Defining Obesity
Obesity is not always recognised as a disease. Hearing from researchers, clinicians, and people with obesity, Kirstin Leslie investigates why the definition matters.
theGIST Latest Features
High Time for a Rethink?
From history to the present day and from therapeutic potential to risks, the use of cannabis remains a controversial topic. Sara Cameron gets to roots of this polemical plant.
Glasgow Celebrates Yuri’s Night
Sonya recounts ‘Glasgow Celebrates Yuri’s Night’ – where science and comedy shed light on the flourishing space tech hub in Glasgow
Massive new study confirms higher BMI linked with serious increase in multiple diseases in the UK
theGIST’s Emily May Armstrong heads to the European Conference on Obesity’s first press conference to relay cutting-edge morbidity research
AI and mental health: big data and feelings
Anna explores how artificial intelligence could be used to study, as well as improve, our mental health.
Episode 23: Lee Cronin, the ‘Chemputer’, and New Designs of Life
We get the inside scoop on Professor Lee Cronin’s ‘Chemputer’, plus hear all about his grand plans for creating a new form of life.
Can Vitamin D deficiency increase the risk of Diabetes?
Sarah Neidler considers how the “sunshine vitamin” may help prevent insulin resistance, an underlying cause of type 2 diabetes.
Keep Abreast of Robot Surgeons
Dzachary Zainudden dissects into robotics and medicine in order to report how ‘robotic hands’ have assisted surgeons in treating lymphedema from breast cancer survivors.
