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Most people can recall feeling embarrassed due to a situation they witnessed, or sad after seeing someone else cry. What causes these second-hand emotions? It turns out cells called mirror neurons play a role in our reactions in these sorts of scenarios.
Neuronal cells make up the circuitry of the brain. They consist of a round body and long cellular extension called an axon, which conducts electrical impulses from neuron to neuron. These impulses facilitate the sending of signals and initiation of responses, allowing the brain to perform its many vital functions.
Read More »One of the greatest mysteries of the Universe, apart from its reason for existing, is the question “How?” : how did we come to be,
The Big Bang theory, a well-known model of the Universe proposed a century ago by the astronomer Georges Lemaître, is one of the most well-known
Patients who suffer from spinal cord injuries have a very difficult time recovering. The patient’s spinal cord, from the site of the injury all the
Defining the disease Melanoma is defined as a type of skin cancer that usually begins in melanocytes (pigment-producing cells). This type of cancer normally occurs
It is often said, “When one looks into the past, one tends to miss the future.” In the status quo, the human race is fixated
Drug repurposing or drug repositioning, is a drug development strategy extensively used during the recent years within the research field, it involves predication on the
Social Darwinism includes the evolutionary concept of ‘survival of the fittest’. Organisms live through it every day in order to survive. Plants, people, and animals have
Mental health is often overlooked in society. However, although there has been an increase in the discussion of mental health in our generation, many fail
Communication in Bactria: Quorum Sensing Single-celled organisms, once thought capable of only performing simple tasks, are now appreciated for their ability to behave in
The brain consists of three main parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brainstem. The cerebrum is responsible for interpreting touch, vision, hearing, speech, reasoning,
As a freshman at Johns Hopkins, one of the first things I wanted to do was take advantage of the variety of research opportunities my
A teenage girl is talking to her friends about a celebrity while looking at a magazine. They talk about how thin that
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67% of smokers die as a result of smoking-related illnesses (Washington Post). Smoking is known to lead to 13 different kinds of cancer. Scientists and doctors
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