Health Sciences News Bad News for Anatomy Students: Possible New Organ Found in Human Throat How research for prostrate cancer lead to the accidental discovery of a previously overlooked entity 2020 was a roller coaster of emotions, jam packed with unexpected turns and twists. In fact, those days it seemed as though anything is possible – even the discovery of a new organ! It may be difficult to imagine there […] Written by Tooba Mir 2021-08-052021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News The Self-Assembling System of an Embryo Stem cells in a developing embryo have a unique ability to distinguish into different types of tissues aided by the gene HMGA1. Source: Ryddragyn via commons.wikimedia.org Similar to how we have the liberty to opt for our preferred careers, stem cells in developing embryos also choose their own specialized fate; whether they wish to become […] Written by Aliza Khan 2021-08-032021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News Touch Transcends Our Fingertips Have you ever wondered how the blind can navigate with canes in their hands? The secret lies in an interesting part of the brain responsible for the sensation of touch, that sometimes works in ways we do not even expect! Neurobiologist, Luke Miller, was once playing with a curtain rod in his apartment when he […] Written by Alizah Gul Memon 2020-03-162021-04-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News Selectively Killing Cancer Cells Using Ultrasound Ultrasound are sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing which are also used to make an image of a person’s internal body structure. Ultrasound waves have been used in cancer treatments before using high-intensity bursts to heat up tissue and killing cancer and normal cells in the area targeted. […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-03-122021-04-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science Anti-Vaccination: Unfolding the story of a deadly misinformation epidemic Imagine if you could travel through time back to the medieval times. You would observe disease and death knocking at every door, every hour, every day. The Dark Ages saw monsters and indeed, men lurking in the shadows, ready to devour their prey. Today, these monsters lurk, not in the dark, but under a bright, […] Written by Fatima Iftikhar 2019-08-142019-08-14 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science Technology CRISPR- The Game Changer Genetic diseases have always posed problems for the medical societies. The problem is that the enemy is the gene, an important part of the body. Neither can a malfunctioned gene be loved nor can it be killed with a pill. Patients suffering with diseases such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis were hopeless until […] Written by Hanzillah Siddique 2018-09-142020-07-18 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science Thalidomide Catastrophe: One Of The Darkest Episodes In Science There are no qualms in accepting the fact that science has led to a lot of remarkable developments in all walks of life. With the advancement in technology, the world has shrunk and we can now connect with people across oceans easily with the help of audio and video calling. Travelling to far-flung corners of the […] Written by Wajeeha Abid 2018-08-272018-10-13 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science Immune System: An Army Within Ourselves “Military action is important to the nation. It is the ground of death and life, the path of survival and destruction so it is important to examine it.” Master Sun Tzu said this a long time ago, even before we became conscious of our never-ceasing battles with unseen enemies—Microbes. Believe it or not but you […] Written by Hanzillah Siddique 2018-06-222020-07-21 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked