videos
Old standbys for tick removal include household products like matches, nail polish remover and petroleum jelly. But what
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2016
Videos
Octopuses are one of the greatest attractions of any worthwhile aquariums. Classified as a cephalopod, just the appearan
...
JUN 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i
...
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
The UK has just approved new pair of anticancer drugs for the treatment of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms o
...
JUN 22, 2016
Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
Kyrgyzstan’s President, Almazbek Atambayev, who took office in December 2011 has been making major strides f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2016
Videos
The sidewinder snake is well adapted for its harsh desert habitat. With its unique movement, it can travel up to 18 mile
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2016
Neuroscience
A study conducted in the UK on cognitive improvement after watching a clip from a movie in 3D has been getting a lot of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2016
Immunology
Scientists learn more everyday about the complex and unique population of microbes in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
One major benefit of stem cells is that they could be used to create healthy cells of any type. In the lab, skin cells h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2016
Videos
We all accept that aging is a natural part of growing up. The human body is not built to last forever. In fact, we top o
...
JUN 09, 2016
Neuroscience
The opioid addiction problem in the United States is reaching epic proportions. Some local law enforcement agencie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
Pain is a very important biological process because it tell us that something is wrong. There are a variety of types of
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer (
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Videos
Ever wonder (or complain) why you seem to get eaten alive by mosquito bites when the person sitting right next to you on
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan