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What the nose knows Oct 15, 2018

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"Losing enjoyment of food and drink is a common complaint for people who lose their sense of smell. You can taste sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami with your tongue. More complex flavours – like grapefruit or barbecued steak – depend on smell. But for Nick, as for many people who can’t smell, there’s another category of loss altogether."

Losing your sense of smell can fundamentally change the way you relate to other people.

Written by Emma Young, read by Kirsten Irving, produced by Barry J Gibb, edited by Geoff Marsh

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If you liked this story, we recommend Mosaicscience – Why-do-we-have-allergies by Carl Zimmer, also available as a podcast.

This disease kills half the people it infects. So why isn’t more being done? Oct 08, 2018

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Melioidosis is a bacterial infection that quietly causes thousands of deaths each year. Meet the doctor who made it his mission to make the world take notice.

Written by Carrie Arnold

Read by Michael Regnier

Produced by Graihagh Jackson

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If you liked this story, we recommend 'Hunting the silent killer' by Patrick Strudwick, also available as a podcast.

Facial discrimination Oct 01, 2018

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In a world obsessed with beauty, living with a facial disfigurement can be hard. Neil Steinberg explores the past and present to find out what it’s like to look different.

Written by Neil Steinberg

Read by Pip Mayo

Produced by Barry J Gibb

Edited by Geoff Marsh

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If you liked this podcast, we recommend, 'How far would you go to be able to smile' by Neil Steinberg.

Staying awake: the surprisingly effective way to treat depression Sep 24, 2018

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Using sleep deprivation to lift people out of severe depression may seem counterintuitive, but for some people, it’s the only thing that works.

Written by Linda Geddes

Read by Rebecca McIntosh

Produced by Graihagh Jackson

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If you liked this story, we recommend 'Why we still don't understand sleep, and why it matters', also available as a podcast.

Porklife: building a better pig Sep 17, 2018

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How have the farm animals of today been shaped by centuries of domestication and selective breeding? Sujata Gupta investigates.

Written by Sujata Gupta, read by Kirsten Irving, produced by Barry J Gibb, edited by Geoff Marsh

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How far would you go to be able to smile? Sep 10, 2018

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Smiling is one of the fundamental ways people communicate, so what happens if your face can’t do it?

Written by Neil Steinberg Read by Charlotte Hussey Produced by Graihagh Jackson

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Decisions on a knife-edge Sep 03, 2018

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Women predisposed to ovarian cancer can reduce their risk with surgery, but with it comes early menopause. To avoid this, some doctors propose delaying part of the procedure. But is this safe? Charlotte Huff explores the costs of buying time.

Written by Charlotte Huff, read by Kirsten Irving, produced by Barry J Gibb

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If we can beat Ebola, why not sleeping sickness too? Aug 27, 2018

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A disease that killed millions in the 20th century still lingers – and with it the threat of a new epidemic. Why? The answer may have been staring us in the face all along, as Michael Regnier discovered when he travelled to Guinea with scientists searching for the key to a medical mystery.

Written by Michael Regnier, read by Michael Regnier, produced by Graihagh Jackson.

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Why do we have allergies? Aug 20, 2018

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Allergies such as peanut allergy and hay fever make millions of us miserable, but scientists aren’t even sure why they exist. Carl Zimmer talks to a master immunologist with a controversial answer.

Written by Carl Zimmer, read by Kirsten Irving, produced by Barry J Gibb

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How close are we to a cure for Huntington’s? Aug 13, 2018

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Twenty-five years after the discovery of the gene behind Huntington’s disease, Peter Forbes reports on the potential first treatment for this devastating condition.

Written by Peter Forbes, read by Brian Yim Lim, produced by Graihagh Jackson.

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