Common Cold Cures
Researchers tease out what really works and what doesn't when it comes to managing your cold.
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MEDICINE: the dangers of old blood, overcoming the common cold, and getting healthy with plant therapy.
Elderly Video Gamers
Playing a strategic video game may help seniors keep their brains sharp.
Berry Roundup
Scientists are discovering the compounds in colorful fruit that help fight cancer and heart disease.
Fresh Blood
Using fresher blood for transfusions may make a difference to some patients.
Hospital Plants
Putting plants in hospital rooms may help people recover from surgery.
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Astronomers discover carbon dioxide on a planet outside our solar system, clothes that could save your life, and bees on a buzz.
Electronic Cotton
Electrically conductive cotton could be used to make clothes that monitor your health.
Little Ice Age
Widespread disease epidemics in the Americas may have set off a period of global cooling in the past.
Teen Obesity
Teens from low-income backgrounds face several heightened obesity risks.
Lopsided Colonoscopies
Colonoscopies are very effective at detecting tumors in the left colon but nearly useless in detecting tumors in the right.
Endectocides
Certain drugs can make human blood toxic to disease-carrying insects.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: A listener asks: How can it be "global warming" when it's so cold outside? And the chilling effects of deadly disease on the climate of the past.
Doppler Baby Monitor
A Doppler radar baby monitor could alert parents when an infant stops breathing.
Talking & Driving
Talking on a hands-free phone significantly distracts drivers.
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THE HUMAN CONDITION: Cleanliness clouds moral judgment, the genetics of the placebo effect, secrets of master impressionists, and more.
Genes & Placebos
A genetic variant is associated with a stronger placebo effect in some patients.
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BREATHING: Why it's harder to breathe at high altitudes, asthma and your birthdate, and more.
Mountain High
Have you ever been to a high altitude and found yourself gasping for breath? One listener asked why that happens.
Asthma’s Season
Your chances of developing asthma may be influenced by your date of birth.
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EXERCISE & SLEEP: how our brains fall asleep, active women need sleep to fight cancer, and the brain benefits of exercise.