Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University, Kolkata The human brain is a fascinating organ. Holding the key to a whole lot of mysteries of human psyche and behavioral patterns, it has drawn attention of numerous researchers across the world for decades. One such research team from Bruchas Lab at University of Washington was intrigued about dopamine. It […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects neurons (dopamine-producing) of substantia nigra. Symptoms of this disease develop slowly over the years and vary from person to person. The cause of Parkinson’s disease is not well known which makes it difficult to cure. However, medications and […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Depression is currently one of the most well-known psychiatric disorders with an increasing number of patients every year. Existing research reveals the role played by different cellular, neuroendocrine and neurochemical mechanisms on the pathophysiology of depression. Since the last two decades, studies of neuroanatomical changes in depression, mainly in the […]
Sarah Khatkhatay, SK Somaiya, Vidhyadhar Tau proteins are proteins that exhibit the function of stabilizing microtubules. These are present abundantly in the nerve cells. They have isolated as a microtubule-associated protein and promote the assembly and stability of the microtubules. Microtubules play a fundamental role in the division of the cell and neuronal activity. A […]
Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata “The world is full of endless possibilities to contemplate, and my brain has no idea where to put them all. They just tumble around in there like balls in a lottery machine.” ~As quoted by someone who has been seeking refuge from the nonstop chaos inside his/her ADHD brain. ADHD? […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Love, a feeling which has given pain as well as happiness to the world; a particular genre that has helped people to find a certain livelihood. It’s a feeling celebrated all over the world and is portrayed in the form of art, sculpture, music, movies, poems, stories, and so on. […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata A new study shows that there were critical links between the minds of humans and mice in how they function – and malfunction. The ways by which the brain produces hallucinations provide a promising entry point to the development of much-needed new therapies for schizophrenia. Psychosis is a condition […]
Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain. It is a biological process that alters the neurochemical pathways in the brain. Although addictions may be of varying types, the most frequently occurring and the most damaging ones include substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, tobacco). Substance abuse physically affects […]
RUCHITA KARMAKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Detection of Fucose is the cancer-marker in urine that helps in the initial screening of cancer. The Amperometric biosensing methods have the advantage of being fast, easy, and accurate results in urinalysis. Yet, the coexisting electroactive interferences as those of Ascorbic acid(AA), dopamine(DA), and uric acid(UA) make it difficult to […]
Avipsha Datta, Department of Biophysics and Molecular Biology, University of Calcutta Early life stress plays an awfully important role in brain development and very much contributes to the event of assorted mental disorders in later stages of life. A regular animal model like rats was taken to review different aspects of psychiatric disorders. Social isolation […]
