Research

Brake dust damages lungs as much as diesel exhaust fumes

2020-01-20T14:29:00Z

Landmark study highlights a new avenue for air pollution research

Review

The Beautiful Cure: Harnessing your body's natural defences

2018-08-03T14:30:00Z

The human body’s response to disease is fiendishly complex but endlessly fascinating

Podcast

Triamcinolone

2018-04-20T17:27:00Z

Concluding our pair of podcasts on a recent cycling scandal, Ben Valsler looks at the corticosteroid triamcinolone

Research

Tumour cells' last breaths dampen down immune system

2016-09-22T16:42:00Z

Dying cancer cells release potassium ions that alter the behaviour of T-cells

Podcast

Thiomersal

2016-07-06T00:00:00Z

Kat Arney introduces the organomercury preservative associated with the current controversy around vaccines

Research

Bee immune system discovery points way to pollinator 'vaccines'

2015-08-06T00:00:00Z

Molecular mechanism in the bee immune system could save populations in decline