How the Brain Can Miraculously Switch Off Pain
In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some ...
Brain's Miraculous Ability to Switch Off Pain
In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required ...
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Physical Activity Initiates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Release
The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...
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Types of Neurons and Their Function
There are many different types of neurons, and they all have special functions in the brain, spinal cord ... the neuron include the following: While glia do not directly regulate signal ...
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Some viruses prefer mosquitoes to humans, but people get sick anyway − a virologist and entomologist explain why
Viruses cannot replicate very well in humans, which means transmission from ... system – the brain and spinal cord – the ...
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Prions found throughout the body in moose and red deer with sporadic chronic wasting disease
In a new study, researchers have also demonstrated that these prions can experimentally transmit the disease to mice.
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Some viruses prefer mosquitoes to humans, but people get sick anyway
Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...
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Neurological Functions Associated with Acquired Brain Injury
Research indicates that following the onset of an acquired brain injury (ABI), the brain initiates an immediate ...