Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Eric Meslin, PhD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, and Kathy Miller, MD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
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Biobanks & Pediatric Research
We begin today with a look at biobanks. Those are the collections of human biological material, such as blood and tissue, that are stored and studied.
Biobanks hold enormous promise for medical research. But like just about many advances in...
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Loneliness is Contagious
Did you know that loneliness can be contagious?
We tend to think of emotions as personal, subjective experiences. After all, loneliness results from being alone.
But it's possible to feel lonely even when we're among people. And according to a...
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Antioxidants Reduce Benefits of Exercise
Interview: Dr. C. Ronald Kahn, senior investigator, head of the section on obesity and hormone action, Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston
Here’s one of those studies that seems to pit two bits of medical advice against each other: on one hand, we’re encouraged to get plenty of exercise.
On the other, we’re told that antioxidants can help prevent or repair cell damage that comes...
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Kids Need Vitamin D
Interview: Michael Holick, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine
And here’s news about another vitamin that's key to good health: Vitamin D.
A recent study estimates that as many as 70% of American kids don’t get enough Vitamin D….which can put them at increased risk later on -- for higher blood pressure and...
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Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages: Are They Safe?
I live in a college town. Which means that I'm around a lot of college students. And if there's one thing college kids like to do -- it's drink.
In the past few years, the beverage of choice has been a mixture of the energy drink Red Bull with...
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Preventing ACL Injuries in Young Athletes
Interview: Scott McLean, PhD, professor of Kinesiology, University of Michigan
ACL stands for anterior cruciate ligament -- one of the four major ligaments in the knee.
ACL injuries are one of the most common among young athletes; in fact, the rate of ACL youth sports injuries has been climbing over the past...
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