The Curious Case of the Vanishing Disease
Claire Harris unearths a long extinct disease that still intrigues us several centuries on.
Category: Life Sciences
Electricity, the key to reversing the effects of stroke?
Louise Richardson looks at the pros and cons of zapping your brain to reverse the effects of stroke.
European Jellyfish Stings: To Pee or Not to Pee, That is the Question
Louise Montgomery explores the benefits and problems associated with different treatments for European jellyfish stings, some more exotic than others.
Epigenetics and Evolution: Revising the Theory
Alexander Osborne is investigating the potential implications that epigenetics may have on our understanding of the theory of Evolution.
Mapping the Monkey Mind
Nina Divorty finds her way around the brain using a map with a difference – the monkey brain blueprint that gives new insights into neurodevelopmental disorders.
Reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Pamela Atanasova investigates how scientists managed to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in one week!
A lightbulb moment for obesity research
Holly Scott asks whether artificial lighting could be making us fatter.
Rising from the Dead
When a person dies, could some of their genes come back to life? Alisha Aman explores the phenomenon of gene expression after death.
