Body & Brain
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May. 24, 2013
Tackling New Tech in the Golden Years
aging, senior citizens, technology, computers, mobile devices, online, robots
May. 24, 2013
Studies Question Potential Alzheimer's Treatment
alzheimer's, alzheimers, brain, memory, neurology, dementia drugs, Mayo Clinic, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Ronald Petersen
May. 17, 2013
Researchers Report Cloning Advance for Producing Stem Cells
stem cell, cloning, biotechnology, genetics, embryonic stem cells, ethics
May. 17, 2013
Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
food, nutrition, agriculture, eating bugs, entomophagy, eating insects, insects as food, Peter Menzel, man eating bugs, UN food and agriculture organization
May. 10, 2013
Microexpressions: More Than Meets the Eye
david matsumoto, san francisco state university, micro expressions
May. 10, 2013
The Myth of Multitasking
multitasking, digital life, distractions, twitter, facebook, alerts, texts, texting, habits, clifford nass
May. 03, 2013
Michael Pollan: You Are What You Cook
food, nutrition, environment, diet, michael pollan, agriculture, michael pollan, cooked, cooked: a natural history of transformation
Apr. 12, 2013
Red Meat's Heart Risk Goes Beyond the Fat
nutrition, red meat, cholesterol, diet, carnitine, L-carnitine, gut flora, bacteria, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, health
Apr. 12, 2013
Down the Gullet: A Guided Tour of Your Guts
food, eating, digestion, nutrition, intestines, stomach, taste, flavor, Mary Roach, Gulp, Gulp. Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Apr. 12, 2013
Poring Over the Science of Coffee
coffee, drink, espresso, latte, caffeine, food, chemistry, Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking, Sam Penix, Everyman Espresso
Apr. 12, 2013
Looking to Nature for Antibiotic Inspirations
bacteriophages, lysins, antibiotics, bacteria, disease, contagious, sick, phage viruses, Vincent Fischetti, Rockefeller University
Apr. 05, 2013
Tracking a Rise in ADHD Diagnosis
diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, pediatrics, neurology, ritalin, adderall, ADD, hyperactive, children, kids
Apr. 05, 2013
President Obama Calls for a ‘BRAIN Initiative’
brain, neurology, brain activity map, human genome project
Apr. 05, 2013
Amyloid Proteins Help Paralyzed Mice Walk Again
amyloid proteins, brain, ms, multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's disease
Mar. 22, 2013
For Babies, It’s Better to Like What I Like
moral behavior, hatred, prejudice, differences, infant psychology, child psychology, human behavior, likes
Mar. 22, 2013
Scientists Search for Gulf War Illness Answers
gulf war illness, gulf war syndrome, chronic multisymptom illness, chemical exposure, military, war
Mar. 15, 2013
Can Just One Concussion Change the Brain?
concussion, brain, sports injury, Steven Flanagan, Concussion Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, NYU, brain damage
Mar. 15, 2013
Arming Fat Cells to Fight Brain Cancer
cancer, brain cancer, stem cells, fat, cancer research, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Mar. 15, 2013
Improving Healthcare, One Search at a Time
Bing, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft Research Lab, Eric Horvitz, drug interaction, mining data, prescription drug
Mar. 15, 2013
‘Bones’ Inspires a New Generation of Crime Fighters
bones, forensic science, Kathy Reichs, anthropology, forensic anthropology, skeleton, corpse, mystery fiction, detective fiction, Brendan Reichs, Tempe Brennan, Code: A Virals Novel, Tory Brennan
Mar. 08, 2013
Can the Anti-Aging Secret Be Found in...Red Wine?
