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Just Breathe: Lungs and Asthma
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Learn about asthma and what scientists are doing to study it.
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How Animals Digest Their Food
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Learn about how different animals digest their foods and the organs of their digestive systems.
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Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals
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Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.
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Musculoskeletal Systems in the Animal Kingdom
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Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.
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Resources on Brains
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.
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Stress and the Brain
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Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!
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Organ Transplantation
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Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
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Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain
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How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!
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Brain Architecture
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The human brain has many different parts. Each one plays a different function. But they all work together to manage complex thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
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How Sugar Affects the Brain
STEM Explained
Consuming sugary foods and drinks activates your brain’s reward system - the same system that can cause addiction.
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Celiac Disease: When You Really Need to Stay Gluten-Free
STEM Explained
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. Gluten triggers an immune system response, seriously affecting nutrition.
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Why a Trip to Outer Space Could Be Bad for Your Bones
STEM Explained
Astronauts can experience bone loss in space. To understand why, you need to know a bit about how bones are formed and maintained in your body.
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How fast can you react?
Hands-on Activities
What is a reflex? Test your reaction time and find out why reflexes are important in this challenge activity.