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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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OCT 13, 2015Videos
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing inflammation of the skin. The exact cause is unknown, but scientists ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2015Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decades. In ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 09, 2015Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness, ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 02, 2015Cancer
Are taller people more likely to develop cancer than shorter people? It’s a theory that has been tossed around for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2015Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2015Immunology
Smallpox killed 30% of its victims and brutally scarred those who survived the infection. In 1980, the terribly infectio ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2015Microbiology
Your microbiome outnumbers you nearly 10 to 1, so it’s no surprise that we leave our bacteria, viruses, and fungi ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 23, 2015Videos
Tumors can begin and grow in our bodies for several reasons. In some cases of skin cancer like melanoma, ultraviolet lig ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2015Immunology
Last week allergy researchers from The Alfred and Monash University in Australia revealed a link between allergens in ce ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2015Microbiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacterium that has become increasingly resistant to mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 14, 2015Videos
Mercury is a very fascinating element. It's a metal that just happens to take the form of a liquid at relatively low tem ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2015Videos
Our society is becoming more and more mobile every year. With more demand for wireless internet access, increased amount ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 13, 2015Cancer
Three researchers won prestigious medical awards for a new approach to treating cancer and insights into how creatures d ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2015Plants & Animals
On the last Sunday of the summer season, on a warm beach on Cape Cod, swimmers and beachcombers made the most of the tin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2015Cancer
Immunotherapy is powerful, and British researchers have found a way to make it even more so. By giving cancer patients a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Videos
While they used to be hunted for their blubber, skins and ivory teeth, the only people hunting whales today are tourists ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 25, 2015Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 20, 2015Cancer
The culprits in a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may be a group of mutations in 15 genes for p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 19, 2015Videos
No one ever really notices the color of dinosaurs in illustrations or movies do they? They are varying shades of green, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new report by scientists from Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina states that blooms of toxic ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Many adults have moles, benign tumors on the skin. A mutation in the BRAF gene makes them grow and become cancerous.Now ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 03, 2015Cancer
Why does melanoma, which accounts for 2 percent of skin cancer cases, cause almost all skin cancer deaths? Why have mela ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
OCT 13, 2015
Videos
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing inflammation of the skin. The exact cause is unknown, but scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decades. In
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 09, 2015
Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 02, 2015
Cancer
Are taller people more likely to develop cancer than shorter people? It’s a theory that has been tossed around for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2015
Immunology
Smallpox killed 30% of its victims and brutally scarred those who survived the infection. In 1980, the terribly infectio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2015
Microbiology
Your microbiome outnumbers you nearly 10 to 1, so it’s no surprise that we leave our bacteria, viruses, and fungi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 23, 2015
Videos
Tumors can begin and grow in our bodies for several reasons. In some cases of skin cancer like melanoma, ultraviolet lig
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2015
Immunology
Last week allergy researchers from The Alfred and Monash University in Australia revealed a link between allergens in ce
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacterium that has become increasingly resistant to mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2015
Videos
Mercury is a very fascinating element. It's a metal that just happens to take the form of a liquid at relatively low tem
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2015
Videos
Our society is becoming more and more mobile every year. With more demand for wireless internet access, increased amount
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 13, 2015
Cancer
Three researchers won prestigious medical awards for a new approach to treating cancer and insights into how creatures d
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2015
Plants & Animals
On the last Sunday of the summer season, on a warm beach on Cape Cod, swimmers and beachcombers made the most of the tin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2015
Cancer
Immunotherapy is powerful, and British researchers have found a way to make it even more so. By giving cancer patients a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Videos
While they used to be hunted for their blubber, skins and ivory teeth, the only people hunting whales today are tourists
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 25, 2015
Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 20, 2015
Cancer
The culprits in a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may be a group of mutations in 15 genes for p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 19, 2015
Videos
No one ever really notices the color of dinosaurs in illustrations or movies do they? They are varying shades of green,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A new report by scientists from Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina states that blooms of toxic
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
AUG 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Many adults have moles, benign tumors on the skin. A mutation in the BRAF gene makes them grow and become cancerous.Now
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 03, 2015
Cancer
Why does melanoma, which accounts for 2 percent of skin cancer cases, cause almost all skin cancer deaths? Why have mela
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider