Neurons in the body’s nervous system alert the brain when an injury or other instance of acute pain occurs. But when neurons become overly sensitized, chronic pain can result. Researchers are currently studying ways to calm the neural response and ease chronic pain.
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What Makes a Face
Let’s face it, there’s a lot involved in the human face.
It’s a complicated mix of physiology and psychology. The information a human face can relay is almost unending. The human face is debateably the most useful, and possibly the most underestimated, means of communication that people have.
So let’s learn a little more about the face.
Grave School Lessons
Forensic anthropologists study the process of human decomposition at Western Carolina University’s Forensic Osteological Research Station to understand and solve real-life situations, including murder and mishaps, to learn how a person died and what happened to their remains.
Understanding Tissues and Cells
With new understanding about the structures of human organs, scientists are growing miniature human livers, hearts and kidneys and linking them together with a blood substitute, to evaluate the effects of new drugs. Watch the video and then go through the interactive PowerPoint presentation below!
The Body in Motion
Researchers with the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab are providing new insights into how even a small amount of exercise can cut the risk of disease in half.