Interviews about Medicine

An artifical sweetener - sucralose - reduces immune responses in mice, and could treat autoimmune diseases...

A new treatment has proveded the 4th ever recorded cure of HIV.

On the lineup this time...

As opposed to the other way around...

11 minutes of exercise a day can reduce risk of certain diseases by 25%

Studying mammals that have lost hair over evolutionary time reveals the genes linked to how hair works...

Is mankind unique in so strongly favouring the right hand over the left, or are other close human relatives the same?

The bee microbiome can weaponise dietary toxins to defend against parasites…

A connection has emerged between human personality traits and mitochondrial DNA in the bloodstream...

Does a four-day work week have a positive effect on both employer and employee?

A new substance has the ability to turn sperm off for a few hours at a time.

Usually, children with MLD (metachromatic leucodystrophy), rarely make it past the age of 5...

What has to happen for bird flu to make it transmissible between humans?

What measures are in place to reduce the transmission of avian influenza?

What about this strain of avian flu has meant it can be so infectious and fatal to birds?

How does influenza normally affect us, and why is this strain different?

Indoor pollution is responsible for as many deaths as outdoor pollution, but goes unnoticed

Common drugs used to treat ulcers can reduce treatment time for TB sufferers

But there's a stark difference between boys and girls...

In this study in rats, brain cells wired themselves into and responded to activity in the recipient's brain...

Satellites can spot changes in water colour that predict outbreaks of diseases

Insights into why antidepressants make certain activities harder to enjoy

A new coating to prevent bacterial infections caused by biofilms on catheters

Simulating the conditions of the brain to help fight neurodegenerative disease...