Entries for 'Human health'
Walk the walk to benefit your research
Anna Lois McKay explains the different ways that walking can be used to benefit academic research, help with problem-solving, and...
Developing therapies to prevent cancer
Professor Karen Brown of Translational Cancer Research explores how cells become cancerous, the importance of finding new ways of preventing...
Researching respiratory viruses
Dr Julian Tang, Consultant Virologist, has been seen on television providing expert comment on COVID. Here, he talks about his...
Hunting the silent killer
Professor Jacqui Shaw discusses crucial research into new ways of detecting and monitoring cancer through the development of liquid biopsies...
Understanding and managing kidney disease
Worldwide, one in ten people have chronic kidney disease, for which there is currently no cure.
Understanding the ecology and molecular biology of bacteriophages
What are the risks of antibiotic resistance and what can we do to tackle this problem? Professor Martha Clokie explores...
BHF partnership: Cardiovascular – Human Health
Professor Gavin Murphy talks about the partnership with the British Heart Foundation and cardiovascular research and how it improves the lives...
Bacteriophages: Social Justice and Inclusion
Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology explains bacteriophages and how her research leads the fight on the war on superbugs.
Diabetes: Human Health
3.5m people in the UK have diabetes, with a further 600,000 who don’t know they have it. How do you go...
Tobacco’s impact on health in the past
By Dr Sarah Inskip Today, we are well aware of the harmful nature of tobacco use and smoking; frank images...