Daily Archives: December 7, 2016

Promiscuous drugs exemplified by dopamine receptor ligands

Dopamine, often referred as “the happiness hormone”, is one of the most prominent messenger molecules in the human brain. It is a precursor of noradrenaline and adrenaline, which are neurotransmitters as well. Most people heard about dopamine

Hyper IgM syndrome in North America: a rare disease of a critical step in the immune response pathway

Hyper IgM (HIGM) syndromes are a group of rare genetic disorders leading to ineffective immune responses. People with this immune defect are usually diagnosed in early childhood due to frequent infections. Most of these are common but

Downside of graphene – a miracle material

Any engineered nanomaterials should undergo thorough investigation on risk and health hazards imposed by them before available in the market for consumption. Graphene, a 2D carbon based material with hexagonal lattice structure along with its inherent physicochemical

Migration and perinatal mental health

There are currently an estimated 1 billion migrants globally, with trends increasing dramatically. Migrants have higher rates of physical and mental illness than their non-migrant counterparts due to multiple stressors experienced before, during and after migration (Fig.