Medicine Interviews

Magnets Mitigate Migraine

Researchers have identified how a hand held magnetic device could mitigate the pain of migraine...Dr Richard Lipton, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

10th Naked Anniversary!

It's been 10 years since Dr Chris and Dr Kat first appeared on the radio! Listen back to some clips of that first show to see how much they've changed...Chris Smith, Kat Arney

Bisphenol-A and Human Health

Can plastics pollute your body? We speak to Tamara Galloway who has identified a link between heart disease and bisphenol-A, the base of polycarbonate plastics... Professor Tamara Galloway, Exeter University

The Chemical that Keeps Nerves Alive

Researchers at Cambridge’s Babraham Institute have identified a factor that helps to stop nerves from degenerating. This could lead to better treatments for degenerative diseases, but also better ways to halt the degradation of a nerve when it gets damage as a result of an injury or stroke...Dr. Michael Coleman, the Babraham Institute.

Auditory Illusions

Bob Carlyon explores the illusory side of our hearing...Bob Carlyon, University of Cambridge

The Genetics of Hearing

Karen steel discusses the genetic mutations and changes that can impair our hearing...Professor Karen Steel, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Why Skull Bone is Special Bone

Ian McKay discusses the differences between the bone in our limbs and our skull...Dr Ian McKay, Queen Mary University of London

Dissecting Christmas Dinner

Dr John Brackenbury gets out his scalpel to reveal what the inner anatomical workings of a cooked chicken...Dr John Brackenbury, Cambridge University Vet School

Protecting, Anti-'flu Viruses

Nigel Dimmock discusses a new anti-influenza strategy - a virus that protects you from infection...Nigel Dimmock, Warwick University

How are 'Flu Vaccines Produced?

How are 'flu vaccines prepared, how long does it take and how is the technology evolving?Tarit Mukhopadhyay, John Dillon, Rino Rappuoli

Did Swine 'Flu Escape from a Laboratory?

Where do new pandemic strains of influenza come from? Canberra-based virologist Adrian Gibbs wonders whether swine flu could have come from a laboratory...Adrian Gibbs, Canberra

Hepatitis C in the Clinic

Graeme Alexander explains the effects of Hepatitis C on the body adn the current methods of treatment against the virus...Dr Graeme Alexander, Addenbrookes Hospital

Safer Blood Transfusions

Meera Senthilingam investigates how safe the blood we receive in transfusions really is...Jean-Pierre Allain, University of Cambridge & Lorna Williamson, NHS Blood and Transplants

Hepatitis C Virology

Joe Grove discusses the sneaky ways the Hepatitis C virus evades our immune system...Dr Joe Groves, Birmingham University

Hitting Hepatitis C

Henrik Øren discusses a potential new drug to stop Hepatitis C in its tracks...Henrik Øren, Santaris Pharma

Discovering New Viruses

Jan Arthur discusses how her team find new viruses by analysing poo samples...Jane Arthur, Institue of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide

In Vitro Fertilization

We talk to Julian Norman-Taylor about In Vitro Fertilization, what it is, and when it can be used.Julian Norman-Taylor, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Improving IVF

We look at some refinements to IVF, controlling the environment of the embryos more carefully.Professor Alison Murdoch, Newcastle Fertility Centre

Temperature Tips to Conception

Measuring changes in body temperature can give you vital hints as to when to conceive. We find out about a new monitoring device that spots, and predicts, ovulation...Oriane Chausiaux & Shamus Husheer, Cambridge Temperature Concepts

Damping Down Multiple Sclerosis

David Wraith explains how we may be able to damp down Multiple Sclerosis by de-sensitizing our immune system...Prof David Wraith