Medicine Interviews

Probiotics for Allergies

Good bacteria help us with our digestion, and maybe even help to prevent infection. They could also protect us from allergies and auto-immune diseases like eczema...Gareth Morgan, University of Swansea

Kitchen Science - How Attractive are You (to Mosquitoes)?

Are mosquitoes attracted to some people more than others? We find out by exposing ourselves to a box of biting mozzies...Dr James Logan, Rothamstead Research

Mosquitoes - Why do they find you so attractive?

Why do mosquitoes find people so attractive? What can we learn from those that never seem to get bitten?Dr James Logan, Rothamstead Research

The Royal College of Pathologists at the Chelsea Flower Show

The Royal College of Pathologists are back at the Chelsea Flower Show, with a display about... ...Repelling Mosquitoes!Dr Tim Wreghitt, Royal College of Pathologists

Great Ape Gambles

If you had the choice between a guaranteed reward or taking a risk, what would you go for? Most people will choose the guaranteed reward. But what about our closest relatives, the great apes?Sarah Heilbronner

Predicting Cholera Outbreaks from Space

Could satellite images of the surface of the sea tell us when and where to expect deadly outbreaks of Cholera?Professor Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and John Hopkins University

The Twist in the Tale of Tuberculosis

TB has been virtually eradicated from the UK and a whole generation have had hardly any contact from it so it’s easy for us to forget what a disparaging and serious problem it was for us in the past. A serious killer disease, but now we’re seeing something of a resurgence and not just a resurgence of any old TB but forms of the bacterium which are drug resistant.Dr Clifford Leen, Western General Hospital.

Festival Highlights - Biology Zone

As part of Science Saturday at the Science festival, we sent Meera Senthilingam off to roam around the hands-on activities in the Biology Zones, right in the centre of Cambridge. And here’s what she found...Meera Senthilingam

The Science of the Voice

The human voice is a versatile tool, and changes dramatically throughout life. David Howard studies the voice...Professor David Howard, University of York

Guess your Age

Kate Smith-Miles, Deakin University in Australia

The Painting Fool

Simon Colton, Michel Valstar and Maja Pantic

Avoiding Organ Rejection

Organ Rejection is a big problem, overcome by immuno-suppressant drugs. But these drugs are quite toxic and leaves people vulnerable to infections and cancers. A new technique involving transplanting bone marrow along with an organ could change all that...Professor Megan Sykes, Harvard University

Building a New Heart

A few weeks ago, we reported on the breakthrough where scientists in America had been able to build a beating heart in the lab. By using the scaffold of an existing heart, stripping out the old cells and seeding it with new ones, they've proven the principle that organs could be grown on demand from your own cells!Dr Steffen Kren, Univerity of Minnesota

Genetics of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men in the UK, and now researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research have found seven genes potentially very important in the disease.Dr Ros Eeles & Professor Doug Easton

Wattage Wasted While Walking

Could we generate electricity from the energy we waste while walking? Professor Max Donelan has developed a way to turn people into the human equivalent of a hybrid car...Professor Max Donelan, Simon Fraser University

Rising Stars - You Feel What You Eat

Could something in your diet affect your emotions? Rising Star Caroline Stokes explains how you could eat your way out of depression...Caroline Stokes

Influenza - Flu Facts

We suss out the facts of flu with Cambridge university researcher Ed Hutchinson...Ed Hutchinson, Cambridge University

Finding Flu Fast

We find out about a revolutionary new way to diagnose our winter bugs in two hours rather than two weeks. It’s going to lead to numerous benefits in treating flu and other respiratory viruses.Martin Curran and Tim Wreghitt, Addenbrookes Hospital

Virus Vaccination

We’ve already heard about how flu actually causes disease, how it invades us, how it hijacks our cells and makes us feel generally grotty but how do we actually prevent it? Dr John Wood came in to tell us about making and testing 'Flu vaccines.Dr John Wood, NIBSC

Brain Change for Teenage Smokers

One of the most common addictions on Earth is the addiction to cigarettes, so tobacco and nicotine addiction. A very interesting study has been done by Professor Leslie Jacobsen, she's at Yale University School of Medicine, looking at how smoking affects the brains of teenagers.Professor Leslie Jacobsen, Yale University School of Medicine