Diseases
What is a fever dream?
Strange dreams are the last thing you want when feeling ill, yet they're very common.
Common kitchen worktop material is causing incurable lung disease - new study
Doctors call for ban on artificial stone as silicosis cases emerge.
How can a virus survive in ice for hundreds of years?
From viruses in frozen mummies to anthrax outbreaks in Siberia. What lies beneath the ice is creepy, to say the least.
Vaccine for eczema now possible, say scientists
By treating eczema-based flareups in children, a team of researchers from Trinity College aim to solve this common issue.
Inside the race to stop a deadly new strain of sexually transmitted monkeypox
New data suggests the virulent strain is now being sexually transmitted.
Ageless brain: How this new supercomputer could help keep your mind young
The DeepSouth project aims to mimic the human brain.
Tinkering with nature: Billions of engineered mosquitos are getting released into the wild to fight disease
The World Mosquito Project wants to eradicate dengue fever by infecting female mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria.
Before we had long COVID, was there long SARS?
A doctor explains the post-viral impact of the respiratory viruses, SARS and COVID-19.
Tick bites: How to avoid them and what to do if you get bitten
Tick numbers are on the rise in the UK.
What is holy fire disease?
And yes, it still exists today.
Instant Genius Podcast | Medical Detection Dogs, with Dr Claire Guest
Dr Claire Guest is the co-founder of the Medical Detection Dogs charity. She explains how dogs are able to sniff out cancer and how this incredible skill is being deployed around the world.
How an immune system for the planet could protect us from the next pandemic
Can we build a global pathogen defence system – a planetary equivalent of the immune system – to protect us when the next pandemic arrives?
Complete human genome sequence reveals new genetic variants linked to disease
Scientists have finally decoded the entire human genome, finding genes linked to ageing, diseases like muscular dystrophy, and even cancer.
Antibiotic pre-resistance spotted in tuberculosis bacteria for the first time
Researchers can predict which bacteria are likely to become resistant to antibiotics in the future.
World’s first malaria vaccine given go-ahead for mass immunisation of African children
The World Health Organization director-general hails ‘historic moment’.
New test can detect which COVID variant is in your spit
The device could cost less than £1.50 each to make and takes one hour to identify COVID-19 strains in a small amount of saliva.
Could dinosaurs have caught COVID-19?
After all, how would a Tyrannosaurus Rex put on a facemask?
New vaccine is 77% effective against Africa’s biggest killer – malaria
Trials of the new jab show that it is the world’s most effective malaria vaccine, which could potentially save the lives of the 300,000 children who die every year due to the disease.
Chimeras | Scientists have created human-monkey embryonic cells
It's a controversial field but one that could lead to game-changing medical discoveries.
Are humans naturally clean and tidy creatures?
We’ve teamed up with the folks behind BBC World Service’s CrowdScience to answer your questions on one topic - this week it's all about whether human beings have evolved to be clean and tidy.
Meet the scientist who defeated 'the world's worst bacteria' to save her husband’s life
As she told us on the Science Focus Podcast, Professor Steffanie Strathdee tackled a superbug as it threatened to kill her partner.
Discovery of the Hepatitis C virus wins 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
The prize was jointly awarded to three scientists whose work led to the development of medicines that saved millions of lives.
COVID-19 vaccine ready for end of year for some, says England's chief medical officer
A number of vaccine candidates have shown they can generate an immune response that ought to be protective, Sir Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific advisor, says.
Reality Check | Do badger culls stop the spread of bovine TB?
A study from Imperial College London and the Zoological Society London has shown culls drive badgers to roam further, potentially spreading diseases wider than before the culling. But another paper from the same university suggests the culls reduce incidence of tuberculosis by 66 per cent. So are culls effective?