Interviews with Scientists

Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...

20 January 2015

Almost all of us will at some point blurt out nonsense during our sleep, but why do we say what we say?

20 January 2015

Sleep deprivation: an unfortunate reality in people's lives. Soldiers live on just 4 hours sleep a night for...

20 January 2015

What happens to the brain's biochemistry when we sleep, and is sleep deprivation a risk factor for...

14 January 2015

Our gene of the month sounds like a Scottish warrior - it's Braveheart

14 January 2015

Danielle Posthuma is taking a new approach in the search for genes involved in psychiatric disorders such as...

14 January 2015

Why do fruit flies forget how terrible their hangover was and head straight back to the pub? And why do we? Karla Kaun...

14 January 2015

Why does 'sleeping on it' help us learn and solve problems? Matt Jones, from Bristol University, is finding...

14 January 2015

Bill Richardson is investigating how myelin, which coats our nerves, is involved in learning and memory formation for...

12 January 2015

The panel answer some audience questions about the 5:2 diet, keeping to resolutions and whether WHEN you eat is...

12 January 2015

Is your sofa killing you? Research is increasingly suggesting that our sedentary lifestyles are hugely detrimental to...

12 January 2015

We speak to the experts to see if there are any 'tricks of the mind' to make losing weight a little easier.

12 January 2015

Being overweight can harm your memory, and a poor memory can lead in turn to overeating.

12 January 2015

A new ingredient that can trick your body into feeling full has been discovered by researchers in London.

12 January 2015

Obesity is as high as 50% in some countries. Why are humans so prone to gaining weight, and are we going about losing...

12 January 2015

The first new antibiotic discovery in years could be a new hope against the growing threat from antibiotic resistance.

12 January 2015

A new planet has been discovered by the Kepler telescope, which is the most similar to earth yet, and could even host...

12 January 2015

There could be trouble ahead if we burn all our available fossil fuels, according to new research.

12 January 2015

Cold viruses grow better in the cold, new research confirms...

06 January 2015

Dark data lurking on peoples' hard disk drives can be used to monitor endangered wildlife...

06 January 2015

June 2014 was the hottest since records began. Why, and how is this impacting on conditions in Antarctica?

06 January 2015

Argo is a system of 3600 floating mini-laboratories observing the temperatures, salinity, and currents in the oceans....

06 January 2015

Multiple sclerosis is a condition caused by immune cells attacking parts of the nervous system. Now there are two new...

06 January 2015

Plants thrive on UV, but why? And how can their responses to these high-energy wavelengths of light be used to boost...

06 January 2015

Apart from a dissolving teaspoon, the element gallium might hold the key to making more powerful processors for...