Interviews about Medicine

David Van Heel has been studying the Born in Bradford cohort to search for so-called ‘human knockouts’.

One man who’s been digging into the Born in Bradford data is Eamonn Sheridan from Leeds University.

Professor John Wright leads the Born in Bradford study, involving thousands of families across the city, aiming to...

In the 1960s, only 5% of seabirds where found to have eaten plastic; now that figure has reached 90%.

Headlines claim 'bad' fats, like butter, may not be so bad after all, but what does the science say?

A prototype, 3D-printed robotic hand that can be made faster and cheaper than current prosethetics has won the UK leg...

A new cancer treatment, which uses MRI scanners to target tumours, has been unveiled...

A new polymer, which changes colour on impact, could help assess the severity of head injuries for soldiers and...

Australia recently launched its National Science Week, kicking things off with Perth Science Festival...

Whistled Turkish is an intriguing both for its unusual form and for its ways of being processed in the brain, new...

Symmetry in faces is often linked with attractiveness, but why is this the case?

More people have access to a mobile phone than to a proper toilet, but there are researchers working to change this.

Why do some sexual practices, like incest, cause us to feel disgust? And can our views on what is disgusting change...

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus- when it comes to disgust that might just be true- at least in the...

We all know the feeling that disgust brings with it, but what exactly is disgust, and why have we evolved it?

Regrowing nerves is vital if limbs that have been reattached are to be fully functional.

A new approach to combating all forms of the flu has been discovered.

Our gene of the month is Lava lamp, named after the hypnotic novelty lamp.

Adrian Bird is studying the proteins that bind DNA methylation, with the hope of finding a treatment for the genetic...

Mark Zylka has discovered how an overactive version of a molecule called UBE3A may cause a type of autism.

Robert Plomin at King’s College London has discovered that genetics makes an unexpectedly large contribution to...

To get the low-down on the mysteries of methylation I spoke to one of the leading experts in the field - Professor...

Bonobos can communicate just like human babies, by using sounds with different meaning depending on the context.

Researchers have tracked down the genetic factors that lead to the onset of Huntington's disease, to deduce at...