Interviews about Medicine

The science of what we eat featured highly in the Biology Zone at the Cambridge Science Festival. Meera followed her...

You've heard the saying "lies, damned lies and statistics", now Ben Goldacre joins us to talk about how...

Is sword swallowing an ancient art, or just a magic trick? Dan Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Federation...

What happens in the brain when we hear laughter? Is there a neuronal basis to why we find the giggles so compelling...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which is behind the most common form of meningitis, actually wears a disguise to...

Hormones affect our behaviour, but how do they influence how women advertise their fertility? Dr Martie Haselton...

Why bother having sex at all? Many species merely clone themselves, ensuring that all of their DNA gets into the next...

Plants make it, bees collect it, and now Propolis could be protecting farmed fish from fungi. Meera spoke to Kelvin...

How can nanotechnology tell us about antibiotic resistant bacteria? - With tiny diving boards, of course...

Porous Nanospheres could deliver drugs to exactly where they're needed - but we must make sure that the body can...

Are overweight parents more likely to have obese children? It could be that a mother's diet has lifelong...

Obesity is a huge problem, but what makes us obese? Steve Bloom joins us from Imperial College London to explain why...

Liposuction may be the easiest way to lose weight quickly, though it's an expensive option. But how does it...

Next time you have a headache, don't take an aspirin - make your own! It seems that humans can manufacture their...

Does champagne go straight to your head? What is it about the bubbles that makes you get more drunk, more quickly?...

Understanding the origins of HIV will not only help us to find ways to treat the disease itself, but can also help us...

Predicting where in the world diseases are likely to emerge can help us prepare for them, and even try to prevent them...

Earlier this year, a new and fatal strain of virus was discovered in South Africa after a patient was flown in from...

Optical Lens Replacement surgery can be used to treat cataracts, which affect millions of people worldwide. We find...

Why do we blink? Dr Paul Murphy explains to Meera the importance of tears and blinking...

There are many, diverse causes of blindness, with Inherited Retinal Degeneration affecting one in 2000 people in the UK...

Firing lasers into your eyes sounds like a bad idea, but Laser Eye Surgery is a safe and effective option that could...

Can your friends, their friends, and even their friends' friends, boost your chances of becoming obese? James...

The Population Institute were our kind hosts in LA, but who are they, and what do they do? I spoke to Bill Ryerson,...