Interviews about Medicine

Good bacteria help us with our digestion, and maybe even help to prevent infection. They could also protect us from...

Why do mosquitoes find people so attractive? What can we learn from those that never seem to get bitten?

How can we use a plants natural defence chemicals to ward off pests, such as insects and weeds?

Are mosquitoes attracted to some people more than others? We find out by exposing ourselves to a box of biting mozzies...

The link between plants, pathogens, diseases and remedies...

如果你保证之间的选择d reward or taking a risk, what would you go for? Most people will choose the...

TB has been virtually eradicated from the UK and a whole generation have had hardly any contact from it so it’s easy...

Could satellite images of the surface of the sea tell us when and where to expect deadly outbreaks of Cholera?

As part of Science Saturday at the Science festival, we sent Meera Senthilingam off to roam around the hands-on...

The human voice is a versatile tool, and changes dramatically throughout life. David Howard studies the voice...

How does your brain respond to music? Meera spoke to Professor Daniel Levitin...

Organ Rejection is a big problem, overcome by immuno-suppressant drugs. But these drugs are quite toxic and leaves...

A few weeks ago, we reported on the breakthrough where scientists in America had been able to build a beating heart in...

Could we generate electricity from the energy we waste while walking? Professor Max Donelan has developed a way to...

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men in the UK, and now researchers at the Institute of Cancer...

Could something in your diet affect your emotions? Rising Star Caroline Stokes explains how you could eat your way out...

We suss out the facts of flu with Cambridge university researcher Ed Hutchinson...

We find out about a revolutionary new way to diagnose our winter bugs in two hours rather than two weeks. It’s going to...

We’ve already heard about how flu actually causes disease, how it invades us, how it hijacks our cells and makes us...

Do ants look tasty to you? These ones might do! Dr Steve Yanoviak and his team have found a species of ant which,...

One of the most common addictions on Earth is the addiction to cigarettes, so tobacco and nicotine addiction. A very...

Professor Barry Everitt tells us about the basis of addiction - What happens in the brain to get people hooked?