Stem Cells, Brain Repair and Tricks of Light
The Naked Scientists Podcast
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The Science of Snoring
If someone's uvula is vibrating, it means they're burping or belching. Scientists have now come around to the idea that itching is because of a specific class of nerve fiber. There's a very small, very tiny type of nerve fiber in the skin that seems to convey itchiness. And why my surgical scars itch more with exercise. The two may not be related, but the more exercise and more my scars itch.
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