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Saving the brain from itself
Scott Armstrong Scott Armstrong, winner of the Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2013, tells us about his efforts to use xenon to combat the brain damage caused by head injuries. Close your eyes and...
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A step in the right direction for Parkinson’s disease treatment?
Clare Finlay In her runner-up article for the Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2013, Clare Finlay, a Phd student at King’s College London, explains her research looking at ways to stop...
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Molecular Fordism: manufacturing a monster
Ben receives his certificate from David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science Viruses are produced on an assembly line just like cars and laptops, and Ben Bleasdale is looking to...
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Why sugary nerves aren’t so sweet
Oliver receives his certificate from David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science Why does excess sugar in the bloodstream cause nerve damage in diabetes? In his article commended for...
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Rare genetic disease: a haystack full of needles
David Willetts and Nick Dand Nick Dand, a PhD student at King’s College London, explains his research developing tools to find the genetic mutations that cause rare diseases. This article was commended...
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How 100-year-old research could help patients with HIV
Christoffer van Tulleken In his winning article for the Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2014, Dr Christoffer van Tulleken tells us what a chicken has got to do with HIV, and how his research studying...
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Vaccines and volunteers: preventing malaria with a cup of mosquitoes
Wiebke Nahrendorf In her runner-up article for the 2014 Max Perutz Science Writing Award Wiebke Nahrendorf, a PhD student at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, explains why she’s been...
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Computer-connected brains: science fiction or science future?
Thomas Hall Newcastle University’s Thomas Hall listens to the chatter between neurons to find signals which could help restore movement to people paralysed by strokes or spinal injuries. He describes...
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Gut reaction: the impact of intestinal infections on polio vaccination
Edward Parker Could gut infections be making the standard polio vaccine ineffective in children in low-income countries? Edward Parker, a PhD student at Imperial College London is trying to find out,...
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Fishing for treatments for muscle diseases
Jane Patrick Jane Patrick, a PhD student at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, studies zebrafish to learn more about muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy. She explains her work in her commended...
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