There are multiple clocks in the body: how do they tick to the same rhythm?
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20 February 2017
Like a game of mental Battleships, neurolinguists work out how we process language by matching up brain injuries and...
16 February 2017
There are important evolutionary reasons that explain the differences between men and women, and understanding them can...
11 February 2017
The wingbeats of mute swans produce substantial noise to an earthbound listener, but have you ever thought of the noise...
09 February 2017
Vegetables rejected by European shops for the way they look are being used as dinner ingredients in Kenya, in a bid to...
08 February 2017
Six years ago Elke Haenisch, now 70, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rapidly progressive...
03 February 2017
Understanding how bacteria communicate may help us overcome the widespread problem of antibiotic resistance.
27 January 2017
Eating well and going for walks in middle age can contribute to cutting your risk of dementia in half.
22 January 2017
Decoding a fruit smoothie with a DNA sequencer.
19 January 2017
The part of the brain that makes you feel full could be impaired in babies of obese mothers, researchers believe –...
18 January 2017
New research takes advances in the Alzheimer’s field and applies them to the field of infection biology to help combat...
17 January 2017
Is the antibiotic apocalypse here, and what can be done?
09 January 2017
University of Cambridge researchers have brought the potential cancer causing role of breast implants into the...
06 January 2017
Why this is one therapy that should be flushed down the lavatory...
06 January 2017
Real-time data from smokers’ brains could help them re-programme their minds and stub out cigarettes for good.
28 December 2016
Why are economists playing quantum games, and how does this emerging field relate to the “classical” game theory used...
15 December 2016
European scientists are joining forces to find out more about the impact of common chemicals on human health, with the...
06 December 2016
Shona's story of living with a rare condition called Marfan Syndrome, and how scientific research offers a new...
26 November 2016
Think of the horsemeat scandal. Do the ingredients in your ready meal match the labelling? There is no better way to...
21 November 2016
How deadly venom might hold the key to treating many medical conditions.
11 November 2016
Scientists have found a way of producing electricity and fuel for cars from bacteria and green algae.
27 October 2016
Adjusting the time that chemotherapy is given to male colorectal cancer patients has been shown to increase their...
13 October 2016
Scientists are looking into exploiting the body clock to prevent obesity.
10 October 2016
Would you eat insects to save the planet and improve your health?
03 October 2016
How circumcision cuts the risk of HIV infection and other diseases