Articles tagged with health


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Alzheimer's disease: treatments on the horizon

19th April 2012

750,000 people in the UK have dementia - how will we diagnose and treat them?

  • Food for thought

    14th February 2012

    Dr Jeremy Spencer examines the role of flavonoid-rich foods which have been shown to promote a healthy heart and improve our mind and mood.

  • A medicine cabinet in your garden?

    19th January 2012

    Professor Monique Simmonds, Director of Kew Innovation Unit, talks about the use of plants and fungi as sources of sustainably harvested medicines.

  • Hale and Hearty?

    7th September 2011

    The way to the heart is through the stomach. Julie Lovegrove investigates the crucial role diet plays in the health of heart and blood vessels.

  • Can we live without E-numbers?

    23rd August 2011

    E-numbers are often seen as the nemesis of a healthy diet, yet we eat them every day – why? Discuss with Dr David Baines.

  • Water Sustainability - a Global Challenge

    2nd June 2011

    Richard Allan, Chief Scientist at Scottish Water, discusses the challenges we face in securing freshwater supplies at a global level.

  • Juice what the doctor ordered

    5th May 2011

    French scientists have devised a fruit cocktail that could ward off heart disease

  • From the Romans to the Ring Main

    7th April 2011

    Navigate the surprising and fascinating twists and turns of the history of London's water supply with Rob Casey from Thames Water.

  • A little light relief

    10th March 2011

    David Phillips, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, demonstrates the truths and the fallacies behind the ancient belief in the healing powers of light.

  • Let's do lunch: your 21st century lunchbox

    23rd February 2011

    Suitable for young and old alike, it's a lunch break with a chemistry twist, hosted by food scientist Tom Coultate. We'll even provide the food!

  • Turn on and Tune in

    10th February 2011

    Take a trip through the weird world of drug use and abuse, with writer and scientist John Mann

  • Sex and the City: the Emerging Role of Human Skin

    6th January 2011

    Is the role of skin merely to provide an aesthetically pleasing covering for the body? Modern research says otherwise, says Professor Paul Matts.

  • Better, stronger, faster, sleepier

    6th January 2011

    Co-inventor of the anaesthetic propofol explains why it's the most popular and effective drug of its kind

  • Nuts about Christmas

    2nd December 2010

    Professor Clare Mills uses some festive examples to shed light on the difficult world of food allergies.

  • The unluckiest inventor

    2nd November 2010

    The life and works of Thomas Midgley, Jr, creator of leaded petrol and CFCs

  • Chemistry keeps cosmonauts comfortable

    12th October 2010

    Helen Sharman on the science of living in space

  • Vultures get a bad press

    31st August 2010

    Brian Emsley mourns the plight of the under-loved species

  • Safety in numbers

    27th August 2010

    For all their bad press, chemicals with E numbers are mostly harmless

  • Summertime, and the gard'nin' is easy

    24th August 2010

    Helen Sharman ponders the safety of future bathroom cabinet products

  • World's most attractive woman

    20th August 2010

    Even brass coins apparently stick to this magnetic mum

  • Chemhistory: cocaine

    10th August 2010

    Alan Dronsfield looks at cocaine's history of perking up, pulling teeth and Papal endorsement

  • Make mine a pint!

    5th August 2010

    Once upon a time some bright spark made a drink that was tasty, alcoholic and safer than water. What was this miracle drink? Beer!

  • Water and Air

    7th May 2010

    How will we provide the whole world with clean water and air?

  • Health

    5th May 2010

    How will we keep people healthy and cure them when they are ill?

  • Living life on the edge

    4th February 2010

    Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's need to be tackled now, says Professor Chris Dobson