It is no real surprise that the average contemporary human being is beguiled by the concept of bettering themselves through the use of technology. Considering the range of seemingly impossible feats realised using products of the constantly developing field, why would we not then wonder the improvements to our own mental or physical agility that […]
History was made on 18 October 2019 when two NASA astronauts, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, completed the first ever all-female spacewalk. Originally planned to take place on 21 October, the space walk was intended to be one of a series of five trips to replace old batteries outside of the International Space Station (ISS). […]
Dementia is a devastating and life-altering symptom that normally affects individuals who are aged 65 or over. ‘Frontotemporal dementia’ (FTD), a rarer cause of dementia compared to Alzheimer’s Disease, is a group of disorders named after the regions of the brain that are mainly affected (the frontal and temporal lobes) by the loss of brain […]
The concept of a communication line between the brain and the gut, referred to in scientific literature as the ‘brain-gut axis’, has been a popular topic in medical research in recent years. Microbes residing within the human gut are, in many ways, essential to functions of the body but advances in understanding of the influence […]
On January 9th, a team led by assistant Professor Jacob Sunshine of the University of Washington published results surrounding a new smartphone application developed to detect opioid overdoses and facilitate timely medical intervention. The current opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in a record two-thirds of 72,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017 being […]
As the National Health Service turned 70 years old in 2018, a healthcare plan set to stretch over the next decade was developed in partnership with staff, patients and families. It was unveiled by the NHS England Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, at the beginning of the new year. Following announcement of a £20.5 billion budget […]