| April 16, 2012 |
Internet Symptom Checkers
- People draw different conclusions from online symptom checkers, depending on how the symptoms are listed.
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| April 9, 2012 |
Antibiotics and Asthma
- Taking antibiotics early in life can lead to asthma, according to a study in mice.
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| April 6, 2012 |
Podcast for 6 April 2012
- MEDICINE - A promising new drug that could work on all types of cancer. New evidence linking antibiotic use to asthma. Also, a test that takes the guesswork out of choosing the right antibiotic when one is needed. And, how your biological clock affects your health.
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| March 21, 2012 |
Other Blood Types
- New research adds 2 more rare blood type systems to a surprisingly long list.
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| March 16, 2012 |
Podcast for 16 March 2012
- SCIENCE OF SOCIETY - Do wealthier people tend to have fewer scruples? The social costs of mass incarceration. Seeing-eye smartphones for the blind. And, new evidence calls an accepted tenet of science into question. Also: how to make plastic from plants.
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| March 2, 2012 |
Podcast for 2 March 2012
- ALL ABOUT LANGUAGE - Neuroscientists are beginning to reconstruct what we've heard by listening to brainwaves, how scientists measure language delays around the world, using technology to keep endangered languages vibrant, and a musical instrument that allows you to sing...with your hands, Also: decoding the secret language of worms.
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| February 29, 2012 |
Language Delays
- Screening criteria for language delays in children depend on the culture.
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| February 23, 2012 |
Endangered Voices
- Digital technology and social media are helping save endangered languages.
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| February 20, 2012 |
Video Games vs. Cataracts
- Playing certain types of video games can improve the vision of people who were born with cataracts.
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| February 18, 2012 |
Podcast for 18 February 2012
- AAAS 2012 ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL - This week, we're coming to you from Vancouver, British Columbia, where scientists are gathering to tackle issues or global importance, such as how to boost crop productivity to feed a growing population, and making cookstoves safer for the world's poor. Also: video games to combat cataracts, and ultra-thin electronics printed with silver ink.
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| February 17, 2012 |
Safer Cookstoves
- Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming.
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| February 3, 2012 |
Podcast for 3 February 2012
- BABY SCIENCE - Why babies read lips, and how toddlers' napping habits could affect their mood for the rest of their lives. Also: Do Stradivarius violins really sound better?
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| February 1, 2012 |
Lip-Reading Babies
- Reading adults' lips may help babies learn to talk.
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| January 26, 2012 |
A Dog’s Eye View of People
- One key to our successful long-term relationship with dogs may lie in the eyes.
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| January 25, 2012 |
Kinder, Gentler Monkeys
- Rhesus macaque monkeys become kinder after inhaling the hormone oxytocin.
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| January 19, 2012 |
Toddler Naps
- New evidence suggests that napping helps young children regulate their emotions and take pleasure in their activities.
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| December 30, 2011 |
Podcast for 30 December 2011
- DRUGS & ROCK 'N ROLL - Predicting drug side-effects before they can harm patients. A blood test for antidepressant effectiveness. Is 27 really an unlucky number for famous musicians? Are collecting and hoarding related? And why babies favor vigilante justice.
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| December 29, 2011 |
Video Game Brains
- Violent video games can affect brain activity well after the games are over.
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| December 22, 2011 |
Infantile Justice
- Eight-month-old babies seem to favor rewarding good behavior and punishing bad.
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| December 15, 2011 |
Depression Prevention Training
- Researchers hope to stave off depression by training kids to gravitate toward positive images.
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| December 2, 2011 |
Podcast for 2 December 2011
- THE BRAIN, MOOD & BEHAVIOR - Could dreaming help heal emotional wounds? The relationship between the placebo effect and chronic pain. New research into the genetics of empathy. Also: a computer program to help prevent depression in girls, and exploring sex differences in mood disorders.
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| November 10, 2011 |
Outdoor Vision
- The incidence of nearsightedness has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Researchers think a lack of outdoor activity could be partially responsible.
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| November 9, 2011 |
Changing IQ
- Contrary to expectations, some teenagers' IQ scores changed significantly over a four-year period.
