Health

Anxiety Disorders: When the Brain’s Rescue System Goes Wrong

It has been hypothesised that hyperactivity in the amygdala could be a causative mechanism in anxiety disorders.

Stress and Hope

To start with, let’s answer the question of if you have ever found a hopeless, yet happy person?

Stress, a Time Thief

Well, can the kidneys get damaged by overthinking? Or in a more refined language, can psychological stress lead to kidney damage? – let’s find out!

About Fever

While growing up, I was the recipient of a weird judgment- one that made me worthy of malaria treatments. The sickening part of it all was the judge…

Memorings

A couple of times, I’ve had to answer the question of how to retain information when we read. My simple answer has always been to enjoy whatever it…

The Small Islands of Langerhans

It took me a long time to decide what story to tell today. But then, this came up. And just so you know (no fogginess today!), we will be learning…

CRISPR Pronounced ‘Crisper’

Last time, we talked ‘small’ but essential. Today will be another episode of a small world. And our story begins in a land of the single-celled animals we…

Might Be Small

It might be small. Sometime yesterday, my brother and I rewatched SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. Then we went on to talk about orbit, how that this unseen force…

A Gift of Life

I met a mother of two and midway into our conversation, she coughed blood and collapsed. At the hospital, the diagnosis was acute liver failure. Her attending doctor…

You and Your Hygiene

One of the most effective ways of protecting ourselves and others from infections and illnesses is good personal hygiene. This entails washing your hands regularly, having a good…