Sharanya S 
AUSTIN LAM 
Mehek Punjabi Oncoviruses and their History
BY IBRAHEEM MANDA Cancer, a disease often thought of as non-infectious, can surprisingly be linked to viruses that effectively make it ‘contagious’ under specific circumstances. These viruses, known as oncoviruses…
IBRAHEEM MANDA Analytical Methods to Identify Infectious Disease
BY CHARLIE GARRITY Infectious diseases continue to be a major global health threat, contributing to high mortality rates and exacerbated by an ever-growing global population. Identifying the pathogens responsible for…
CHARLIE GARRITY An Orthopaedic Diary | PT. 3
BY MATTHEW GU 5. Friday: My final day began much like Thursday, with an early morning ward round at John Radcliffe Hospital. We saw C (14), a patient with benign…
MATTHEW GU An Orthopaedic Diary | PT.2
BY MATTHEW GU Today was a very personal and emotionally powerful day. It involved a critical case that truly tested empathy and emotional resilience. Before going into that case, I’ll…
An Orthopaedic Diary | PT. 1
BY MATTHEW GU Introduction: In 2015, a 7-year-old boy sat nervously in the waiting room of the Children’s Outpatients at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He had been suffering…
Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine for Spinal Cord Injuries
Since stem cells can differentiate into specialised cells while also dividing into more stem cells, they have been a focus of medical research and regenerative therapies for a range of…
The Synthetic Human Genome Project: The controversial project pioneering the principles of genome synthesis
Since the first draft of the human genome was announced 25 years ago, the field of genomics has witnessed dramatic breakthroughs over the past two decades. As the technology for…
BDNF and Inflammation in Depression | PT. 4 & Bibliography
BY AUSTIN LAM BDNF: In charge of modulation and mediation of neuroinflammation BDNF expression can be said to have a bi-directional effect on neuroinflammation. By activating its receptor TrkB, its…
BDNF and Inflammation in Depression | PT. 3
BY AUSTIN LAM Inflammation in Depression‘The complex of melancholia behaves like an open wound’ – Sigmund Freud‘Sickness behavior’ is a term which reflects immune activation and is often associated with…
BDNF and Inflammation in Depression | PT. 2
BY AUSTIN LAM BDNF in Depression Lowered BDNF levels have been associated with an increased frequency of depressive symptoms, summarising the neurotrophic hypothesis. Postmortem studies exhibit lowered levels of BDNF…