The nervous system is our body’s command center. Rising from our brain, it regulates our movements, thoughts and natural responses to things happening around us. It also regulates systems and processes including digestion, breathing and puberty. Diseases, accidents, and the aging process can affect our nervous system. What is the nervous system? Our nervous system […]
Introduction: The Earth is home to almost 3,400 living species of snakes. Except in Antarctica, snakes have established populations in fossorial, terrestrial, arboreal, and aquatic environments across all continents. With exceptional biological diversity, India is home to a wide variety of snake species. Nearly, 300 species of snakes are found in India and among these […]
What is Colour Blindness? Colour blindness or colour deficiency is an eye disorder where you might have difficulties in realising certain colours or you can’t see them properly. A person with colour blindness usually finds it difficult to detect colours like red, green, and blue. In some rare cases, people with colour blindness cannot even […]
The network of organs and tissues that help you breathe is called the respiratory system. The respiratory system’s primary function is to introduce oxygen into the body and expel carbon dioxide from the body. The respiratory system consists of lungs, blood vessels, and airways. The respiratory system also includes the muscles that power your lungs. […]
Alcohol consumption can have long lasting mental and physical impacts. Let’s have a look. It does not matter whether you consume alcohol occasionally or you drink every day, alcohol starts affecting your body and mind from the moment you take your first sip! Let’s analyze how alcohol affects physical and mental health of an individual […]
Migraine is one of the common problems people of this generation are facing. The main reason behind this is the complete change in technology and lifestyle. Today, we are living in a world of great facilities in all aspects. We have the internet to access to almost everything we want. We have got more delicious […]
A surgical procedure which is done to treat kidney failure is called kidney transplantation. Kidneys help in filtering waste from the blood and in removing it from the body through urine. Kidneys also help in maintaining the body’s fluid and electrolyte balance. In case the kidneys stop working, the waste builds up in our body […]
A cell is the structural and functional unit of life. Cells are the building blocks of all living organisms. The human body is made up of trillions of cells. The cells provide structure for the body, take nutrients from the food and convert these nutrients into energy. The cells carry out specialized functions in our […]
Bacteria are tiny single-celled organisms and are found almost everywhere on Earth. Bacteria are very imperative to the planet’s ecosystems. Some species of bacteria can even survive under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. Another astonishing fact is that the human body consists of more bacterial cells than human cells. But don’t worry, most bacteria […]
