Clearly one article wasn’t enough to explore the full potential of organoids, so here we go again. This article won’t make much sense without reading the first but a quick catch up: Organoids are 3D cell structures grown from Stem…
What’s the weirdest psychiatric condition you’ve ever heard of? Odds are, this one is infinitely stranger. Delusional Infestation (DI) is a condition in which a person falsely believes that their skin is infested with parasites, insects, bacteria, fungi, or other…
Imagine the following scenario – it’s 2:15 am and you’re furiously typing away a final paper that is due before your 8 AM class tomorrow. With dark circles under your eyes, you take another sip of your iced Americano and…
I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard of Organoids. No worries if so, they’re a pretty niche part of biomedical sciences. This is such a shame however as they’re having a great impact on research and our world. Organoids are…
What is Dementia? Dementia is a general term for a group of brain diseases. Its symptoms lead to a decline in memory, cognitive abilities, and daily functioning. How many people are affected? Over 57 million people have dementia. Alzheimer’s…
In the medieval era, medicinal practices were influenced by a blend of herbalism, superstition, and early medical theories. This led to an array of home remedies, some effective, some strange, some which should never be practiced today, that people of…
Ever wonder what your undergraduate science education would have been like if you attended university during the Middle Ages? We can understand this by exploring the science curriculum of students at Oxford University during the 14th century and how it…
When we purchase over-the-counter medicines, there’s often an assumption of their relative safety and harmlessness. After all, most ‘dangerous’ compounds are protected behind a prescription, right? Surely, if the directions on the back of the box or bottle are followed,…