Recent studies not only reveal that functions of the human brain are highly localised but also that the brain responds to different stimuli in a clustered manner
Fever that follows viral infection is believed to be a defence mechanism of the body. High temperature is thought to harm virus more than the host. However, researchers at the University of Oxford,
The key to unravelling the mysteries of the earth could actually lie in the functioning of organisms so small that a million of them could be found in a single drop of water
What makes a person dance to loud music? Neil Todd, a psychologist at the University of Manchester, UK, thinks that the urge has its roots inside the ears. Basing his arguments on studies on animals,
Ants are known to relay information to one another through chemicals called pheromones which diffuse through air. But Robert Hickling of the University of Mississippi in US suggests that ant hotline
Researchers have long puzzled over how nitric oxide (NO) plays a vital role in a range of biologoical processes, from dilation of blood vessels to immune defence, learning, memory and even
A nematode reveals the secrets of the genetics of apoptosis physiological cell death and points to possible pharmaceutical breakthroughs in controlling heart attacks
