Have you ever considered the brain as a kingdom? The rulers of the kingdom are the brain cells, viz., neurons. But the brain is not occupied by neurons only; half of it is occupied by housekeeping and army cells called glia. There are two major brain warriors – microglia and astrocytes. They are always busy …
“I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.” While we can all agree that our famous inhabitant of 221-B Baker Street is a fan of exaggeration, the sentiment is not entirely invalid. The same brain that forms the window to our senses and perception allows Sherlock to keenly observe and …
In a recent turn of events, FDA approved the drug Aducanumab for treating Alzheimer’s. There has been a lot of debate in the scientific community since the drug’s approval. The drug reduces amyloid plaques caused because of the deposition of amyloid β. This accumulation has been speculated as a leading cause of Alzheimer’s. Many scientists believe …
Why A Good Idea Must Evolve To Survive Thanks to the Green Revolution, there are over 7 billion of us today. We, humans, have been farming for the last 10,000 years. But we never experienced such a huge surge in population until the Green Revolution. We make enough food to feed our entire human …
