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Mapping the oral microbiome in children with oral diseases using next-generation sequencing: a systematic review

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By Manikandan Ekambaram, Nicholas Heng, Marah Alsaid
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract Background The oral microbiome is integral to paediatric oral health and disease. Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) technology enables culture-independent profiling of microbial communities, yet findings remain inconsistent due to methodological and population heterogeneity. Objective This review synthesised NGS-based evidence comparing the oral microbiome of children/adolescents with oral diseases and healthy controls. Design The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42025618407).
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Nisin E, a New Nisin Variant Produced by Streptococcus equinus MDC1

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By Lauren X.X. Heng, Nicholas Heng, Meg Christophers
| MDPI
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Using rare genetic diseases to understand medicine

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By Nicholas Heng
| Biomed Central (BMC)
The second essay comes from Nicholas Heng, a second year medical student from the University of Dundee. Nicholas’s essay answered the topic question: Rare diseases play a key role in healthcare today, with far-reaching implications that have shaped medicine in the past few decades. Interestingly, the sheer volume of diseases (>5000) mean that cumulatively, there could be as many as 30 million Europeans and 25 million Americans affected. Out of that, 80% are of genetic origin.
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