Interviews with Scientists

the beer goggles, or stella-vision, is a well known phenomenon where a few alcoholic drinks makes other people seem...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a debilitating condition where people who have been through nightmarish...

John Bailey joins us to explain the problem with Japanese knotweed, and how this alien species could be kept under...

Electricity from fusion could be a great alternative to traditional coal-fired power stations, supplying cheaper,...

The Joint European Torus, or JET, is the biggest fusion experiment in the world right now - but how does it keep fusion...

So what's the next step towards making fusion power a reality? Steve Cowley explains the plans for the...

How could lasers be used to achieve fusion? Kate Lancaster joins us to explain all...

Could the credit crunch be due to traders' hormone levels? Meera speaks to John Coates to find out...

Our very own Kat Arney treats us to a sneak preview of the new album, 'In the City of Dreadful Night',...

Immunotherapy, using the body's own immune cells to attack a tumour, could provide an alternative to radiotherapy...

This weekend saw the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham, and our very own Kat Arney went along...

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 25 and 70% of cases are caused by a family of viruses...

A new initiative funding research into cancer imaging could find new ways to spot cancer early, and better ways to...

We know that antibodies must pass from breastmilk to baby's blood, but only now have scientists watched one in the...

DNA damage leads to many of the diseases we associate with ageing, so if we could stop DNA from being damaged, or...

Meera finds out how to keep your skin looking young and healthy...

You may be surprised to hear that some very simple lifestyle changes can extend your life by 14 years! We find out how...

Meera finds out how to keep your skin looking young and healthy...

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

Clostridium difficile bacteria account for many cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, and currently causes 7000...

Whether or not bacteria stick around in your local hospital isn’t always down to local conditions or cleaning....

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

A new proposal for an absolutely massive solar power tower in Namibia forces the issue of electricity in Africa -...

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