Stem cells for spinal injury, and breast cancer breakthrough
In the Naked Scientists News this week, stem cell treatment using cells from the bellies of those with spinal cord injuries restores movement and sensation in phase 1 clinical trials. Also, Cambridge ...
5 Huhti 202433min
Nitazenes move the needle for drug death distress
Today we're investigating dangerous new drugs which have found their way onto the streets of the UK. Nitazenes are lab made opioids with similar effects for the user as heroin. Their relative strength...
2 Huhti 202429min
Climate change slowing Earth's rotation, and hotels in space
This week on The Naked Scientists: Check your watches: how climate change is making the Earth turn more slowly; we'll also hear from the Cambridge scientists investigating whether vaccines can combat ...
29 Maalis 202429min
Alzheimer's: the fight back
Thanks to Sannia Farrukh and the ICGEB for their support in making this show!It's thought that by the end of the decade, 78 million people around the world will have Alzheimer's disease. It's debilita...
26 Maalis 202433min
Whooping cough cases surge, and looking for life on Europa
This week on The Naked Scientists: The spike in whooping cough cases occurring across Europe; what's behind it? Also, how scientists are set to look for life on an icy moon of Jupiter. And, the new ar...
22 Maalis 202429min
Tackling the uptick in ticks
This week on The Naked Scientists, we're getting ticked off about the uptick in ticks, as we look at what they are, the problems they cause, and what we can do to tick them off our worry list. Like th...
19 Maalis 202429min
COVID retrospective, space security, and car brake particles
In the news pod, 4 years on from the outset of the COVID pandemic, what questions still need answering in the bid to avoid a similar emergency? Plus, why we need to start taking space security more se...
15 Maalis 202431min
Should we stop calling it Long COVID?
4 years since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic officially, we take a look at the latest research guiding scientists towards the root causes of the debilitating symptoms some people suffer for many...
12 Maalis 202432min
