Sinead Mackintosh2 min readAlzheimer's Diseasedisease is a degenerative disease that affects the brain & causes dementia. Alzheimer’s mostly appears in people 65+, but sometimes it...
Sinead Mackintosh2 min readColon Cancer Awareness Post.Cancers collectively affect more than 43 million people globally. 1 in 5 men and 1 in 6 women develop cancer during their lifetime, and 1...
Sinead Mackintosh2 min readCOVID-19 Linked GeneOne of the main concerns about COVID-19 is that we don’t truly understand why some people react worse than others to infection. Otherwise...
Sinead Mackintosh2 min readButterfly Skin.Gene therapy in action! Recently I posted about what gene therapy is and how it can be useful in alleviating genetic diseases. Today I...
Sinead Mackintosh2 min readHuman Genetic Adaptations Since the human genome was first fully sequenced in the early 2000’s, scientists have been investigating what genes are particularly...