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Thu, Mar 26, 2015
Dr Chris van Tulleken takes 9 randomly selected foods to the lab to see if the calories in them match those stated on the packaging and sets 3 families in Glasgow a challenge as he examines calories.
Thu, Apr 2, 2015
Dr Saleyha Ahsan cuts through the confusion and reveals the surprising science of fat. Fat has a reputation as being public health enemy number one but the truth is a little more nuanced.
Thu, Apr 9, 2015
Dr Chris van Tulleken examines some of the most common medicines found in the home. How much do we really know about what we are buying?
Thu, Jun 11, 2015
Dr Chris van Tulleken continues his investigation to find the latest scientific discoveries that can change how we look after our teeth.
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Thu, May 19, 2016
Angela Rippon investigates the disease that took her mother's life and is now starting to affect her friends. She undertakes a series of tests to determine if she herself has any of the early signs of dementia.
2016
Fiona Phillips teams up with some of the UK's leading scientists to discover how we can eat and drink to good health - and finds some surprising truths about healthy eating.
Thu, Sep 29, 2016
Chris Bavin, a greengrocer by trade and "carnivore" by nature, investigates if we can, and should, keep meat in our diet and stay healthy.
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Thu, May 11, 2017
Britain is one of the most sleep-deprived nations on earth. Michael Mosley discovers what happens when we don't get enough sleep and at some surprising solutions to his own insomnia.
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Thu, May 25, 2017
Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the latest scientific advances into the HIV virus. He also meets with Elton John to talk about the initial stigma against gay men as a result of misinformation 30 years ago.
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Wed, Jan 30, 2019
Angela Rippon looks at new ways that scientists are fighting bacterial infections, as they combat antibiotic resistance. She hears of the latest scientific breakthroughs, meets a GP on the front line and finds out how we can all help.