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06 December 2018
A study of more than half a million blood samples has allowed scientists to pinpoint the risk factors for a rare type...
27 November 2018
A trainee clinical geneticist talks to a mother whose child suffered from a genetic disease...
23 November 2018
Video games that are specifically designed to test and improve children’s social and emotional skills could enable...
08 November 2018
Smartphone apps and genetic studies are teaming up to fight childhood obesity.
20 September 2018
Scientists have discovered that a single severe head injury can lead to dementia
13 September 2018
Decision-making is part of daily life but in many situations, from deciding whether to hit the snooze button on your...
16 August 2018
Personalised smartphone applications and wearable technologies that are attuned to the user’s state of mind are...
14 August 2018
Have you ever wondered how The Naked Scientists make science so accessible and interesting? The Naked Scientists’...
03 August 2018
How a few students, an idea, and some maggots became the future of food...
03 August 2018
Can you make clothes from food waste?
26 July 2018
Expectant mothers often face a dilemma about whether to take medication when they fall ill due to fears it might harm...
25 July 2018
The impish smile and garrulous, back-slapping charm that soothes the most anxious patient...
18 July 2018
They aren’t what most people think they are, Human eyes...
12 July 2018
Research into the remarkable regenerative powers of worms and the insights they can give into battling diseases could...
05 July 2018
Bioinks containing stem cells are being used to 3D print living tissues that can be inserted into the body and provoke...
22 June 2018
To understand what leads people into violent extremism, scientists are turning the question on its head and asking why...
18 June 2018
Not all doom and gloom: new research offers a tantalising alternative to a lifetime’s consumption of pulses and avocado.
15 June 2018
A new way to farm indoors using different wavelengths of light could boost the taste of fruits, salads and herbs, while...
14 June 2018
Europe’s population is ageing rapidly, yet the majority of car safety equipment is tested using dummies modelled on...
11 June 2018
To feed more than 9 billion people by 2050, farmers will have to produce 70% more food. Here's how genetics can...
02 June 2018
The message has always been clear: make sure to finish your full course of antibiotics. Or else?
31 May 2018
Noise is one of the biggest pollutants in modern cities but the risk is often overlooked despite being linked to an...
19 May 2018
In March 2011, my life took a turn when a simple blood sample would reveal whether or not I would have the rare,...
17 May 2018
Food fraud, where different or low-quality food is deliberately mislabelled and sold as high-quality goods, risks the...