The verdict on anti-depressants: do they really work?
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most predominant mood disorder worldwide. Depression places a huge burden on the individuals affected...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 / The Science and Spirit of Scotland
On Tuesday evening a capacity crowd of revellers descended upon Summerhall’s Dissection Room to enjoy a panel discussion on the...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 / Should we “edit out” disability?
The first panel member to speak at this thought-provoking discussion pointed out early on that on closer examination, the quotation...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 / The survival of nothing: is extinction important?
Humans have a tremendous impact on the environment, making the topic of species extinction a pressing issue. Human dominance can...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 / A Celebration of Women in Astronomy
Prof. Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is currently a Visiting Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and is famous...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 / Edinburgh Medal Address: Prof. Cordelia Fine
Since 1989, the Edinburgh Medal is awarded to scientists during the International Science Festival. The award recognises their contributions to...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 / Synthetica
Last weekend saw the launch of the 2018 edition of the Edinburgh International Science Festival and, as always, the events...
Nature-inspired energy storage developments
Biomimetics, which studies biological systems in order to imitate them and apply them to disciplines like modern medicine and engineering,...
A genetic link between inflammation and depression?
Whilst there are many different cell types in our body, each contains the same DNA. In order to perform their...