Video: Should you pee on a jellyfish sting?
Sure, jellyfish look pretty serene, but we all know the evils that come from a run-in with those tentacles.
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May 23, 2017
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News tagged with pain
Researchers identify gene mutation capable of regulating pain
Pain afflicts at least 1.5 billion people worldwide, and despite the availability of various painkilling drugs, not all forms of pain are treatable. Moreover, pain medications can have side-effects such as dependence and ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 4, 2023
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Computers see through faked expressions of pain better than people
A joint study by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Toronto has found that a computer system spots real or faked expressions of pain more accurately than people can.
Computer Sciences
Mar 20, 2014
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A solution to sinusitis from the sea
A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2013
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Octopus, crabs and lobsters feel pain: How we found out
Does a lobster feel pain when you pop it in a pot? The UK government asked us to find out.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2021
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E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats
Skin has a remarkable ability to heal itself. But in some cases, wounds heal very slowly or not at all, putting a person at risk for chronic pain, infection and scarring. Now, researchers have developed a self-powered bandage ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 19, 2018
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New drug delivery system containing RNA therapy can target cancer cells in bone marrow
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have destroyed 90% of multiple myeloma blood cancer cells under laboratory conditions, and 60% in human tissues taken from patients at Rabin Medical Center (Belinson Hospital), using an ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 31, 2023
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Bumblebees appear to feel pain
New research by a team at Queen Mary University of London shows that bumblebees can modify their response to 'noxious' (painful) stimuli in a manner that is viewed in other animals as consistent with the ability to feel pain.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2022
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Nobel pioneers unlocked the cell door
For most of the 20th century, scientists were puzzled by how cells in our body are able to sense and react to external conditions.
Biochemistry
Oct 10, 2012
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Discovering new drugs is a long and expensive process: Chemical compounds that dupe screening tools make it even harder
Modern drug discovery is an expensive and complicated process. Hundreds of scientists and at least a decade are often required to produce a single medicine. One of the most critical steps in this process is the first one—identifying ...
Biochemistry
Apr 21, 2022
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