Category: Biomedical Research
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Influence of Technology in Dentistry
This article briefly looks at some technologies and how they are being utilised to provide the best care for dental patients. With procedures becoming more accurate and patients receiving better care, it is only inevitable more of these technologies will be seen in the future.
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The Human Respiratory System: A Marvelous Bodily Circuit or a Fragile Interconnected Network?
As you are reading this you probably don’t realise that you are breathing. That’s because it’s an automatic mechanism controlled by our brain. Why isn’t it just manually controlled? Why is breathing so important? What happens if something goes wrong? Read on to understand these questions and appreciate our meticulous yet fragile Respiratory System.
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Life with no Limits: The Immortal Jellyfish
This article investigates a unique defense mechanism known as transdifferentiation that is used by a special type of hydrozoan jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii. Additionally, this article aims to find potential applications for trandifferentiation in modern-day medicine.
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Vacuum Induced Uterine Tamponades (VIUTs) for Postpartum Hemorrhages
This article examines a faster and simpler non-surgical intervention to tamponade uterine bleeding in postpartum complications.
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How Brain to Brain Interfaces (BBI) Revolutionize Neuroscience?
A brain to brain interface is a direct communication pathway between the brain of one animal and the brain of another animal. Brain to brain interfaces have been used to help rats collaborate with each other.
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Classifying Blood Groups – and the Danger of the Unknown
This article looks at the classification of blood groups in humans based on their biological structure. As well, this article discusses the significance of the discoveries of classification in the medical field, such as by preventing many deaths from blood transfusions as well as of the foetus during pregnancy.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder: Exploring the Reality Behind Having Multiple Personalities
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a frequently misunderstood condition, and some do not even believe that it exists. This article discusses the biology of the condition itself, as well as how it impacts individuals and the tragic circumstances that lead to it.
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How Cold Medicine May Be Contributing to the Spread of Disease
Cold medicines are amongst the most commonly prescribed drugs by American doctors, however, healthcare professionals are beginning to acknowledge the many flaws with these types of medications. The first and most notable being increased transmission of infection, and the second being that medicated individuals may stay sick for longer. Despite these flaws, these drugs are…
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Effects of Music Listening Interventions on the Mental Health of Adolescents
Music listening interventions are increasingly used by current generations to achieve self-relaxation and other benefits. This study observes the emotional effects of music interventions on stress and anxiety-related symptoms in adolescents 14-18 years of age based on a conducted music listening interventions survey.
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Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis: How Teeth Can Restore Your Vision
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), or ‘tooth in eye surgery’, is a medical procedure involving removing a patient’s tooth to replace the cornea and inserting a tiny lens before being implanted into the eye.
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