Healing Honey
A kind of honey from New Zealand may reverse antibiotic resistance in wound infections.
Sarcasm, Lies & Dementia
A new study links a failing sense of irony to a form of early-onset dementia.
Medicine Roundup
A long-lasting gel can be injected directly into joints to relieve the pain of arthritis.
Vehicle Nanoparticles
Nano-sized particles from vehicles damage brain cells, according to an animal study.
The Smell Hormone
A hormone called ghrelin enhances our sense of smell and increases appetite.
Toxin Filters Roundup
In the event of a nuclear accident, a new filter made of natural materials could treat water contaminated with radioactive iodine.
Beat Deafness
Researchers have identified the first known case of beat deafness.
Shifting Skull Sizes
Over the past few centuries, women's skulls have grown closer to the size of men's, at least in one part of the world.
Cuts & Tumors
Stem cells flock to the site of wounds, sometimes leading to tumors in mice.
Hybrid Brain-Computer Interfaces
New research lets people with severe disabilities rapidly switch between different communication and assistive devices.
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.
Microscopic Roundup
Genetically engineered bacteria could help ferry drugs to where they’re needed most in the body.
Sleepless Euphoria
Sleep deprivation can lead to temporary euphoria. But there’s a downside.
Vitamin C & Pasteurization
A listener asks if pasteurizing orange juice destroys its vitamin C.
Podcast for 8 April 2011
Football and family violence, rooting out insects, a question of taste, and a bird's eye view for danger.
The Genetics of Clefts
The causes of cleft palate and lip are complex.
Medications & Sunshine
Sun exposure may change the way we metabolize some medicines.
Full-Bodied Taste
Taste receptors are not just located in the mouth, but throughout the body.
Podcast for 25 March 2011
A new generation of self-conscious robots, how sunshine affects drugs in the body, new research into the prevention of cleft lips, why it's hard to stay focused for long periods of time, and what sound recordings can tell us about the health of natural habitats.
Bioprinting
Modified dot-matrix printers could be used to print replacement tissues and organs.
Cancer Detection Roundup
A new laser technique could diagnose skin cancer in minutes.
Ancient Egyptian Prosthetics
Artificial toes from ancient Egypt may have been functional prosthetics.
Loneliness & The Immune System
The immune systems of chronically lonely people switch from fighting viruses to fighting bacterial infections.