Are we on track to end new infections of HIV?

Are we on track to end new infections of HIV?

On today's programme, we are going to examine attempts to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by the end of the decade.The AIDS pandemic is unarguably the worst health threat to confront the population in the modern era. We believe close to 100 million people have died of the disease so far since it first emerged in the early 1900s.It's proved a very tough nut to crack; when I first went to medical school in 1993, a patient with advanced AIDS and just weeks away from dying came to speak to us.That rarely happens in first world countries these days thanks to breakthrough scientific... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Titans of Science: John Zarnecki

Titans of Science: John Zarnecki

Titans of Science is back with John Zarnecki, a towering figure in the UK's space community. He has played a crucial role in designing instruments for groundbreaking space missions, and has also helpe...

27 Tammi 31min

Alzheimer's fingerprick test, and space debris sonic booms

Alzheimer's fingerprick test, and space debris sonic booms

This week, a blood finger-prick test has been developed to detect Alzheimer's disease before symptoms arise. But how accurate is it? Plus, tracking space debris reentry from their sonic booms with ear...

23 Tammi 31min

Generation New Era: The UK's new birth cohort study

Generation New Era: The UK's new birth cohort study

This week, we're looking at a major study that is following the development of children born in the UK in 2026. It's called Generation New Era, and in this episode we hear from the team leading the re...

20 Tammi 31min

China's new London embassy, and screen-time retards speech

China's new London embassy, and screen-time retards speech

This week, China's attempts to build a new "mega-embassy" in London, but are there security risks? Plus, the UK plans to build a record number of offshore wind farms for cleaner energy, the impact of ...

18 Tammi 28min

Science leads the way at Davos

Science leads the way at Davos

This week, we've partnered with Frontiers as they aim to push science to the top of the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos. It comes as the publisher's Frontiers Science House prepares to wel...

13 Tammi 31min

Chickenpox jab UK rollout, and how the US grabbed Maduro

Chickenpox jab UK rollout, and how the US grabbed Maduro

This week, the UK begins the rollout of the chickenpox vaccine to younger children. But why is it only being offered now? Plus, the high-level technological plan to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro,...

9 Tammi 29min

Titans of Science: Ed Wild & Sarah Tabrizi

Titans of Science: Ed Wild & Sarah Tabrizi

In this episode, we hear from not one, but two Titans of Science, together. And that's because Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi are neuroscientists, neurologists and long-time collaborators both based at Uni...

6 Tammi 39min

Best Science Stories of 2025

Best Science Stories of 2025

In this episode, we're revisiting some of the most magical moments and scientific milestones of 2025 - including the incredible legacy of Dame Jane Goodall, the brain-wave reading bionic-knee, why lab...

22 Joulu 202552min

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