Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Child Abuse & Brain Development
Interview: Martin Teicher, MD, PhD
Director, Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program & Laboratory of Developmental Psychopharmacology
A study by Harvard researcher Martin Teicher, MD, PhD, may reveal why victims of child abuse are at greater risk for depression, drug addiction, and other mental health problems.
Dr. Teicher’s data show that abuse in childhood may disrupt the...
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Popcorn, a Health Food
I'm Jeremy Shere.
Popcorn is a tasty snack. But did you know that it's also one of the most healthful snacks around?
Besides being high in fiber, popcorn is also loaded with antioxidants -- molecules that help repair damaged...
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Concussion Symptoms Linger
Interview: Keith Yates, PhD, director
Behavioral Health Services and of the Center for Biobehavioral Health
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Researchers are still learning about concussions, sometimes called mild traumatic brain injuries, and their long-term effects on children.
Brain injury expert Keith Yeates, PhD, of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, says that...
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Safer Baseball Bats
Interview: David Peters, PhD
Baseball physics expert
Professor of engineering, Washington University in St. Louis.
Updated NCAA rules require a new, less-powerful type of aluminum bat for high school baseball players.
To learn how the new bats work and why they’re necessary, Sound Medicine’s Dr. Steve Bogdewic meets with an expert on baseball physics, David...
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Rise in Autism Diagnoses
The CDC recently announced that rates of autism in kids has increased. What does this mean for you and me? Jeremy Shere explains.
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Wii Exercise Study Disappoints
Interview: Jeffrey Sledge, PhD
exercise physiologist
College of Agricultural & Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Initially, experts thought that Wii video games like boxing and tennis could help kids get more exercise. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
A study out of Baylor University has found that kids who play so-called “active” video games don’t get...
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Smartphone Photos Count Calories
Interview: Edward Delp, PhD
professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of biomedical engineering
Purdue University
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but is it also worth a thousand calories? There’s an app to answer that.
Purdue University engineering professor Edward J. Delp, PhD, created a smartphone application that lets users photograph their food...
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