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Whispers of the Gut Microbiome
In this paper, it was hypothesised that an individual’s breath contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which correlate with the composition of said individual.
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The Importance of Peer Review
The peer review process ensures that scientists are held accountable by their peers, based on experience and expertise, thus maintaining scientific rigour, reproducibility and integrity.
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Space Travel and Nature vs. Nurture
The lunar fly-by of Artemis II was broadcast all over the world this week, paving the way for a more permanent human presence on out moon and for potential human travel further out of our solar system. This begs the question of how micro- and zero-gravity affects the human body
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Upcycling plastic bottles to treat Parkinson’s!
Levodopa (or L-DOPA) is a precursor to catecholamine neurotransmitters and is the most commonly prescribed medication in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Up until recently, manufacturing L-DOPA on a commercial scale has relied on fossil fuel derived processes, which is a finite resource and contributing to the negative environmental
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Blood predicting survival?
ould your blood predict how long you are going to live? A group from Duke University identified a number of small RNAs which could be linked to human longevity. In the first stage of the project, epigenetic factors (small RNA) associated with the longevity of older adult were validated. This
