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My name is Neil and I am currently studying Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Chemistry for my A-Levels.

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Ayurvedic Medicine: Ancient Medicine in the Modern World

Neil Sardesai

Apr 18, 20205 min read

Ayurvedic Medicine: Ancient Medicine in the Modern World

Ayurvedic medicine, which is also known as Ayurveda, is the ancient Indian medical system. While it was developed over 3,000 years ago..

Neil Sardesai

Apr 3, 20205 min read

Diabetes: How close are we to a cure?

Diabetes is a very serious, lifelong condition where the glucose concentration in a person is too high. The two main types of diabetes are t

Neil Sardesai

Mar 28, 20205 min read

Space Medicine: A brief guide

One of the most serious threats to astronauts health, while they travel in space, is radiation. The Sun constantly spews radiation, both in

Liquid Cancer: A short guide to blood cancer

Neil Sardesai

Mar 21, 20205 min read

Liquid Cancer: A short guide to blood cancer

Cancer is the uncontrollable division of cells by mitosis, which leads to the growth of abnormal cells. Cancer can occur anywhere in the bod

Applications of the microbiome in medicine: A quick summary

Neil Sardesai

Mar 14, 20205 min read

Applications of the microbiome in medicine: A quick summary

The development of these precise, species-specific antibiotics is not easy though. According to leading microbiology Jenn Leeds, one of the

Neil Sardesai

Mar 7, 20205 min read

The Human Microbiome Explained

The human microbiome has been one of the most discussed areas of science in the last few decades, as evidenced by a large number of companie

Neil Sardesai

Feb 29, 20205 min read

Hippocrates: The Father of Medicine

The Hippocratic Corpus was a set of around 60-70 ancient Greek medical works that were written by Hippocrates and his colleagues. It contain

Dementia Part 2: A summary of the latest cutting-edge research

Neil Sardesai

Feb 22, 20204 min read

Dementia Part 2: A summary of the latest cutting-edge research

In September 2019, researchers at the University of Newcastle attempted to show that the walking patterns of people with Alzheimer's are sli

Neil Sardesai

Feb 15, 20204 min read

Dementia explained: Part 1

Dementia is a syndrome that describes various symptoms of cognitive decline, including impairment of thinking, memory, and ability to carry

A Beginner's Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medicine

Neil Sardesai

Feb 8, 20205 min read

A Beginner's Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medicine

The vast majority of cancer-recognising programs use supervised learning to train the algorithm. Supervised learning strives to learn the re

Coronavirus: What it is, where it came from and how to react.

Neil Sardesai

Feb 1, 20204 min read

Coronavirus: What it is, where it came from and how to react.

Despite the fact that the virus causing the 2019-2020 outbreak in Wuhan is often called 'coronavirus', coronaviruses are actually a group of

Neil Sardesai

Jan 25, 20205 min read

The NHS: Its past, present and future

During this period, there was a huge shift in public health provision, particularly due to the Liberal Reforms of 1906-1912. Due to numerous

Public Health Provision in the UK: 1848 - 1905

Neil Sardesai

Jan 18, 20205 min read

Public Health Provision in the UK: 1848 - 1905

Before 1848, public health provision was very limited, however, public health provision changed significantly in the years 1848 - 1905. The

Neil Sardesai

Jan 11, 20204 min read

The World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation (WHO), which was established on the 7th April 1948, is a specialist agency working directly under the United N

Ocean dead zones + Climate change: What can we do?

Neil Sardesai

Jan 4, 20204 min read

Ocean dead zones + Climate change: What can we do?

Climate change is a real threat that endangers our world and everything living on it.While the earth's climate has changed constantly throug

CRISPR: Cutting-edge genetic engineering explained

Neil Sardesai

Dec 28, 20196 min read

CRISPR: Cutting-edge genetic engineering explained

Genetic engineering has been a staple of the news and science fiction alike since the 1970s, when techniques for editing DNA sequences were

Zika virus: How close are we to its eradication?

Neil Sardesai

Dec 21, 20194 min read

Zika virus: How close are we to its eradication?

According to the World Health Organisation, the zika virus is now present in 70 countries and territories around the world. Zika virus disea

Sickle cell anaemia: The debate behind how it confers resistance to malaria

Neil Sardesai

Dec 14, 20196 min read

Sickle cell anaemia: The debate behind how it confers resistance to malaria

Sickle cell disease is a group of relatively common inherited genetic conditions that affect the haemoglobin in red blood cells. Of these (a

Malaria: What it is, how it kills and how it can be prevented

Neil Sardesai

Dec 7, 20196 min read

Malaria: What it is, how it kills and how it can be prevented

Malaria is a life-threatening tropical disease spread by mosquitoes in more than 100 countries around the world. This article is part of...

Neil Sardesai

Nov 30, 20194 min read

Using enzyme inhibition to treat cancer

One specific group of chemotherapy drugs are called anti-tumour antibiotics. Despite their name, anti-tumour antibiotics are not like other

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Nature's deadliest poisons and how to cure them: Part 2

Nature's deadliest poisons and how to cure them: Part 1

Lymphatic Filariasis: Can we eradicate this disease?

How has the human diet changed over the course of history?

COVID-19 in Yemen: A humanitarian disaster

Phage therapy: An alternative to antibiotics?

Ebola Virus Disease: The problems with its containment

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