Browsing the "Medicine" Category

What’s the Deal with Gene Editing?

February 11th, 2019 | by Michael Doherty

In the past two decades there has been a huge surge in genetic research primarily due to the completion of…

January 16th, 2019 | by Jakub Krstev

Scientific estimates vary however the consensus is that the ratio of human to microbial cells in our body is between…

November 7th, 2018 | by Mark Mitra

Small molecule therapy is a major area of research in cancer treatment and is transforming treatment from the ‘one size…

October 31st, 2018 | by Peter Morrice

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) is a blood cancer that affects millions of people across the globe. Patients suffer from uncontrolled…

February 27th, 2018 | by Hadeel Mohammed Abbood

Practicing good oral hygiene on a daily basis will keep the number of pathogens at low levels, that can be…

August 28th, 2017 | by Anna Cranston

If you are one of the millions of people who rely on that daily cup of coffee (or two, or…

May 9th, 2017 | by Anna Cranston

Head transplants – the work of science fiction, or an exciting scientific possibility? Whatever your opinion, this slightly gruesome Frankenstein…

November 23rd, 2015 | by Inez Imray

As the prelude of our Anatomy issue, Inez Imray diggs into the history of the Burke and Hare murders. As…