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Substances
Substances: a substance is a pure form of matter which has a specific composition and specific properties. In other words, a substance is matter that contains only one type of atom or molecule. Pure substances can be further divided into two subcategories: elements and compounds.
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APR 13, 2016Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer ...APR 09, 2016Videos
While humans share many similarities, we don't all have the same blood. Knowing your blood type is vital if you need a b ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 31, 2016Videos
Synthetic drugs are those created with man-made chemicals that mimic responses from natural compounds. On the market, th ...MAR 31, 2016Videos
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets limits for exposure to certain substances in the work place. One ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 18, 2016Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 04, 2016Microbiology
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “bacteria”? My first thought is, “thos ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 29, 2016Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB is what protects the brain from harmful substances that enter the bloodstream. It acts a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2016Videos
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t ...FEB 23, 2016Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe ...FEB 04, 2016Neuroscience
Everyone has seen the ad from the 80’s with a frying pan and an egg, “This is your brain on drugs” and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 27, 2016Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2016Chemistry & Physics
A new water filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances in just one pass. The filter membrane is ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 20, 2016Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 10, 2015Immunology
Superior technology brings us novel images of cancer cells and lymphocytes this week, and now scientists can learn more ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2015Neuroscience
Another myth busted by science. Most people have probably heard that different parts of the tongue can sense different t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 19, 2015Neuroscience
Is it Alzheimer’s disease? It’s hard to know if the deterioration of memory and other neurological symptoms ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 16, 2015Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 21, 2015Videos
The people in this video are walking on water, but it's not pure water. It's actually a water and corn starch mixture. W ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 20, 2015Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease effects millions of people worldwide. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria have the capacity to produce numerous substances for commercial and industrial applications. Despite this ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 27, 2015Neuroscience
Nearly two million Americans, aged 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on opioids in 2013, according to the Cen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 17, 2015Neuroscience
Recent research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine may have found a new blood biomarker for episodic mig ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 31, 2015Health & Medicine
A variant of an opiate drug, fentanyl, is being smuggled into the United States, sold to heroin dealers, and used to mak ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 13, 2016
Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer
...
APR 09, 2016
Videos
While humans share many similarities, we don't all have the same blood. Knowing your blood type is vital if you need a b
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 31, 2016
Videos
Synthetic drugs are those created with man-made chemicals that mimic responses from natural compounds. On the market, th
...
MAR 31, 2016
Videos
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets limits for exposure to certain substances in the work place. One
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 18, 2016
Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 04, 2016
Microbiology
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “bacteria”? My first thought is, “thos
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 29, 2016
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB is what protects the brain from harmful substances that enter the bloodstream. It acts a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2016
Videos
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t
...
FEB 23, 2016
Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe
...
FEB 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Everyone has seen the ad from the 80’s with a frying pan and an egg, “This is your brain on drugs” and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
A new water filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances in just one pass. The filter membrane is
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 10, 2015
Immunology
Superior technology brings us novel images of cancer cells and lymphocytes this week, and now scientists can learn more
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Another myth busted by science. Most people have probably heard that different parts of the tongue can sense different t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Is it Alzheimer’s disease? It’s hard to know if the deterioration of memory and other neurological symptoms
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2015
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 21, 2015
Videos
The people in this video are walking on water, but it's not pure water. It's actually a water and corn starch mixture. W
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 20, 2015
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease effects millions of people worldwide. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria have the capacity to produce numerous substances for commercial and industrial applications. Despite this
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Nearly two million Americans, aged 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on opioids in 2013, according to the Cen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Recent research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine may have found a new blood biomarker for episodic mig
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 31, 2015
Health & Medicine
A variant of an opiate drug, fentanyl, is being smuggled into the United States, sold to heroin dealers, and used to mak
...
Written By:
Kara Marker