Health and Medicine Archives - Futurum https://futurumcareers.com/project_category/health-and-medicine Know What You Want To Be Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:21:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://futurumcareers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-2024_logo_ICON-1-32x32.png Health and Medicine Archives - Futurum https://futurumcareers.com/project_category/health-and-medicine 32 32 How are sea slugs helping us understand human health conditions? https://futurumcareers.com/how-are-sea-slugs-helping-us-understand-human-health-conditions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-are-sea-slugs-helping-us-understand-human-health-conditions https://futurumcareers.com/how-are-sea-slugs-helping-us-understand-human-health-conditions#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:21:52 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25885394 Sea slugs have a simple nervous system, making them easy to study. At the National Aplysia Resource at the University of Miami in the US, Professor [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/how-are-sea-slugs-helping-us-understand-human-health-conditions/feed 0 What is it like to work in a radiation oncology department? https://futurumcareers.com/what-is-it-like-to-work-in-a-radiation-oncology-department?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-it-like-to-work-in-a-radiation-oncology-department https://futurumcareers.com/what-is-it-like-to-work-in-a-radiation-oncology-department#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:21 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25549059 Radiation oncology is a field of medical science that uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells. The field relies on collaboration [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/what-is-it-like-to-work-in-a-radiation-oncology-department/feed 0 What are the links between childhood stroke and epilepsy? https://futurumcareers.com/what-are-the-links-between-childhood-stroke-and-epilepsy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-links-between-childhood-stroke-and-epilepsy https://futurumcareers.com/what-are-the-links-between-childhood-stroke-and-epilepsy#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:30:08 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548823 Strokes are most often associated with older adults, but they can happen to babies, children and teenagers too. Although they are rare, childhood [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/what-are-the-links-between-childhood-stroke-and-epilepsy/feed 0 Redlining: how do racially-biased financial practices affect health? https://futurumcareers.com/how-do-racial-disparities-in-financial-practices-affect-health?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=redlining-how-do-racially-biased-financial-practices-affect-health https://futurumcareers.com/how-do-racial-disparities-in-financial-practices-affect-health#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:54:55 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548755 In the 1930s, the US government began ‘redlining’ – demarcating poor neighbourhoods, often home to Black and immigrant populations, as [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/how-do-racial-disparities-in-financial-practices-affect-health/feed 0 Can microbes in a baby’s gut prevent food allergies? https://futurumcareers.com/can-microbes-in-a-babys-gut-prevent-food-allergies?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-microbes-in-a-babys-gut-prevent-food-allergies https://futurumcareers.com/can-microbes-in-a-babys-gut-prevent-food-allergies#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:26:47 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548432 Food allergies are becoming increasingly common in children, yet scientists still do not fully understand why some infants develop allergies while others [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/can-microbes-in-a-babys-gut-prevent-food-allergies/feed 0 Can understanding V-ATPase help fight disease and ageing? https://futurumcareers.com/can-understanding-v-atpase-help-fight-disease-and-ageing?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-understanding-v-atpase-help-fight-disease-and-ageing https://futurumcareers.com/can-understanding-v-atpase-help-fight-disease-and-ageing#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:46:35 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548265 V-ATPase is a vital molecular machine that helps control the pH levels within cells and their organelles. Professor Patricia Kane, a molecular biologist [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/can-understanding-v-atpase-help-fight-disease-and-ageing/feed 0 Caught in the algorithm: exploring smartphone use in young people https://futurumcareers.com/caught-in-the-algorithm-exploring-smartphone-use-in-young-people?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caught-in-the-algorithm-exploring-smartphone-use-in-young-people https://futurumcareers.com/caught-in-the-algorithm-exploring-smartphone-use-in-young-people#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 11:47:45 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548199 Many of us spend more time on our phones than we would like. The compulsion to check social media, watch a new reel, or keep [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/caught-in-the-algorithm-exploring-smartphone-use-in-young-people/feed 0 How does food shape our health? https://futurumcareers.com/how-does-food-shape-our-health?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-does-food-shape-our-health https://futurumcareers.com/how-does-food-shape-our-health#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 14:55:50 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548127 A good diet is essential to our well-being, and the importance of a healthy diet only increases as we get older. While healthy diets help to keep us [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/how-does-food-shape-our-health/feed 0 How can community voices transform HIV modelling and prevention? https://futurumcareers.com/how-can-community-voices-transform-hiv-modelling-and-prevention?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-can-community-voices-transform-hiv-modelling-and-prevention https://futurumcareers.com/how-can-community-voices-transform-hiv-modelling-and-prevention#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 13:54:25 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25548008 In Kenya, men who have sex with men (MSM) face higher risks of HIV, yet their voices are often missing from the science that shapes [...]

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]]> https://futurumcareers.com/how-can-community-voices-transform-hiv-modelling-and-prevention/feed 0 Chronic pain in teenagers: the risks of self-medicating with cannabis https://futurumcareers.com/chronic-pain-in-teenagers-the-risks-of-self-medicating-with-cannabis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chronic-pain-in-teenagers-the-risks-of-self-medicating-with-cannabis https://futurumcareers.com/chronic-pain-in-teenagers-the-risks-of-self-medicating-with-cannabis#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:57:45 +0000 https://futurumcareers.com/?post_type=project&p=25547893 Imagine developing pain somewhere in your body, which starts to affect your sleep, mood, energy levels, physical activity, anxiety and ability [...]

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