You were probably taught that we have five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. This is not quite right: "touch" is not a single sense, but rather several working together.
Mar 2, 2024
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Some people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests.
Jan 3, 2024
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A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain. Almost 40% of the adult population experiences low back pain due to degenerating disks in the spine, but medical ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have built an online simulator that gives an improved visual representation of the deterioration caused by glaucoma.
Sep 21, 2023
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Nerve cells that sense touch grow the appropriate endings for hairy or hairless skin based on cues from the skin itself, rather than through predetermined programming, according to research led by Harvard Medical School scientists ...
Aug 23, 2023
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If you woke up one morning and found you couldn't see out of one eye, odds are you'd call the eye doctor immediately—or even go to the emergency room. But we don't tend to treat sudden hearing loss in one or both ears with ...
Aug 11, 2023
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A new review paper co-authored by two Johns Hopkins pain experts suggests that scrambler therapy, a non-invasive pain treatment, can yield significant relief for approximately 80%–90% of patients with chronic pain, and ...
Jul 31, 2023
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The function of mast cells, which are part of the immune system, is still a mystery. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now shown that in mice mast cells function as a sensor that signals the animals ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Oct 14, 2022
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Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United States are born with profound hearing loss.
May 24, 2022
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