Interviews about Medicine

Eye-tracking technology can be used to influence an individual's decision-making...

Using ultrasound, scientists have successfully treated Alzheimer's disease in mice...

Scientists have homed in on how the brain gauges pain intensity...

Nice to sniff you? Scientists have shown that people sniff their fingers twice as often after a handshake...

Light is fundamental to how we see, but what happens if our eyes can no longer detect light? Could we make bionic eyes...

Light is fundamental in how we see the world around us but how do we perceive it? Do you see something different to...

Our gene of the month is Nanog - named after the mythological Celtic land of the forever young.

Genetic counsellor and social scientists Anna Middleton explains some of the ethical issues around genome sequencing.

Sarah Wynn from Unique explains how families affected by rare genetic diseases hope to benefit from DNA sequencing.

Mark Caulfield, chief scientist for Genomics England, explains the idea behind the 100,000 Genomes Project.

Neuroscientists are studying the link between genetics and social behaviour in ants

What are the side effects when Tenofovir gel is used as a prophylactic against HIV?

Whole genome sequencing is providing new insights into the spread of different lineages of TB

People living apart from parasites could be causing diseases and allergies. Could scientists turn parasites into pills...

When our body fights back, many parasites have ways of flying under the radar. Rick Maizels tells us more...

What caused a flurry of deformed frogs across the US in the 1990s?

The malaria parasite manipulates mosquitoes to make them more likely to feast on certain people and raise infection...

What is a parasite? Mark Viney gives us a look inside the parasitic lifestyle.

What was growing on the hands of the Naked Scientists? And how effective is hand washing at dislodging these microbial...

The panel discuss the various frustrations and complications of working with such a controversial plant.

Anita Sengupta reveals what it is like to have an ambitious and visionary neurosurgeon as her Dad...

The story of a remarkable man Dr Robin Sengupta, who started his career as an eight year old boy, selling fruit in a...

Why were Newcastle scientists flying all the way over to India to conduct cutting edge research?

What can a human brain slice reveal about epilepsy? We measure the electrical activity of tissue removed following...