red wine, longevity, isoflavanols, resveratrol, drink, grape, lifespan, life expectancy
Mar. 08, 2013
'Nightmare Bacteria' Defy Even Last-Ditch Drugs
bacteria, antibiotic resistant bacteria, phage, MDR, XDR, superbug, infection, illness, hospital
Mar. 01, 2013
Seeking a Grain of Truth in "Whole Grain" Labels
food, nutrition, whole grain food, fiber, mediterranean diet, healthy eating, food labels, grains, popcorn, wheat
Mar. 01, 2013
Robert Langer, Father of Invention
engineer, engineering, invention, inventing, inventor, bioengineering, medical biotechnology, nanotechnology, health
Feb. 22, 2013
How Wood Smoke Is Dirtying Alaska’s Air
air pollution, fires, wood burning, heating, smog, particulates, air quality
Feb. 22, 2013
Ask a Dentist: Facts To Sink Your Teeth Into
dentist, dentistry, periodontist, orthodontist, teeth, oral surgeon, oral health, oral hygiene, toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, gums, tooth decay, plaque, tartar
Feb. 15, 2013
Katherine Bouton Opens Up About Going Deaf in ‘Shouting Won’t Help’
hearing deafness deaf hard of hearing lipreading lip-reading sign language ASL
Jan. 25, 2013
Months After Sandy, Mucking and Gutting
mold, storm, sandy, remediation, biology, flooding, disaster
Jan. 25, 2013
The Book Club Catches 'The Andromeda Strain'
andromeda strain, book club, michael crichton, science fiction, astrobiology, space virus
Jan. 18, 2013
How Do You Fend Off the Flu?
flu, influenza, infection, pandemic, epidemic, sneezing, coughing, purell, disinfection, human contact, etiquette, manners
Jan. 18, 2013
Dementia Takes the Stage in 'The Other Place'
play, theatre, dementia, mental health, mental illness, theater
Jan. 18, 2013
Beijing Grapples with Record Air Pollution
china, chinese, smog, air pollution, particulates, smoke, visibility, breathing, health
Jan. 11, 2013
Pap Test May Detect More Than Just Cervical Cancer
Routine pap tests, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, pap smear, cancer test, cervical cancer
Jan. 11, 2013
Doctors Turn to Genetics to Search for Cancer’s Achilles’ Heel
cancer, genetics, oncology, cancer test, cancer genome, personalized medicine
Jan. 11, 2013
Getting a Handle on Why Fingers Wrinkle
bath, bathing, fingers, wrinkled fingers, prune hands, shriveled, grip, evolution
Jan. 11, 2013
The Fallacies of Fat
fat, food, obesity, exercise, diabetes, sugar, insulin, health, overeating, overweight
Dec. 21, 2012
Stem Cells Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Mice
stem cells, brain, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig's disease
Dec. 14, 2012
Is It Possible to Create a Mind?
mind, brain, knowledge, intelligence, artificial intelligence, ray kurzweil, singularity, nanotechnology, computers
Dec. 14, 2012
A View from the Flip Side
brain, vision, psychology, sight, upside down, marc abrahams
Dec. 07, 2012
No Joke -- Why Even Tragedy Gets a Laugh
humor, laughter, brain, funny, psychology, neuroscience, stand-up comedy
Dec. 07, 2012
'Escape Fire' Exposes Flaws of American Healthcare
health care, army, military, pain management
Nov. 30, 2012
What Obamacare Means for Patients -- And Their Docs
obamacare, health care, health care reform, health insurance, medicare, fiscal cliff, medicine, doctors
Nov. 30, 2012
Perhaps Another Reason to Spike That Eggnog?
