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Srabani Roy Chowdhury (MAKAUT, WB) Plants possess many mechanisms to safeguard themselves from different pathogenic infections. There is a two-tiered system deployed by plants, as their defense response. They are- Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern (PAMP) triggered immunity (also called PTI). It is considered to be a weak immune response, brought into action by plasma membrane-localized pattern […]
Sarah Khatkhatay, SK Somaiya Vidhyadhar A mind, a soul, and a spirit. Within our bodies, a central role is played by the nervous system from receiving information from the sensory organs to controlling muscle movement. But, what is a mind, its nature, and what role does it play? Most of us believe that the mind […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Migraine is considered to be the most prevalent amongst chronic headaches globally, but its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Based on a Global Burden of Disease research, migraine headaches are one of the commonest factors related to disability-adjusted life. Many studies claim the abnormalities associated with cerebral blood flow (CBF) […]
Shenade Annie Kerketta, Amity University Kolkata Today, smoking is one of the major global health problems. The tobacco industry contributes largely to the world economy. India is on the list of one of the major producers of tobacco. More than 1.1 billion people globally smoke cigarettes. It has been found that men (35%globally) smoke more […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Scientists have developed brain waves of a paralyzed man who is unable to speak to form words from his contemplations onto a computer. A group of scientists carried out research and the results of the same were published on 15th July in the New England Journal of Medicine. According to […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College On average, more than one-half of all the existing insect species are considered to be herbivorous, meaning, these insects feed on plants to derive nutrition, making them an essential contributor to the food chain. Despite their critical herbivorous nature, the terrestrial domain of our world is flourishing from the mossy […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati Mitochondria and the pathological events surrounding it: Mitochondria, also known as the powerhouse of a cell, approximately generates about 95 % of the cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondria play a crucial role in the regulation of cellular physiology and pathological mechanisms which include metabolic control, ATP generation, immune […]
Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT (WB) Chemotherapy is used to treat cancer patients. During the process of chemotherapy, the effects of the chemotherapeutic agent are to reduce or kill the cancer cells but besides cancer cells, other cell types are also affected which includes cycling blood cells. This process puts the hematopoietic system under pressure and sends […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Haemodynamic Frailty and its associated disorders Frailty is defined as a clinically recognized state of increased vulnerability causing an ageing-associated functional decline in the advancing years. This decline takes place across several physiological systems resulting in compromised acute stressors. It is a pre-morbid condition in which the individual is in […]
Mustafa Vora, DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai In a recent study, a team of researchers compiled the measurements of brain and body size of over 300 fossils of Homo around the globe with the world’s regional climate over the last million years. This study showed how the size of the brain and body fluctuated over […]
