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Why Early Kidney Disease Is So Hard to Diagnose in Cats: A Biological, Behavioural Breakdown: Kidney disease is one of the most common chronic conditions in senior cats, yet diagnosis often comes only after 70% of kidney function is lost. Feline kidneys possess a strong functional reserve - healthy nephrons compensate for damaged ones, masking decline in blood tests. Cats also instinctively hide signs of illness, making behavioural detection difficult. However, SDMA, a biomarker that rises earlier than creatinine, offers promising advances in early detection and intervention.

When Engineering Meets Medicine: 3D Printed Implants Imagine an implant custom-made to match your exact anatomy. Using MRI and CT scan data refined through CAD software, 3D printing technologies like Selective Laser Melting produce patient-specific surgical implants with remarkable precision. The result: shorter surgeries, faster recovery, reduced tissue trauma, and nearly 70% fewer repeat procedures. As printing technology advances, these implants are set to redefine personalised healthcare.

What if two of the most feared diseases of our time were somehow connected - not as allies, but as opposites? Cancer and Alzheimer's sit at opposite ends of the medical spectrum, yet scientists are uncovering a fascinating link between the two. A 2020 meta-analysis of over 9.6 million people found that a cancer diagnosis was associated with an 11% decreased incidence of Alzheimer's - and recent research may finally offer a clue as to why.

Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), also known as Barlow's Syndrome, occurs when one or both mitral valve leaflets have excess tissue and bulge into the left atrium during contraction. This can lead to backflow of blood, called Mitral Regurgitation. MVP is most commonly caused by myxomatous degeneration, a genetic weakening and thickening of the valve tissue, and has been linked to connective tissue disorders. While most cases are mild and require only monitoring, severe regurgitation, more common in men over 50, may cause arrhythmias, shortness of breath, and fluid buildup, sometimes requiring medication or surgical repair.

By Anahita Chauhan & Janhavi Balaji Abstract This article will discuss the connection between viruses and the immune system and how this affects the body. T...

By Nethra Vijayanand Rhesus disease, also known as hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN), is a condition that affects some newborn babies. It occurs when a m...

By Dikshitha Ram Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a mental health condition that is a result of horrifying, tormenting and traumatic events that are eit...

By Anirudh Narendra Nath When you see the word ‘parasite’, what comes to mind? A slimy writhing leech, greedily sucking blood? Multi-legged critters scratchi...

By Arya Jayasree Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, and is also known as the leading cau...

By Rohan Uppal ‘Healthcare’ is defined as the services provided by an organisation or a country that involve caring for people's health and treating people ...

By Angel Maria Siji, 22nd May 2023 BRIEF HISTORY At the mere age of six years old, Emily Whitehead was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, now clai...

By Agnes & Aarini, 30th November, 2022 ABSTRACT When we travel, we step outside of our comfort zones and are motivated to explore, taste, and experience new ...

Medvet club X Neuroscience and Neurotechnology club We always hope for the best for children and think nothing bad could happen to them. At worst we expect a ...

By Anirudh Raghupathy Narendra Nath, Head of Veterinary While on a pleasant walk outside, you see a rather cute-looking stray dog lying down on the roadside. ...

Narendra Nath What would you expect to find in a clinic? What instruments can you expect to see? Where can you find these instruments? What do they do? In t...

By Angel Maria Siji, 11th December, 2022 Source: “Drug Testing.” PHARMA & BIOPHARMA , Bruker , 26 Jan. 2021, www.bruker.com/en/applications/pharma/counterfe...

1. “A Person Holding Red Ribbon Associated with Supporting People with Chronic AIDS .” 10 Facts About HIV/AIDS Everyone Should Know, Charlotte Libov and Becky U...

Nethra Vijayanand IB Y1 B 16th December 2022 What is a DNR? A DNR order stands for do-not-resuscitate order and it is a medical order written by a doctor. It ...

By Anirudh NarendraNath Out of the many animals mankind has been domesticating and rearing, few have seen as much change as the dog. ‘Man’s Best Friend’ has exp...

Homeopathy, often referred to as homeopathic medicine, is defined as a medical system that follows the belief that the body can cure itself. It’s often said to ...

Nethra Vijayanand IB Y1 B 26th November 2022 An intro to Down Syndrome: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that is present in approximately 3,000 to 5,000 ba...

ABSTRACT Every year, numerous people suffer and often succumb to the extreme pains of burn injuries. In the United States alone, approximately 450,000 individua...

Siddhi Jain Med-Vet Club Blog Article 10th November 2022 Waiting for a heart transplant takes a long time, ranging from a few months to even over a year. A fe...

Angel Maria Siji Med-Vet Club Blog Article 16th October 2022 Known as the most common cancer diagnosed in women, breast cancer accounts for more than 1 in 10...

