What Is the Biology of Fear and Anxiety?

What Is the Biology of Fear and Anxiety?

ByTarik Regad

Fear is a primitive human emotion that is caused by specific threat-related stimuli leading to adaptive behaviors aimed at preventing or coping with that threat. The central organ that controls and regulates fear is the amygdala, an almond chapped structure located deep within the brain’s temporal lobes. What Is the Function of the Amygdala in…

Cancer a Failed By-product of Genetic Evolution?

Cancer a Failed By-product of Genetic Evolution?

ByTarik Regad

Cancer is a disease characterized by an uncontrollable division of cells that can invade surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body through a process known as metastasis. This uncontrollable division or proliferation is associated with genetic alterations in tumor suppressor genes that control cell division, DNA repair, and apoptosis. These genetic alterations…