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Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Rare Diseases Day is celebrated annually on the last day of February. This ‘rare day’ which occurs on the 28th February, or once every 4 years, the 29th of February was an apt choice for Rare Diseases Day. Many people do not fully appreciate what a ‘Rare Disease’ is, as they are so uncommon. The article aims to explain rare diseases and raise ...
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Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
With so many researchers all over the world producing information, is there a way for other scientists to look at large sets of results and use them to make new discoveries?
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Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?
Could studying certain elements in our genome , previously considered to be 'junk', hold the key to the treatment of several diseases? One OU Ph.D. student explains her research:
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Timeline: Engineering the real cyborgs
Do you know engineers have been improving lives of people who have disabilities since Ancient Egyptian times? See how prosthesis and aids for the heart, eyes and ears have developed over the years.
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Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), is a rare disease prevalent in obese women of child-bearing age; this article explores The Open University's research into the disease.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg
Pam bod technoleg newydd yn gwneud i lawer ohonom deimlo’n bryderus a dan straen? Mae Dr Gini Harrison a Dr Mathijs Lucassen yn edrych ar y pum prif ffactor sy’n achosi straen:
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Sut mae rheoli straen ddigidol technoleg
Sut gallwn ni osgoi’r straen a’r pryder sy’n gysylltiedig â’r oes ddigidol? Mae gan Dr Gini Harrison a Dr Mathijs Lucassen bum awgrym i ni...
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Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
An overview of the processes that cause the regular beating of a healthy heart, and the structure of cardiac myocytes (heart muscle cells) with a brief introduction to changes in the heart function found in CLN3 disease, or juvenile dementia.
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DNA Profiling
Dr Martin Bootman explains what DNA profiling is, how it works and how it can be used to catch a killer.
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What is forensic science?
We've all seen CSI, but what exactly is forensic science? Martin Bootman explains.
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Shift working – does it change how we think?
How does sleep deprivation and circadian rhythm affect shift workers' cognition? Emily Breese, a postgraduate student at The OU, explains the importance of her research on this:
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The rotating Moon
Find out more about the Moon’s state of synchronous rotation