food safety, eggnog, egg nog, salmonella bacteria, food poisoning, eggs, holiday, christmas, alcohol
Nov. 23, 2012
Waste Not: The Ugly Truth About Food Waste in America
food waste, agriculture, greenhouse gases, energy, nutrition, obesity, overeating
Nov. 09, 2012
Oliver Sacks: Hallucinations
oliver sacks, brain, hallucinations, drugs, visions, neuroscience
Nov. 09, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Claims Thousands of NYU Lab Mice
hurricane sandy, flooding, medical research, mice, lab mice, lab rats, lab animals, biomedical research, bioscience
Nov. 02, 2012
Genetic Clues May Help Unravel Cause of Crohn’s
ibd, irritable bowel disease, crohn's, colitis, inflammation, probiotics, bacteria
Oct. 26, 2012
Scared to Death... Literally
cardiology, fright, fear, scared to death, frightened to death, heart attack, adrenaline, fight or flight
Oct. 26, 2012
Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite
monsters, vampires, zombies, Halloween, bats, literature, fiction, spooky science
Oct. 26, 2012
Plunging Into the Science of BASE Jumping
physics, parachute, base jumping, skydiving, aerodynamics, flight, bernoulli principle, air, fear, focus
Oct. 19, 2012
When Infections "Spillover"
zoonotic disease, zoonoses, animal diseases, crossover, spillover, virus, plague, ebola, west nile virus, HIV
Oct. 12, 2012
Feds to Debate Marijuana as Medicine
medical marijuana, cannabis, pot, medical pot, appeals court, weed, hemp, smoking
Oct. 12, 2012
2012 Nobel Prizes Recognize Pioneering Science
nobel prize, physiology, medicne, physics, chemistry, 2012 nobel prizes, sweden
Oct. 05, 2012
What Your Genes Can Tell You About Your Memory
memory, learning, brain, neurochemicals, neurotransmitter, memory molecule, long term memory
Oct. 05, 2012
From Stem Cells to Eggs (and Beyond)
stem cells, eggs, reproductive system, mice, cell differentiation
Sep. 21, 2012
Can Government Bans Tackle Obesity?
food, obesity, nutrition, soda, sweetened drinks, new york city, department of health,
Sep. 21, 2012
Waste Not: The Ugly Truth About Food Waste in America
food, wasted food, calories, food production, harvest, consumption of food
Sep. 21, 2012
What the Doctor Ordered: Building New Body Parts
regeneration, bioengineering, body parts, regrow, injury, tissue, bionic man, regenerative medicine
Sep. 14, 2012
Microbes Benefit More Than Just the Gut
nose, sinus, allergies, inflammation, bacteria, microbiome, microbiota, microbes, pickle, lactobacillus, sinus infection, health
Sep. 07, 2012
Seeing Through the Smoke -- The Secrets in a Cigarette
smoking, quitting smoking, tobacco, cigarettes, cigarette additives, how to quit smoking, cigarette ingredients, nicotine vaccine, addiction
Sep. 07, 2012
Study May Link Pro Football, Brain Decline
football, alzheimer's, neurodegenerative disease, ALS, dementia, athetes, football player health problems, NFL
Sep. 07, 2012
Tracking Viruses from Animals to People
virus, viruses, janta virus, west nile virus, heartland virus, zoonotic diseases, outbreak, virology
Aug. 31, 2012
Meet the Brains Behind 'Bones'
bones, forensic anthropology, forensic science, crime, detectives, murder mystery, television show
Aug. 24, 2012
David Eagleman Gets Inside Our Heads
incognito, neurology, neuroscience, perception, brain, consciousness
Aug. 17, 2012
Some Docs Doubt Blood Type, Heart Disease Link
blood types, bloodtype, heart disease, coronary, heart, blood pressure, medicine, health
Aug. 17, 2012
Solar Toilet Disinfects Waste, Makes Hydrogen Fuel
toilet, sewage, human waste, feces, wastewater, health, gates foundation, developing world, public health
Aug. 17, 2012
Working Towards a Universal Flu Vaccine
flu, influenza, virus, h5n1, swine flu, avian flu, bird flu, vaccines, vaccine development, antibodies, immune system, sick
Aug. 10, 2012
Attacking Alzheimer’s with Antibodies, Hormones
Alzheimer's disease, memory, brain, mental health, dementia, amyloid plaques, tangles
Aug. 10, 2012
SciFri Book Club Talks ‘Monkey Mind’
anxiety, anxious, nervous, neurotic, psychology, psychological
Aug. 03, 2012
One Doc’s Prescription for Hassle-Free Healthcare
medicine, health care, insurance, health coverage, medical care, doctors
Aug. 03, 2012
