SciFri Radio: Health and Medicine

SciFri Radio: From Thought To Movement
Researchers have recorded the brain signals responsible for movement outside the brain and used them to reconstruct hand movement in three...

SciFri Radio: BPA and the FDA
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was seeking further information about the potential health effects of bisphenol-A,...

SciFri Radio: One-Woman Show Presents Voices of the Health Care Debate
We talk with Anna Deavere Smith about her one-woman show that gives a voice to patients and doctors around the country.

SciFri Radio: Health Care and Values
Equality, justice, fairness -- in this segment, we'll talk with bioethics experts about the values Americans hold dear, and how those values...

SciFri Radio: Are Humans Still Evolving?
Has access to modern medical care thrown a wrench into the 'survival of the fittest' basis of evolution? New research says no -- we're still evolving.

SciFri Radio: NIH Director Francis Collins
Ira talks with Francis Collins, incoming director of the National Institutes of Health, about research priorities for the years ahead.

SciFri Radio: Investigating Katrina Hospital Deaths
Paul Raeburn talks with Dr. Sheri Fink about what happened at Memorial Medical Center after Katrina.

SciFri Radio: Studying Aging Through Tsimane Tribe
Researchers are studying a tribe living in Bolivia’s Amazon region to learn more about the effects of aging in the developed world.

SciFri Radio: The Heart of Power
A new book examines how the health issues faced by past presidents influenced their healthcare policies.

SciFri Radio: Reforming Healthcare Reform
Arnold Relman, a retired M.D. and the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, explains why he thinks President Obama's...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Health and Medicine

Newsbrief: Feeling Feverish? Sit Still
Viruses evolve differently depending on how free their hosts are to move and mingle.

Newsbrief: Sunny Delight
A new study may explain why spring can't come enough and the genes behind your sun tan.

Newsbrief: Killing Disease with Bugs
One proposed method to fight malaria is to modify the genes of the mosquitoes that carry the disease.

Newsbrief: A Cure for Baldness?
New research shows that mice can grow new hair follicles as adults. The mice just need to be wounded to do it.

Newsbrief: SciFri File: Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A company is mass-marketing a genetic test for breast and ovarian cancer. Would you get tested?

Newsbrief: Insect Attack
Some entomologists worry that insects are an overlooked avenue for terrorist attack.

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