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  Fisher (animal)

  The fisher is a North American marten, a medium sized mustelid. The fisher is agile in trees and has a slender body that allows it to pursue prey into hollow trees or burrows in the ground. Despite ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Sports Medicine
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  Melatonin

  Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland (located in the brain) and also by the retina and GI tract. It is referred to by some biochemists ... > more
• Influenza
  Bird Flu Research
  Bird Flu
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  Virology
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  Spanish flu

  The Spanish Flu Pandemic, also known as La Grippe Espagnole, or La Pesadilla, was an unusually severe and deadly strain of avian influenza, a viral infectious disease, that killed some 50 million to ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
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  Heat shock protein

  Heat shock proteins (HSP) are a group of proteins the expression of which is increased when the cells are exposed to elevated ... > more
• Lyme Disease
  Spiders and Ticks
  Healthy Aging
  Joint Pain
  Animals
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  Tick

  Tick is the common name for the small arachnids that, along with mites, constitute the order Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, ... > more
• Zoology
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Mammals
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  Bat

  Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. Their most distingushing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammal capable of flight.There are estimated to be ... > more
• Animals
  Agriculture and Food
  Dogs
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  Veterinary Medicine
  Mammals
   
  

  Domestication

  Domestication is a phenomenon whereby a wild biological organism is habituated to survive in the company of human beings. Domesticated animals, plants, and other organisms are those whose collective ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Fisheries
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Bioluminescence

  Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Bioluminescence may be ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Nervous System
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Oxytocin

  Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. In women, it is released mainly after distension of the cervix and vagina during labor, and after stimulation of the ... > more
• Smoking
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Lung Cancer
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Nicotine

  Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae), predominantly in tobacco, and in lower quantities in tomato, potato, eggplant (aubergine), and green pepper. Nicotine ... > more

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