Medicine 

Genetically Modified (GM) organs are nothing new, but they have most recently gained widespread media attention when a genetically modified pigs’ heart was successfully transplanted into a man without being rejected. ...Continue Reading

To many of us turmeric may very well just be a spice to our everyday curries and recognised by all by its distinctive yellow colour, but has anyone ever considered its benefits as a medicine? It may very well be a solution to many of our health problems and the most deadly of all, cancer. ...Continue Reading

The malaria vaccine, RTS,S or Mosquirix, has been approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in October 2021. In the most recent, randomised controlled, double-blind trial, the vaccine was found to be up to 77% effective making RTS,S the first malaria vaccine to surpass the WHO’s target of 75% efficacy. ...Continue Reading

Depression is a very common disorder - according to the Office of National Statistics, it affected 1 in every 6 adults last summer. Although there are many factors that cause depression, Stanford Medicine approximates that 50% of the cause is genetic. However,  there is no single defective gene that causes depression, unlike in Huntington's disease or cystic fibrosis. ...Continue Reading