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Meat And Wine

The Evolution Of Clinical Research

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Fitness Tracker

How Wearable Technology is Changing The Face Of Healthcare

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We may tend to think about wearable technology as being associated with those who are seeking to keep fit or who are looking to check emails when on the move, but such technologies are increasingly playing an important role for researchers and healthcare providers, allowing new diagnostic approaches.

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Tygerberg From The Air

New Skin Grafting Technique Could Make Treatment Accessible To All

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A novel approach to skin grafting could offer medical professionals with a breakthrough technique which will allow them to treat burns and other skin problems in new ways. Using the patient’s own skin, the procedure will lead to benefits for many burn victims who are treated in hospitals all over the world, it is hoped. Developed by Dr Wayne Kleintjes, who is head of the adult burns unit at that hospital at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, the technique has already been described as potentially life-saving in many burns cases as well as being a cost-effective transplant compared with other methods now in use.

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Marine Bio Prospecting Featured

Could The Worlds Oceans Hold The Key To New Medical Treatments?

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The invaluable contribution to scientific knowledge made by rainforest exploration is well known, and the health benefits gained from the resultant yield of life-saving medications are enjoyed by billions. By contrast, we are far less aware of the world beneath the waves and, although this marine environment extends across more than two thirds of our planet, around 95 per cent of its area remains unexplored.

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Washing Up In Sink

The Freshers Survival Guide To Living Away From Home

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Homesickness

This is perhaps what every incoming undergraduate worries about the most. “How will I cope? What if I’m unhappy? I’ll miss my friends, my family, and my boyfriend/girlfriend.” While a certain degree of homesickness is almost inevitable, you will definitely find that these worries and fears subside a few weeks in. While the process takes longer for some than others, it can be quite confidently stated that no undergraduate spends his or her whole 3 or 4 years pining for home. All major life changes necessarily require a period of adjustment, and while the adaptation process can be a shock to the system, it’s generally short. You will soon make new friends so just hang in there, and you will forge a new life for yourself in no time at all! And don’t believe anyone who claims to be having “the time of their life” 3 minutes in, most Freshers go through a short period of anxiety.

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Weightlifter

Overweight or Obese: What’s the Difference?

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The subject of obesity appears quite often in the media, generally accompanied by reports on its prevalence and warnings about what this means for both individuals and for society. In these articles, the term 'overweight' may be used as well, sometimes reporting on the percentages of the child or adult population deemed to be carrying excess weight. For this reason, the definitions of 'overweight' and 'obesity' can be seen as synonymous to the casual observer but there are crucial differences between the two conditions.

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Artificial Pancreas

The Artificial Pancreas and Type 1 Diabetes

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Replicating the functions of the pancreas has long been the dream of medical professionals working with patients who suffer from Type 1 diabetes. For some researchers in the life sciences sector, the emphasis has always been on finding a cure for this condition, but for others it has been more about assisting people with Type 1 diabetes to hit their recommended targets for glucose control over the long term. Without being able to regulate their body’s glucose levels, patients are left at an increased risk of developing the sometime severe complications associated with diabetes. Continue reading →

Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle Cell Disease – What is it, and Why Does it Get an Awareness Month?

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As a nation, do we need to be more aware of Sickle Cell disease? With roughly 15,000 suffers in the UK, SCD is relatively rare. It is most prevalent in people of Sub-Saharan African descent, and there are a high number of sufferers in the Caribbean, India and the Mediterranean – so it may seem easy to dismiss this disease in the UK, particularly if you are Caucasian.

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Andy murray

3 Huge Reasons Why Wimbledon might be the Healthiest Fortnight of the Year

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Ramadan

Ramadan and Diabetes – Can you Make it Work?

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The month of Ramadan begins this year on 19th June. For the millions of Muslims in the UK, this means consuming no food or water during the daylight hours of the longest days of the year. Going up to 18 hours without sustenance poses a challenge to the will and constitution of even the healthiest men and women – but what if you have a condition like diabetes which means that the food you eat has an immediate impact on your health?

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