AUG 5, 2010 |
Autism Vocal Screen A new voice-analysis technique may help doctors screen young children for signs of autism. |
JUN 21, 2010 |
Post-Partum Depression in Men Post-partum depression affects men as well as women. |
MAY 28, 2010 |
Music Intelligence Roundup Can listening to Mozart really make you smarter? |
MAY 20, 2010 |
Air Pollution & Pregnancy Exposing pregnant women to a common air pollutant may impact their children's intelligence. |
MAY 14, 2010 |
Race Roundup What prejudice looks like in the brain. |
APR 9, 2010 |
Motor Skills Roundup Children with impaired muscle coordination may benefit from learning to perform magic tricks. |
MAR 11, 2010 |
Teen Brains & Drinking Teen binge drinking causes brain damage and cognitive impairments that may be permanent.
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MAR 8, 2010 |
Learning Evolution An innovative exhibition helps children learn the concepts behind biological evolution.
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MAR 3, 2010 |
Teaching Math Anxiety Female teachers may pass their own math anxiety to the girls they teach. |
FEB 21, 2010 |
Bad Plastic Polycarbonate plastics that contain a chemical called bisphenol A can disrupt normal reproductive development in both rodents and humans. |
JAN 8, 2010 |
Couples Roundup Two new studies investigate what keeps couples content. |
DEC 18, 2009 |
Aging Roundup A sign of premature aging shows up in the DNA of people who were abused as children. |
DEC 3, 2009 |
Chewing Gum Myth A listener asks: If you accidentally swallow chewing gum, does it really take years to go through your system? |
NOV 23, 2009 |
Newborn Accents The sound of a newborn baby’s cry depends on the language its parents spoke while it was in the womb. |
NOV 3, 2009 |
Parental Lies New research suggests that parents lie to their children much more often than previously thought. |
SEP 16, 2009 |
Reading in Dim Light In this episode our new series Reality Check: Does reading in dim light ruin your eyes? |
SEP 14, 2009 |
Micro-needle Patch A new vaccine skin patch could change how we get our shots. |
SEP 11, 2009 |
Public Health Roundup Public health officials are re-assessing who is most likely to spread the flu in an effort to keep it from reaching the most vulnerable members of society. |
AUG 19, 2009 |
Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D deficiency in children has become extremely widespread. |
AUG 10, 2009 |
Early Life & Chronic Disease People who were poor early in life have a biological tendency towards inflammation – which could contribute to chronic diseases. |
JUL 27, 2009 |
HPV Vaccine Vaccines against the viruses that cause cervical cancer are proving to be extremely effective at preventing the disease. |
APR 16, 2009 |
Race & Bulimia Black girls from poor families are more likely than wealthy white girls to suffer from bulimia. |
APR 13, 2009 |
Kids & Sugar Kids may love sweets more when they're having a growth spurt. |
FEB 26, 2009 |
Infant Rhythm Newborn babies can sense when a musical rhythm goes off the beat. |
JAN 8, 2009 |
Teen Obesity Teens from low-income backgrounds face several heightened obesity risks. |
