Category: Biomedical Research
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mRNA vaccines
mRNA vaccines are rapidly gaining traction with an abundance of clinical research into their uses for both prevention and treatment. This article provides a general overview of how they work, and their potential to treat cancer.
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The HeLa cells: Exploring Their Importance and Ethical Issues
This article aims to explore the first immortal human cell line (HeLa), their contributions to modern medicine and ethical issues surrounding them.
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Stem Cells: Why Are They So Crucial In Medicine?
Stem Cells constitute an intriguing and promising field of medicine because of their ability to regenerate and heal damaged tissue. This article covers the biology of stem cells, the pros and cons, and their promising abilities to further our study of medicine.
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Brain Organoids: A Narrative Review of Potential, Limitations and Future
The rapid development of stem cell technology has opened up unprecedented avenues for studying human neurodevelopment, and one of such avenue is the study of brain organoids, or “mini-brains”. How do they work, what can these be used to study and how viable are the models they provide? This article seeks to answer some of…
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AI and Moral Status
With the rapid advancements in the intersection between neuroscience and technology, the existence of Artificial General Intelligence has become more a question of when rather than if. Such an entity will lead to questions regarding morality, specifically moral status. This article aims to discuss moral status in Artificial General Intelligence. In the end, it is…
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The Evolution of Sulfonylureas as Hypoglycaemic Drugs Over Time, Their Mechanisms and how they Treat Symptoms of Type II Diabetes Mellitus.
This article will explain the chemistry of sulfonylureas, the pharmacology behind them and how they have changed over time to make them more effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Dostarlimab: Hope or Hype?
One recent form of immunotherapy, a drug called Dostarlimab, has taken the medical world by storm after a small study reported a 100% complete clinical response.
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CRISPR Gene Editing: From novel treatment to reality
With the endless developments in genetic engineering and the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing lately, it is difficult not to wonder if the creation of super mutants in our reality is possible. This article will explain how these so-called “superhumans” could already be walking the earth much sooner than expected, and explore the seemingly endless…
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Behind the Controversial and Forbidden Technique of Gene Editing
A deep dive into the recent innovation of CRISPR gene editing. The reasons behind its controversy and why it’s banned from nearly every nation. Answering the very questions behind the ethicality of this new technique.
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Antibiotic Resistance: The Quiet Crisis
Introduction Since the inception of the first penicillin drug in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have systematically changed and revolutionized the field of medicine. These antibiotics drugs or antimicrobial substances are widely used throughout medical treatment to prevent infections by inhibiting the growth and survival of bacteria. However, as the use of antibiotics continues to…
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