Deborah Fields

Feature Writer

B.Sc.

Chemistry

Deborah holds a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism qualification from Cardiff University. She enjoys writing about the latest innovations. Previously she has worked as an editor of scientific patent information, an education journalist and in communications for innovative healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology organisations. She also loves books and has run a book group for several years. Her enjoyment of fiction extends to writing her own stories for pleasure.

Articles from Deborah

Life Science Applications of Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) is a technique used in life sciences to establish the size and size distribution profiles of particles in solution.

20 Jun 2016

How to Treat a Stye

The treatment for a stye varies, depending on the cause. In the ordinary course, a stye runs an uncomplicated course, subsiding over a few weeks. It may either drain spontaneously or be controlled by the body’s natural immunity.

20 Jun 2016

What Causes a Stye?

A stye is caused by an acute infection of the oil glands inside the eyelid. It does not usually affect vision. The infection at the base of the eyelash appears as a tiny yellow spot.

20 Jun 2016

Stye / Hordeolum - Painful Lumps on Eyelids

A stye or sty, also known as a hordeolum, is a small, painful red lump that develops on the inside or outside of an eyelid. It is caused by a bacterial infection that can develop inside the root follicle of an eyelash, inside the apocrine gland or within the sebaceous gland attached to the follicle. The stye takes only a few days to develop.

20 Jun 2016

Electron Microscopy: An Overview

Electron microscopy is a technique that uses a beam of accelerated electrons to illuminate and produce images of specimens. Using electron microscopy, much greater magnification levels and resolution can be achieved than with a light microscope because the wavelength of electrons is so much shorter than that of photons.

14 Jun 2016

Applications in Light Microscopy

Light microscopy has a number of applications in different sectors including in gemmology, metallurgy and chemistry. In terms of biology, it is one of the least invasive techniques for looking at living cells.

14 Jun 2016

AASM release pediatric sleep recommendations

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), an organisation that supports and promotes better sleep health, has released guidelines on the number of hours of sleep that children and teenagers need to minimise sleep related health problems.

14 Jun 2016

What is HPV?

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is commonly transmitted between humans through their skin or moist membrane linings such as in the vagina, anus, mouth, or throat. Low risk HPV can result in no easily identifiable symptoms but high risk HPV can even lead to cancer. There are over 100 types of HPV viruses and each one is given a virus number to differentiate them.

13 Jun 2016

HPV Transmission

Over 100 types of the human papilloma virus (HPV) are transmitted from an infected person to another via the skin or through moist membrane linings such as in the vagina, anus, vulva, cervix, mouth, or throat.

13 Jun 2016

HPV Testing

HPV infections can affect genital areas, mouth, throat, head, and feet. These infections often show no signs in the early stages unless a patient develops warts but these are usually caused by the the lower risk types of HPV.

13 Jun 2016