Tag: Inflammation
Heart attacks, cancer, dementia, premature deaths: 4 essential reads on the...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new standard for protecting the public from...
An itching paradox – a molecule that triggers the urge to scratch...
Marlys Fassett, University of California, San Francisco
Itching can be uncomfortable, but it’s a normal part of your skin’s...
Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t...
Paul D. Terry, University of Tennessee
Everyone has a different tolerance for spicy food — some love the burn,...
How do spices get their flavor?
Beronda L. Montgomery, Grinnell College
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
People produce endocannabinoids – similar to compounds found in marijuana –...
Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina
Over the past two decades, a...
Meditation and mindfulness offer an abundance of health benefits and may...
Hilary A. Marusak, Wayne State University
Many people look to diet trends or new exercise regimens – often with...
Sepsis is one of the most expensive medical conditions in the...
Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak, Tufts University and Hayley Muendlein, Tufts University
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition arising from the body’s...
Chickenpox and shingles virus lying dormant in your neurons can reactivate...
Andrew Bubak, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
