Hiccup

Hiccup

A hiccup or hiccough, is the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm that repeats several times per minute. In humans, the abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating the "hic" Hiccupsound.ogg sound. In medicine, it is known as synchronous... Wo...

Hiccup in Biological News

A new study of living cells could revolutionize the way we test drugs

..., who carried out the experiments. It worked. As soon as the yeast got a taste of the vodka, the probe registered an electrical signal. A drunken hiccup perhaps? "It was probably the last gasp of the dying cell," says Professor Geim. The researchers had added so much ethanol that it poisoned the cell. ...

Tropical Deforestation affects rainfall in the U.S. and around the globe

...ft the typical global circulation patterns, sending storm systems off their typical paths." And, because of the Amazon's location, any sort of weather hiccup from the area could signal serious changes for the rest of the world like droughts and severe storms. Clearly, land-cover changes in tropical regio...

NASA satellite data provides rapid analysis of Amazon deforestation

...into the atmosphere - making the tropics the Earth's primary source of heat redistribution. And, because of the Amazon's location, any sort of weather hiccup from the area could signal serious changes for the rest of the world like droughts and severe storms. Global climate is also affected when Amazon b...