Spending the Holidays at a Toxic Waste Site
toxic waste, superfund site, pollution, radioactive, contaminated, brownfields, chernobyl, nuclear disaster
Jul. 27, 2012
Building Organs, On One Microchip at a Time
biomedical research, organ on a chip, lab on a chip, animal testing
Jul. 27, 2012
"Resilience" Looks at How Things Bounce Back
change, systems, rebound, systems analysis, systems design, recovery
Jul. 20, 2012
Technology Could Give Athletes an Edge at Olympic Park
olympics, olympic games, london 2012, sports, athletics, athletes, technology
Jul. 20, 2012
Getting High: Physics of the Fosbury Flop
olympics, olympic games, london 2012, athletics, athletes, sports, high jump, highjump, fosberry flop, biomechanics
Jul. 20, 2012
Sniffing Out the Science Behind Sports Doping
olympics, olympic games, london 2012, athletics, athletes, sports, doping, performance enhancing drugs, sports medicine, drug testing, hormones
Jul. 13, 2012
Tumors Evade Treatment with Help from Neighboring Cells
cancer, tumors, medicine, medical research, cancer treatment
Jul. 13, 2012
Silk Stretches Drugs’ Shelf Life to New Lengths
medicine, vaccines, drugs, silk, biomedical engineering, vaccine preservation
Jul. 13, 2012
Myths and Tips on Keeping Your Cool This Summer
hydration, health, exercise, heatstroke, caffeine, water
Jul. 13, 2012
Look, Listen, Taste
taste, senses, sensory, neurology, smell, sight, Marc Abrams, Improbable Research
Jul. 06, 2012
What's Your IQ on SPF?
sunscreen, uva, uvb, ultraviolet radiation, sun block, suntan lotion, sun tan lotion, nanoparticles, skin cancer, melanoma, vitamin d, summer, sunshine
Jul. 06, 2012
Relishing the Science of the BBQ
barbecue, bbq, cookout, summer, meat, grilling, mayo, mayonnaise, food safety. picnic, ketchup, catsup, pickles, condiments, coating, bottle, fermentation, brine
Jul. 06, 2012
SciFri Book Club Talks Silent Spring
science friday book club, scifri book club, silent spring, rachel carson, ddt, pesticides, love canal, toxic chemicals, superfund site
Jun. 22, 2012
Field Trip! Can You Stomach It?
museum, medical history, philadelphia, medical devices, medical oddities, history, tourism, tourists, Mütter Museum
Jun. 22, 2012
What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Self-Control
brain, neuroscience, control, desire, impulse, fmri, mri, human behavior, dieting
Jun. 15, 2012
How the Morning-After Pill Works
contraception, birth control, conception, reproductive health, emergency contraception, plan b, fda, implantation, abortion
Jun. 15, 2012
Mapping the Microbial Make-Up of Healthy Humans
bacteria, bacterial, microbial, virus, environment, microbe, microbiome project
Jun. 15, 2012
Bacterial Armor Imaged, Down to the Details
bacteria, bacterium, coating, protein coat, antibiotics, antimicrobials, disinfectant
Jun. 15, 2012
Virus Hunter Recalls Discovery of Ebola and HIV
virus, hiv, aids, ebola, emerging infectious diseases, virus hunter, public health, no time to lose, peter piot, Africa, UNAIDS
Jun. 08, 2012
Identifying the Real Culprit Behind Killer Vascular Diseases
stem cells, vascular disease, medicine, veins, arteries, heart, cholesterol, stent
Jun. 01, 2012
Why Ignorance Trumps Knowledge in Scientific Pursuit
research, scientific method, curiosity, ignorance, neuroscientist, Stuart Firestein
Jun. 01, 2012
Can Technology Deliver Better Health Care?
health care, medicine, doctors, hmos, insurance, digital medicine, personalized medicine
Jun. 01, 2012
Remembering a Son in Immortal Bird
health care, doctors, medicine, tragedy, children, memoir, cardiac medicine, heart, organ transplant
Jun. 01, 2012
Paralyzed Rats Walk, Even Sprint After Rehab
spinal cord, paralysis, nerve damage, spinal injury, quadriplegia, paraplegia
May. 25, 2012
Humans, The World's 'Superomnivores'
food, taste, flavor, eating, culture, cultural heritage
May. 25, 2012
Tick Talk: Lyme Disease Under The Microscope
deer ticks, lyme disease, Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, zoonosis,tick-borne illness
May. 25, 2012
Breaking Out Of A Web Of Fear
fear, phobias, tarantulas, spiders, heights, flying, public speaking, psychology, scared
May. 25, 2012
What's The Secret To Great Tomato Flavor?
