Interviews about Medicine

Unconscious perception does not exist.

The elemental carbon in cigarette smoke causes inflammation and, ultimately, chronic lung disease... emphysema in...

And finally it’s time for our Gene of the Month, and this time it’s Merlin.

osh Schiffman, a children’s cancer doctor working at the University of Utah, has found out why elephants don't...

Another researcher who’s trying to solve Peto’s Paradox by taking an evolutionary view is Athena Aktipis from Arizona...

Professor Mel Greaves, to solve cancer we need to take a wider look at cancer across species, including taking an...

Scientists use to think genetic mutations were random but new data suggests that's not the case and it could have...

Using clinical records and genetic data, scientists can now reveal a wealth of new things about a person's...

London is facing fines of £300 million per year for illegally polluting the air. What are the authorities doing to...

Just how safe is the air we breath? With a pollution montior, we hit the streets to see what we're inhaling and...

Why is it that some people in persistent vegetative states can be conscious but unable to move?

Fecal transplants are becoming a common treatment for infections of the gut, but better donor screening is needed to...

How would Martian settlers diagnose illnesses without the luxury of hospital equipment?

What would day-to-day life actually be like in a Mars settlement?

It's not just our ears that are important for learning languages, research has shown this week.

Hallucinations could help us to better understand the world around us.

Brain scans that pinpoint the source of epileptic fits have been developed.

This year's Nobelists have revolutionized the treatment of some of the world's most devastating parasitic...

For the first time, scientists have been able to grow mini-kidneys in a petri-dish!

The award wining work uncovered how cells repair damaged DNA - a fundamental mechanism in cells and important in cancer.

DNA analysis from 4,500 year old remains sheds light on how ancient humans migrated out of Africa, and then back in...

Antioxidant supplements may accelerate the spread of skin cancer...

Without gravity, things get interesting (especially when it comes to showering!) as NASA astronaut Stanley G. Love...

Stanley G. Love spent two weeks in space and lost 8lbs of muscle. To go to Mars, we would need to spend nine months in...