The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a group of genes that encode proteins on the cell surface that have an important role in immune response. Their main role is in antigen presentation where ...

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles. They continually fuse and divide, are actively recruited to specific cellular locations and have dynamic structures. Mitochondrial fusion requires three large ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Essential amino acids are organic compounds your body can’t produce on its own. The nine essential amino acids—histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, ...

The main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), your vagus nerve relays messages between your brain, digestive system, and heart. Your PNS helps your body relax and recover after stress - ...

Jeanne Gobat is a Senior Economist in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect ...