Tag Archives: pain

Creepy crawly centipedes are a source of new high-strength painkillers

Posted on 9 November 2013 by mmmbitesizescience

I’m dreading the day I get knocked up, since I know that my incredibly low pain threshold will have trouble dealing with the crazy horror that is childbirth. That’s why I was overjoyed to hear of some new research from … Continue reading →

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Posted in Analgesics, Bioengineering, Disease, Medicine, Science | Tagged analgesic, centipede, chinese red-headed, morphine, pain, painkiller, PRIALT, relief, scolopendra subspinipes mutilans, venom | 2 Comments

A Marvellous Month of Infectious Science

Posted on 4 October 2013 by mmmbitesizescience

Cold weather helps to spread flu across the country A very cool new study from McMaster University researchers shows how weather patterns impact the spread of influenza A virus across Canada. Using outbreak data gathered over more than 13 years, … Continue reading →