Interviews about Medicine

Some bacteria sense an immune response, and then become hyper-virulent. This means that treatment with antibiotics...

The bacterium MRSA has been the big villain of hospital acquired infections – it’s resistant to common antibacterial...

In some cases, the human heart can be 'pre-conditioned', and as such can withstand the damage of a heart...

Trawl fishing involved hauling a net behind a boat, and is extremely good for catching large numbers of fish. However...

People have long suspected that drinking alcohol makes people seem more attractive, but now, scientists at Bristol...

Age-related Macular Degeneration, or AMD, remains the most common cause of blindness in the UK, with little hope for...

What is imagination, and what's it for? We find out how imagination lets us learn from mistakes we've never...

It takes an astronomical effort to feed all of the Olympic athletes, so how do they manage? Madeleine Genner spoke to...

Hallucinations and delusions resulting from schizophrenia are scientifically fascinating, but poorly understood and...

An animatronic tongue created by scientists at the University of Sheffield could help us understand how speech is...

Dr Harren Jhoti founded Astex Therapeutics in 1999. We chatted to him to find out what happens in the process of...

Melanie McCullagh from Biotica tells us how they are fighting diseases using chemicals found in bacteria.

We’ve seen the news stories in previous Olympic tournaments where athletes have been caught using performance enhancing...

How are sport officials cracking down on athletes using the wide range of drugs available to boost their performance,...

Another method often used by athletes to reach their peak performance is to use the best equipment or clothing on the...

What is jet-lag, and how can we reset the body clock to avoid it?

Do you ever eat at your desk at work? It may worry you that your computer keyboard is a hotbed of bacteria, but even...

Forensic scientists have announced a major breakthrough in crime detection which could lead to hundreds of cold cases...

Your mouth is home to millions of bacteria - some of them cause bad breath, or could lead to infections elsewhere in...

We've heard about 'good bacteria' but what role do they really play in our intestines

Campylobacter is the most likely cause of food poisoning in the UK, but how does it make us ill? And can flatulence...

Good bacteria help us with our digestion, and maybe even help to prevent infection. They could also protect us from...

Why do mosquitoes find people so attractive? What can we learn from those that never seem to get bitten?

How can we use a plants natural defence chemicals to ward off pests, such as insects and weeds?