SciFri Radio: Child Development

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: Science of Zombies
Yes, we know they're imaginary -- but what would a psychiatrist make of the brain of a zombie?

SciFri Radio: Gene Therapy and Blindness
With just one injection of an experimental gene therapy treatment, doctors have been able to significantly improve the sight of 12 individuals born...

SciFri Radio: Rare Mother-to-Fetus Cancer Transmission Described
Researchers have identified an instance of a pregnant mother transmitting cancer cells to her offspring.

SciFri Radio: A Package of Dad's Genes
Just in time for Father's Day, we'll talk with a researcher studying the way genetic information is packaged inside sperm cells.

SciFri Radio: The Body's Bacteria
A new study of the critters that live on the human body find that our skin is home to a much wider variety of bacteria than previously thought.

SciFri Radio: Fish and Mercury
Eating fish is good for you -- unless the fish contains the heavy metal mercury.

SciFri Radio: Genes -- And How Humans Got Their Dexterity
We use our hands to play flamenco guitar, crochet a sweater and grip a baseball bat...but how did we get such great dexterity? In this segment of...

SciFri Radio: Childhood Vaccinations
With kids set to head back to school, we'll talk about the childhood vaccinations required in much of the country. Parental resistance to vaccines...

SciFri Radio: Stomach Bug May Help Battle Asthma
Could a bacterium thought to be responsible for stomach ulcers help ward off childhood asthma?

view more radio programs related to Child Development

SciFri Newsbriefs: Child Development