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| November 4, 2011 |
Podcast for 4 November 2011
- THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT & VISION - A pacemaker that restarts the heart with light, and a secret code made from fluorescent bacteria. And, could a lack of outdoor activity be making kids more nearsighted? Also: new research suggests that IQ might not be as stable as once thought.
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| September 30, 2011 |
Podcast for 30 September 2011
- HORMONES & BEHAVIOR - Testosterone and fatherhood, the genetics of oxytocin and depression, gender and spatial reasoning revisited, where taste is found in the brain, and more.
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Psychology Roundup
- More time spent playing outside could help decrease symptoms in children with ADHD.
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| September 28, 2011 |
Testosterone & Fatherhood
- Men's testosterone levels drop significantly when they become fathers.
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| September 16, 2011 |
Vaccine Roundup
- Misinformation about vaccine safety may be contributing to a surge in measles infections.
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| September 15, 2011 |
Sex & Spatial Thinking
- Gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities may be strongly influenced by culture.
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| August 25, 2011 |
Sizing Up Vowels
- New research suggests that different vowel sounds cue babies in to the size of objects.
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| July 28, 2011 |
Happy Face Genetics
- Differences in a gene influence how much time we spend looking at happy faces.
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| July 15, 2011 |
Podcast for 15 July 2011
- THE SCIENCE OF FACES: when pigeons look at us, and the genes behind how we look at faces. Also: what causes hot flashes, determining your age from your DNA, and the hormone behind stress eating.
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| July 4, 2011 |
Kids & Pet Allergies
- A new study suggests that babies exposed to pets in the home are less likely to develop allergies to them.
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| June 24, 2011 |
Podcast for 24 June 2011 – Birds of a Feather
- The genes behind unfaithful finches, mapping the diversity of bird plumage colors, what feathers can tell us about pollution, and what baby birds drink. Also: could living with a dog or cat decrease a child's risk of developing allergies?
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| June 14, 2011 |
Ozone-Scrubbing Skin
- Dead skin flakes in dust help remove ozone from indoor air.
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| May 31, 2011 |
Gender-Biased Children’s Books
- Children’s books are dominated by male characters.
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| May 27, 2011 |
Podcast for 27 May 2011
- Why sleep deprivation clouds thinking, what the brainwaves of sleeping teenagers reveal, and how a video game helps sick kids strengthen their lungs. Also, why a team of epidemiological sleuths invaded school graduations across Maryland last year. And, new study reveals extreme gender bias in children’s books.
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Sleep Roundup
- New research sheds light on what’s going on in the brains of sleeping teenagers.
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| May 24, 2011 |
Breathing Video Games
- Kids with cystic fibrosis are trying a video game-based breathing therapy.
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| May 4, 2011 |
Autism & Visual Processing
- Autistic people use their brains differently than non-autistics when processing visual information.
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| April 15, 2011 |
Podcast for 15 April 2011 – The Five Senses
- Justice and lunch breaks, autism and visual processing, a case of beat deafness, and the hormone of smell.
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| April 12, 2011 |
Football & Family Violence
- A new study finds a relationship between the timing of unexpected home team losses and domestic violence.
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| April 8, 2011 |
Psychology Roundup
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may be linked to creativity.
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| April 7, 2011 |
The Genetics of Clefts
- The causes of cleft palate and lip are complex.
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| March 22, 2011 |
Screening for Autism
- EEG brain scans may someday allow doctors to identify – and treat – babies at risk for autism.
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| March 2, 2011 |
Popularity & Bullying
- Kids tend to get more aggressive as they get more popular – up to a point.
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| February 25, 2011 |
Podcast for 25 February 2011: Language & Behavior
- The surprising way the brain processes Braille, bilingualism staves off dementia, and new research on stuttering. Also: why being lonely could change how your immune system works, and the relationship between popularity and bullying.
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| February 23, 2011 |
Predicting Stuttering
- Researchers are trying to predict which children will become persistent stutterers in order to provide them with needed speech therapy.
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| February 20, 2011 |
Podcast for 20 February 2011
- ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL: The new science of aeroecology, deconstructing taste preferences, new ways to store energy, and 3-D printers that could one day produce replacement organs.
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| February 16, 2011 |
Puberty & Osteoporosis
- How early or late you hit puberty influences your risk of osteoporosis in old age.
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