SciFri Radio: Diseases and Conditions

SciFri Radio: Stem Cell Eye Therapy Shows Promise
A study in The Lancet is the first published report on embryonic stem cell use in humans.

SciFri Radio: Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Epilepsy'
Medical historian Howard Markel traces descriptions of epilepsy through the millenia.

SciFri Radio: Exploring The Wild Life Of Our Bodies
Biologist Rob Dunn explains how the organisms that share our world have shaped us.

SciFri Radio: Student Inventors Dream Up A Better Wheelchair
High school engineering students describe their award-winning invention.

SciFri Radio: Can “Stem Cell” Treatments Help Athletes?
Did an untested therapy help a pitcher return to the mound?

SciFri Radio: Quicker Recipe For Turning Skin Cells Into Heart Cells
Researchers say they have turned mouse skin cells directly into beating heart cells.

SciFri Radio: Cholera
An outbreak of cholera in Haiti has killed nearly 300 people in recent days. We'll talk about the disease, its causes, and its treatment.

SciFri Radio: Lungs, Taste, and Asthma
Researchers have discovered that lung tissue contains taste receptors. The find, they say, could lead to improved treatments for asthma.

SciFri Radio: Bad Days for Bats
The 'White Nose Syndrome' disease affecting bat populations has put one species of bat at risk of 'regional extinction' within the next 20 years.

SciFri Radio: Loop Hearing
We'll talk about the hearing loop, an assistive technology for the hard of hearing that's popular in Europe, but less widespread in the US.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Diseases and Conditions

Newsbrief: Sunny Delight
A new study may explain why spring can't come enough and the genes behind your sun tan.

Newsbrief: Killing Disease with Bugs
One proposed method to fight malaria is to modify the genes of the mosquitoes that carry the disease.

Newsbrief: A Cure for Baldness?
New research shows that mice can grow new hair follicles as adults. The mice just need to be wounded to do it.

Newsbrief: US Mortality Likely To Rise As Climate Changes
Increases in extreme hot weather due to global warming may lead to increased mortality. Which cities will be hit hardest?

Newsbrief: SciFri File: Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A company is mass-marketing a genetic test for breast and ovarian cancer. Would you get tested?

Newsbrief: Spacebugs
When Salmonella goes up in space, it changes--and not for the better.

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