Category: Health and Disease
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Anxiety Disorder: Exploring The Reality Behind Having Anxiety
Anxiety. A term that is used so frequently that it lost its meaning. This article covers the biology of the illness, how it is processed in the brain, its influences on individuals and the various diagnosis and treatment.
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Diabetes and Periodontal Disease
This article looks at the relationship between two diseases: Periodontal disease and Diabetes. Is there just a correlation or has a causal relationship been justified?
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The Negative Influence of Coronary Heart Disease on the World
Whether or not a country is developed is irrelevant, as coronary heart disease is a prominent problem in both developing and developed countries.
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Mendelian Laws: How Does a Better Understanding of These Principles Help With the Diagnosis and Treatment of Complex Diseases?
“Mendelian diseases” are single-gene diseases that are caused by mutant genes that interfere with the specific function and phenotype shown in a genome [3]. These single-gene conditions can be readily modelled using Mendelian laws of inheritance and our understanding of these conditions is generally more complete.
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Refeeding Syndrome – A Dangerous Complication of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment
Refeeding syndrome is one of the most dangerous and known complications from anorexia nervosa. This potentially lethal condition does not result in mortality itself – it is the electrolyte disturbances that occur secondary, resulting in organ failure and sometimes death.
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Is communication important in the NHS?
The NHS encounters challenges constantly, the importance of revisiting failures and resolutions of prior inquiries in the NHS is paramount.
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What causes stuttering, how it is treated and how it may affect people
Background Stuttering, also known as speech dysfluency, is a condition that involves involuntary verbal expressions. Often stuttering is characterised by repetitions of words, letters or sounds, however, it may also be prolongations of the latter. In other instances speech dysfluency is demonstrated through tension in one’s speech while pronouncing words. A person who stutters may…
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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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When is the Next Pandemic after COVID coming? Sorry, it’s already here.
Five years ago, Bill Gates warned the world about an impending global pandemic during a TED Talk titled “The next outbreak? We’re not ready”. So, if Gates was right the first time, when can we expect the next pandemic? This article will address the implications of a mental health crisis already upon us and address…
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Arya Bhatt: Water Fluoridation
Water fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride ions within the public water supply. Through extensive research, water fluoridation has been evidenced to improve the oral health of the wider population, especially in areas of lower deprivation where levels of oral health are seen to be much worse. This article will look into how water fluoridation…
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