Interviews about Medicine

Why do some yeast cells grow old whereas others do not?

Some people take a week to recovery from surgery, other months. But why? And can we tell who will recover fastest?

The latest in the fight against antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria.

Cambridge based company Dovetailed have developed a process to print fruit, including ones that don’t even exist, like...

Could 3D printers ever save us a trip to the pharmacy by allowing us to print out prescription drugs at home?

With enormous waiting lists for replacement livers and kidneys, could 3D printing be an eventual solution to organ...

How does a 3D printer actually work? We go through the basics and find out what 3D printing might mean for our...

Human faces are much more diverse and varied than we would expect, compared to animal visages and other body parts.

A new, nanoparticle treatment for multiple sclerosis is about to be trialled in Cambridge.

Have you ever been on a diet? If so, notice feeling a bit ratty? Anxious? Low? Then start to fixate on food? We uncover...

Can skin cells help us to unravel the complexity of the schizophrenic brain? New research routes and the hope for...

Suicide is the leading cause of teenage death, after car accidents. So, how best to diagnose and treat depression in...

Is smoking cannibis linked to psychosis? And how it can rewire the brain making it susceptible to depression and...

It's remarkably common for elderly people who were previously healthy to die soon after their spouse. Why does...

With over 3000 victims so far, the Ebola crisis gripping parts of West Africa is ten times larger than any previous...

Scientists have sequenced the genetic code of the coffee plant to help them work out why really great coffee tastes and...

Ironically, action movies make us reach for the popcorn more often, a new study has shown...

How do insects sense sound? We hear from a scientist using this information to design the world's smallest...

How would you like to email your GP, a good idea or bad idea?

Seven thousand languages are spoken worldwide. But why are many on the brink of extinction, and which ones?

People are pouring ice cold buckets of water over themselves in aid of ALS, a form of motor neurone disease - but...

Bird brained? In an experiment, both humans and pigeons were shown to assess risk in the same way.

Scientists can now spot the signs of dementia a lot earlier than ever before by using your eyes.