Interviews about Medicine

Male macaques who have strong friendships cope with stress much better than loners.

E-cigarette use continues to grow. But are health claims and boosts in quit rates all smoke and mirrors, or based on...

Our gene of the month is Shibire, named after the Japanese word for “limbs going to sleep”.

Elizabeth Murchison studies two rare transmissible cancers, affecting dogs and Tasmanian devils, that can be spread...

Scott Waddell is figuring out how fruit flies decide what to do when faced with a range of choices, such as eating or...

Sheena Josselyn is searching for the engram - the mysterious place in the brain where memories are stored, focusing...

How does an opera singer reach and hold the high notes?

Our ears allow us to hear a huge range of sounds, but how do they turn sound waves into brain waves?

To defeat pain...you must create pain.

Understanding genetic differences between mosquitoes that can and can't carry malaria will lead to better controls...

The 5:2 diet, or intermittent fasting, has become an increasingly popular strategy to achieve weight loss. But does it...

Sneaky seals have learned to listen out for acoustic tags on fish to find their next meal.

Bankers are routinely accused of being dishonest - but is there any science that backs this claim? New research claims...

How will brain findings shape future societies? Will we all become part machine? Is there a dark side to brain research?

How brain findings are being used to help convict, or acquit, individuals in the courts of law.

What has the world response been to Ebola? Was it helpful? Was it proportionate?

Why has Ebola been so hard to contain? Some say too little was done too late...

A third of gorillas worldwide have been wiped out by Ebola. Can a vaccine protect them?

Where is the Ebola vaccine? Several candidate vaccines have now progressed to human trials and may soon be available...

Diseases like malaria are not being treated due to the resource strain caused by Ebola...

We hear from someone in a new treatment clinic in Sierra Leone, lending their hand to the fight against Ebola.

What is Ebola and how is it transmitted? How is it treated and where did the current outbreak come from?

By monitoring Wikipedia, scientists can predict outbreaks of diseases up to a month before they emerge in waiting rooms...

Exploring the ethical issues surrounding using robots in warfare, healthcare, and the classroom.