Interviews about Medicine

FOXG1 is vital for your developing brain. Hannah Bruce is using glowing zebrafish to figure out how...

FOXG1 Syndrome is where there are problems with the FOXG1 gene. What is this gene and what does it do?

Vivek's son Kush has FOXG1 Syndrome - a condition you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy...

A quarter of all male cancer diagnoses are prostate cancer. Chris Smith sets out to uncover the facts...

Chris Smith takes the world's temperature - from a proposal for a vaccine

Using CRISPR in cancer treatment...

Can eating too many chillies cause you lasting harm?

What's going on in the brain when we nod off?

What's happening in your body when you're winding down for the evening?

Why might we want to turn off our body clocks, in some cells?

"Why do I feel sleepy after lunch?"

What is the "time restricted eating" diet, and does it work?

What is seasonal affective disorder?

How do we know when to wake up without an alarm?

Scientists have found an important trigger that causes arteries to furr up in atherosclerosis...

The hand area fires up as a person starts to talk: is this how gesticulation occurs?

The brain areas which serve as a daily clock also act as an annual calendar...

Infection with Zika virus offers protection against re-infection, but this may wane over time in adults...

New data shows that body temperature has fallen since the 19th century...

The part of the show where we read your correspondence - and listener Gal has an eye-watering question...

Nesyamun was a priest in ancient Egypt - and now he can speak and sing again...

It's time for a traditional dance - but this ceilidh is about neurons and brain signals...

What's the latest from the Wuhan City virus? Naked Scientist Chris Smith explains...

Take a listen to this rather fertile question of the week...