Parkinson's
A 'game changer' in Parkinson's research
New Zealand scientists are celebrating a major advancement in Parkinson's research, which is hoped will improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and even stop full-blown symptoms developing… Audio
How carrying a tune can lead to better health
We've all seen the incredibly positive social impacts of people taking to their balconies, windows, and rooftops to sing to one another during the pandemic. But there are health benefits to singing as… Audio
Raising awareness of Parkinson's and advocating for support
Andy McDowell, who's an advocate for people with Parkinson's, talks to Jesse about trying to raise more awareness of the disease. Audio
Diabetes drug-dementia link, and could Covid cause Parkinson's?
Science commentator Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to look at how a common diabetes drug could be linked to slower cognitive decline and lower the dementia risk in Type-2 diabetics. She also… Audio
Science news: Parkinson's may originate in the gut
Further evidence Parkinson's disease may be triggered in the intestine raises hopes for earlier diagnosis and scientists in South Africa discover the disease trajectory of tuberculosis. Audio
Professor Russell Snell - the hunt for autism genes
To mark Brain Day 2017* (and part of international Brain Awareness Week), Kim talks to Professor Russell Snell, a world-renowned geneticist based at the University of Auckland who has long studied… Audio
Stuart Firestein: ignorance, failure, and how we smell
Kim Hill talks to neuroscientist Dr Stuart Firestein, Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences, whose lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, seeking answers to the… Audio
Richard Mabey: the cabaret of plants
British writer and broadcaster whose work takes a cultural perspective on the natural world. His latest book is The Cabaret of Plants: Botany and the Imagination. Audio
John Pepper: Using conscious movement to bypass Parkinson's tremors
John Pepper says he has successfully reversed his Parkinson's symptoms, to the point where he no longer needs to take any medication. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than two decades… Audio
The woman who can smell Parkinson's
A woman who smelled a change in her husband six years before he was diagnosed with Parkinson's has inspired scientists to consider a new way of detecting the disease. Audio
Naked Science
Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news; bugs to beat asthma, charting Parkinson's in the brain to improve diagnosis and escaping cheetahs. Audio