tomato, vegetable, farming, agriculture, food science, flavor, taste, aroma, chemistry
May. 18, 2012
Stroke Victims Think, Robotic Arm Acts
nerve damage, paralyzed, quadriplegic, neural control, assistive technologies, handicapped
May. 18, 2012
Rerouting Working Nerves to Restore Hand Function
paralyzed, quadriplegic, nerve damage, spinal cord
May. 18, 2012
From Rooftops and Abandoned Lots, an Urban Harvest
food, farm, agriculture, vegetables, farming, growing food, raising food, diet, nutrition, cities, city farms, urban farms
May. 11, 2012
Sizing Up Americans in The Weight of the Nation
weight, obesity, diet, exercise, public health
May. 11, 2012
Tracking the Spread of a Nasty Virus
norovirus, public health, epidemiology, infection, sanitary, virology, virus
Apr. 27, 2012
How Buffett’s Cancer Is Shaping National Dialogue
cancer, warren buffet, prostate cancer, screening
Apr. 27, 2012
A New Stage Play Tackles Athletes and Concussions
neurology, science and the arts, theater, concussion, athletes, brain, head trauma
Mar. 30, 2012
Art, Mind And Brain Intersect In Kandel's Vienna
kandel, brain, memory, art, vienna, learning
Mar. 16, 2012
Mount Everest Still Holds Mysteries For Scientists
mount everest, everest, exploration, conrad anker, high altitude, health, mountian climbing
Mar. 09, 2012
Studying Locomotion With Rat Treadmills, Wind Tunnels
flora animals locomotion harvard
Feb. 24, 2012
Mild Winter May Be Keeping Flu Bugs At Bay
flu, influenza, h5n1, seasonal flu, avian influenza
Feb. 24, 2012
Genetic Test Reveals Unexpected Data
genetic testing, genome, disease, health, personal information, ethics
Feb. 10, 2012
Drug Rapidly Counters Effects of Alzheimer's In Mice
alzheimer's disease, alzheimers, tau protein, mouse, mice brain, neuron
Feb. 03, 2012
Listening In On The Brain To Decode Speech
speech, language, brain, mind, scan, mind reading
Feb. 03, 2012
Study Tracks Alzheimer's Progression In Mice
alzheimer's disease, alzheimers, tau protein, mouse, mice brain, neuron
Jan. 27, 2012
Stem Cell Eye Therapy Shows Promise
eye, macular degeneration, rpe, stem cells, hsc, retina
Jan. 20, 2012
Synthetic Windpipe Transplant Boost For Tissue Engineering
tissue engineering, biotechnology, artificial organs
Jan. 13, 2012
A Doctor Tells All in ‘Confessions Of A Surgeon’
surgeon, medicine, health care, hospitals
Jan. 06, 2012
One Scholar’s Take On The Power of The Placebo
placebo, sugar pill, medicine, psychology
Jan. 06, 2012
Debate Persists Over Publishing Bird Flu Studies
flu, influenza, academic freedom, biosecurity, bioterror, national security
Dec. 30, 2011
Year in Review: Science Stories of 2011
2011, new year's, retrospective, year in review
Dec. 16, 2011
Treating Stress, Speech Disorders With Music
music, brain, medicine, psychology, neurology, sacks
Dec. 09, 2011
Rats Show Empathy, By Freeing Trapped Companions
rat, empathy, brain, friend, social behavior
Dec. 09, 2011
Inbreeding To Blame For Bedbug Renaissance
bedbug, tropical medicine, public health, bed bug
Dec. 09, 2011
Debating Genetically Modified Salmon
salmon, fish, fisheries, genetic engineering, gmo foods, fda, usda
Dec. 02, 2011
Hitting The ‘Off’ Switch On Antibiotic Resistance
darpa, antibiotics, medicine, nanotechnology, future
Nov. 25, 2011
A Tale Of Two Addicts: Freud, Halsted And Cocaine
freud, cocaine, markel, history, psychology, brain, drug addiction
Nov. 25, 2011
Science Diction: The Origin Of ‘Stethoscope’
markel diction stethoscope doctor medicine history
Nov. 18, 2011
Strangers Can Spot Genetic Disposition For Empathy
