Dr Yee Yen Goh was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is a doctor in postgraduate neurology training, and is currently pursuing a PhD at University College London, focusing on biomarkers of prognosis in patients with Multiple System Atrophy. Outside research and clinical medicine, she has a particular interest in health care policy and the use of evidence in its formulation. In her spare time, she loves to read, eat and do escape rooms whenever she can afford them.
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Cambridge researchers have mapped out a detailed trajectory of human placental development and described its interaction with the maternal uterus...
In this episode of Genetics Unzipped, Dr Kat Arney explores how birthweight is linked to the risk of diabetes and investiges the multifaceted role of the hormone prolactin...
A technique commonly used to amplify minute quantities of DNA to allow genetic testing of early human embryos has been shown to be error-prone. Potentially harmful unintended mutations in genome-edited embryos were also found...
Despite failing to increase the amount of time between cardiac events, stem-cell injections into heart muscle may instead reduce heart attacks and strokes in some patients...
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A report exploring the possibility that digital technologies could be used to improve the experiences of sickle cell patients accessing NHS care has been published by the NHS Race and Health Observatory...
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