Asthma with severe exacerbation is the most common reason for the hospitalisation of young children. These exacerbations are generally triggered […]
The growing epidemic of “The Silent Liver Disease” Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is experiencing a meteoric rise globally. NAFLD […]
Advancements in the field of synthetic biology, genetic engineering and genome sequencing technologies have provided the opportunity to improve the […]
The saying ‘you are what you eat’ is the idea that the food you put in your body today impacts […]
Ageing. Mother nature’s curse, but a plastic surgeon’s blessing. All humans age. But how we age and most importantly how […]
In 2015, Ridley Scott directed the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel The Martian. The story is ultimately about a […]
A study published in Clinical and Translational Medicine, has assessed whole-exome sequencing data from sickle cell anaemia patients to identify […]
Geneticist Dr Kat Arney takes a look at the ancient war between our genes and the pathogens that infect us, […]
Advances in healthcare has led to an increasing lifespan. Over time, our bodies gradually accumulate damage to the cells and […]
Jeanette Mostert (PhD) is science dissemination manager at the department of genetics of the Radboud University Hospital Medical Center in […]
