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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 »We live in on planet Earth, where the atmosphere is made of elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide and where its inhabitants, like
Black holes in the Universe are mysterious phenomena. Cosmologists hardly know anything about them, and even if something is known about them, they are all
Nowadays, with over 400 billion cups consumed every year, coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks. The sweet aroma of ground beans is
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
There are millions of people worldwide who do not have access to clean water. Less than 3% of the world’s water is freshwater, but only
Image Credit: Michigan Health Lab Fatality among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 can be attributed to the cytokine storm. Cytokines are proteins that serve as messengers
Diets are increasing in popularity; everyone seems to be trying them. A few popular ones include the Atkins, Paleo, Gluten-free, and Detox diets. But do
How Infancy Can Affect Sickle Cell Disease Hemoglobin[1] is made up of two pairs of protein subunits: two subunits of α-globin and two subunits of
We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, and humans are to blame. According to World Wildlife Fund, since 1970 there has been
Water bears, also known as tardigrades, are considered by many specialists to be Earth’s last standing species, due to their incredible survival characteristics. Water bears
Many people have heard that forcing a smile can make you actually feel happier. That idea originated from an experiment conducted in 1988, under psychologist
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