It’s Diwali! Delectable sweets are gifted in beautifully wrapped boxes, songs and dance are heard and seen everywhere, and the cheerful glow of diyas brighten...

by Max Dakara Singapore has been successful in developing an effective healthcare system in the span of a slightly over 50 years and as a result, gained univers...

by Rituparna Mishra Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder which is characterized by challenges with social interaction, behavioral patterns, speech and co...

by Anushri Bhattacharya The disease associated with abnormal processing of pain perception in humans, also known as Fibromyalgia is not such a rare dise...

by Max Dakara As breakthroughs in medicine are made over the decades, a greater quality of life can be brought about for those who suffer from potentially l...

by Rituparna Mishra Microglia are macrophage-like cells, which can be considered as immune sentinels that can send out a potent inflammatory response. Found in...

by Anushri Bhattacharya Parkinson’s Disease (PD), which is the second most widely prevalent progressive neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s, affects ar...

by Max Dakara Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a disease which eventually leads to a loss of memory — commonly known as dementia — and is attributed to be the le...

by Anushri Bhattacharya Traumatic brain injury (TBI ) is one of the most common public health problems, around 10% of global burden of disease, which is usual...

by Rituparna Mishra Cancer is a disease where a malignant tumour is formed due to cells dividing uncontrollably and it is capable of affecting other body part...

by Max Dakara Migraines affect roughly 1 billion people worldwide with women being shown to suffer more migraines compared to men while before puberty, boys s...

by Anushri Bhattacharya Inherited retinal dystrophy- Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which is a degenerative disease of the retina, could be a common explanation...

by Sruthy Sreekanth Premature babies are generally very highly susceptible to lung infection/ lung disease because their lungs are not fully developed and canno...

by Max Dakara The ongoing pandemic has led to vaccines becoming a prominent topic of discussion for the last year or so, with the rush towards the vaccine in 20...

Written by: Sonakshi Mishra Regenerative Medicine has become the newfound holy grail for the treatment of many previously intractable diseases whose recalcitr...

Written by: Elkan Rodricks Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited genetic disease that targets the respiratory and digestive system, mainly the lungs and the pancreas...

Written by: Sreejana Basu What is it? Cotard’s syndrome or the walking corpse syndrome is an extremely rare neuropsychiatric condition in which the affected pe...

From Covid-19 to the Black Death, some of the world’s most significant pandemics are caused by zoonotic diseases, also known as zoonoses- infectious diseases t...

~ Written by Divya Prashant What is PTSD? PTSD, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric disorder that is caused by experiencing a tra...

~ Written by Mallika Mohanty With age comes a lot of perks; an inherent sense of wisdom, more time to spend on yourself and loved ones, and typically, if finan...

~ Written by Purujit Bhat An array of 100 silicon micro-electrodes is implanted into the motor cortex of the brain to establish a ‘Bluetooth’ connection with...

~ Written by Ekansh Rathore HIV, otherwise known as human immunodeficiency viruses are a type of viruses which have the ability to cause acquired immunodefi...

~ Written by Sonakshi Mishra The world has been plagued with the Covid-19 pandemic for a year since its inception and this has spurred many new approaches to f...

~ Written by Elkan Rodricks Open heart surgery, also known as traditional heart surgery is the type of surgery where the chest is cut open and the heart mu...

~ Written by Sreejana Basu Cancer is primarily due to the unusual and abnormal, unstoppable division of cells in the body. The alarming disease once diagnose...

~ Written by Prachur Khandelwal In the modern world, technology's use has led to incredible advancements in multiple industries, including the medical sector...

~ Written By Surabhi Iyer Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT, sometimes called mitochondrial donation) is the replacement of mitochondria in one or more cel...

~ Written by Apurva Joshi I am sure a majority of people have come across posts on Instagram talking about how their “dogs are broken” when they show sudden ang...

- Written by Aatmananda Nayak Oftentimes, when discussing where life, as we know it, may have originated, the idea that the first repeating biological molecu...

- Written by Bhagyashree Rambabu Why can’t dogs eat the delicious goodness, that we all love and know, as chocolate? Chocolate is primarily made of cocoa tha...

~ By Aarushi Mundra If you have ever been fascinated by thecreatures in the movies 'Jurassic Park' or 'Ice Age', you would be excited to know that the rev...

~ By Raiyaan Bhombal In 1973, the noted geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky penned the bold statement in his essay: “Nothing in Biology makes sense except in t...

Written by Sobita Bharthi It is clear that the recent corona virus outbreak, also known as the COVID-19 pandemic, has caused the destruction of millions of li...

Written by Nicole Bout Have you ever heard of the phrase “to die of a broken heart”? While many wonder if it's true, doctors use this phrase while referring t...