Youth Medical Journal

Author: Arsa Satheeskumar

What would we do without anaesthetics

Aug 5, 2022

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by

Arsa Satheeskumar

in Biomedical Research

General anaesthesia(scientifically known as narcosis) is the act of putting a patient to sleep, which induces complete unconsciousness. Its function is to prevent the patient’s awareness during surgery by suppressing reflex activity, which causes surgical interventions to be easier, and ultimately allows comfort to the patient. The development of anaesthetics has a unique and fascinating…
Why should we not underestimate the role of epigenetics in treating cancer?

Mar 9, 2022

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by

Arsa Satheeskumar

in Biomedical Research, Health and Disease

This article discusses how the discovery of epigenetic mechanisms has significantly added to our understanding on genetics. It also explains how this knowledge can be used to produce drugs which counteract these mechansisms.