empathy, brain, genetics, oxytocin, caring
Nov. 18, 2011
Geron To End Embryonic Stem Cell Research
stem cells, biotechnology, business, clinical trials, spinal cord injury
Nov. 11, 2011
Cure Winter Blues With Light Therapy--Or The Beach
seasonal affective disorder, sad, lightboxes, light therapy, depression
Nov. 04, 2011
Mosquitoes Engineered To Kill Their Own Kind
biotechnology eengineering dengue malaria mosquito
Oct. 28, 2011
Analysis Raises Questions On Flu Shot For Seniors
flu influenza sickness disease vaccine health
Oct. 28, 2011
Scientific Case Still Open On 2001 Anthrax Attacks
911, 9-11, 9/11, september 11, anthrax, terrorism, forensics, crime
Oct. 28, 2011
Does Probiotic Yogurt Really Affect Digestion?
gut microbes bacteria probiotic health digestion food
Oct. 21, 2011
Exploring Multiple Personalities In ‘Sybil Exposed’
mpd, psychology, fraud, multiple personalities, split personalities
Oct. 14, 2011
More Reasons To Eat Your Fruits And Veggies
veggies vegetables greens oxidation dna genetics health
Oct. 07, 2011
A Virtual Arm That Talks With The Brain
brain neurology prosthesis prosthetic robotic arm neural control
Sep. 30, 2011
Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Epilepsy'
markel diction epilepsy history words
Sep. 02, 2011
DNA Detective Work Identifies Black Death Culprit
plague, bubonic plague, black death, yersina pestis
Sep. 02, 2011
Delivering Viruses To Try And Kill Tumors
cancer, virus, oncolytic, clinical trial, Jennerex
Aug. 26, 2011
A Look Back At 9/11 In ‘I Heard The Sirens Scream’
911, 9-11, 9/11, september 11, anthrax, terrorism
Aug. 05, 2011
Mining the Disabled List for Insight Into Baseball Injuries
baseball, sports, injuries
Jul. 22, 2011
Exploring The Wild Life Of Our Bodies
organisms, bacteria, skin, bodies, microbes, bugs
Jul. 22, 2011
A Tale Of Two Addicts: Freud, Halsted And Cocaine
markel, diction, addiction, cocoaine, coca, freud, halstead
Jul. 15, 2011
Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea Found In Japan
disease, std, sexually transmitted disease, clap
Jul. 08, 2011
Using Science To Raise The Perfect Porterhouse
texas beef meat sna antonio remote steak grilling
Jun. 24, 2011
Student Inventors Dream Up A Better Wheelchair
student,,invent, invention, engineering
Jun. 10, 2011
Video Pick: Growing Hearts and Bones
film video flora cells tissue heart bones medical
May. 27, 2011
Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word "Syphilis"
science diction, words, syphilis, syphillis, std, sexually transmitted disease
May. 13, 2011
Studying Schizophrenia, By Giving It To Computers
brain mental illness schizophrenia computing
Apr. 15, 2011
Assessing Nuclear Power's Safety
nuclear, energy, disaster, japan, reactor, earthquake, radiation
Apr. 01, 2011
Sorting Out the Alphas, Betas and Gammas of Radiation
radioactive, radiation, nuclear, contamination
Feb. 25, 2011
Cell Phone Radiation Affects Brain, Study Says
brain, rf, radiation, cell phone, cellular phone
Feb. 25, 2011
Being Bilingual Not Only A Boon For Native Tongues
learning, language, child development
Feb. 11, 2011
Science Diction: The Origin Of 'Antibiotic'
science diction, words, history, antibiotic
Feb. 04, 2011
Quicker Recipe For Turning Skin Cells Into Heart Cells
skin cells, heart, cardio, stem cells
Nov. 05, 2010
Concussions and Athletes
sports, athletics, brain, concussion, brain trauma, head injury
Oct. 29, 2010
Lungs, Taste, and Asthma
taste, sensation, receptor, taste buds, asthma, lung, breathing
Oct. 22, 2010
Ira Asks: How Do They Make Eyeglasses?
