The fun of being a scientist is that you make cool friends who study cool stuff. Sreya Bhattacharya is definitely one of them. She’s doing her PhD trying to find new therapies to treat diabetes. More on her later. So, besides giving information on “how to (not) become a better patient”, I’ll be featuring cutting edge science projects done by friends and colleagues. Read until the end!
Tag Archives: Lifestyle
Stress and lifestyle, an unaddressed challenge in modern healthcare
Stressed out…?There’s a pill for that! Want to control your high blood sugar levels…There’s a pill for that!Can’t sleep…?There’s a pill for that!High blood pressure…?There’s a pill for that!
Substack
I set up a substack newsletter. I’m really excited to write more about how “HOW TO (NOT) BE A BETTER PATIENT”. This will be a biweekly newsletter. Check it out here if you like this topic. My blog at http://www.manivenkatesan.com will be about more wide-ranging topics, kind of like a personal diary. Get in touchContinue reading “Substack”
#3 How to be a better patient – preventing colorectal cancer
In the western world roughly 1 in 20 people will be diagnosed with bowel cancer in their lifetime. Here’s what you could do to reduce your risk of getting this nasty disease.
Note to myself: Break the resistance; the battle for creation
Procrastination, fear, self-doubt and much more are all different materialisations of ‘THE RESISTANCE’. Identify it, acknowledge it and defeat it every day.
Science, Cancer and Medicine 