eyeglasses, vision, sight, eye, lens, optometrist, optician
Sep. 24, 2010
Looking at the Ethics of Personalized Medicine
personliazed medicine, dna, genetics, health care, bioethics, ethics
Sep. 24, 2010
Video Pick of the Week: Composite Sketch
art, forensics, composite sketch, crime scene, witness, police
Sep. 03, 2010
Mental Exercise and Dementia
mental health aging alzheimers dementia cognitive decline
Jul. 30, 2010
What's Your Doctor Writing? Checking Your Medical Records
medical, doctor, records, notes
Jun. 18, 2010
Building Up The Immune System -- In Plastic
immune system, immunity, plastic, toxin, health
Nov. 13, 2009
Two Personalities, One Brain?
mpd, multiple personalitiy disorder, dissociative identity disorder
Oct. 23, 2009
All Listeners Must Wash Hands
health, washing, sterilization, cleaning, bacteria, infection, disease
Oct. 16, 2009
Rare Mother-to-Fetus Cancer Transmission Described
cancer, cells, pregnant, leukemia, baby, infant
Sep. 11, 2009
ADHD And The Brain's Reward System
brain, adhd, attention deficit, dopamine, addiction
Sep. 04, 2009
'Watchful Waiting' on Prostate Cancer Treatment
prostate cancer, treatment, risk, watchful waiting
Aug. 07, 2009
The Buzz On Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies
bees, apiology, apiary, colony collapse
Jul. 10, 2009
Reforming Healthcare Reform
health care reform, doctors, medicine, medical care, health insurance
Jul. 03, 2009
Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
diy, experiemnts, chemistry, physics, risk, dangerous
Apr. 24, 2009
New Approaches to Targeted Cancer Therapy
cancer, gene therapy, tumor, p53, nanoparticles
Feb. 27, 2009
Towards a Universal Flu Vaccine
flu, influenza, vaccines, health, antibodies, antiviral
Jan. 23, 2009
First Human Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Approved
stem cells, biotechnology, human embryonic stem cells, medicine
Nov. 14, 2008
Statins as Preventative Medicine?
crestor, CRP, heart, cardiovascular, statins, cholesterol
Nov. 14, 2008
Music and Cardiovascular Health
vascualr system, heart health, blood flow, music, endorphins
Oct. 31, 2008
Stem Cell Research and the Election
stem cells, medical research, human embryonic stem cells, hsc
Aug. 22, 2008
How Undecided Are 'Undecided Voters?'
polling, decisionmaking, unconscious thought, bias, race
Apr. 18, 2008
Bat Die-Off Mystery
bats, ecology, ecosystem, fungus, white nose syndrome, white-nose syndrome
Mar. 14, 2008
A New Species, or Just Small Humans?
flores, pygmy, dwarf, human evolution, hominid, skeleton, fossils, anthropology
Mar. 14, 2008
Simulating an Outbreak of Pandemic Flu
influenza, flu, disease, outbreak, pandemic, h5n1
Feb. 29, 2008
Animal Testing and Research Ethics
research ethics, animal testing, peta, animal rights
Jan. 11, 2008
Monarch Migration Molecular Mechanism
monarch, butterflies, migration, circadian clock,
Dec. 14, 2007
Toxic Homes and Household Toxins
toxins, toxic chemicals, household chemicals, toxic house
Jul. 20, 2007
Scientists Scour Genome For Clues About Disease
genetics, genome, snips, snps, genome-wide association, disease
Jun. 29, 2007
Diaper Data Sheds Light On Intestinal Development
diet, nutrition, food, child development, bacteria
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