Episodes
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Seeing into the future of autism detection
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
According to the CDC, about 1 in 36 children in the United States has autism. An early and accurate diagnosis is hugely important for children and their parents as they learn how to navigate life on the spectrum. A recent study in Nature described a new method to aid early detection of autism using a smartphone app.
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Healing a broken heart
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
After a heart attack, the damage is permanent — for now. Researchers are testing innovative ways to get the heart to regenerate muscle cells and fix itself.
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
The antibiotics hidden in medieval recipes
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Could the solution to antibiotic resistance already have been discovered? Microbiologists and historians probe medieval and ancient texts to find out.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Rejuvenating the retina to save vision
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
In diabetic macular edema, senescent cells build up in the retina, leading to vision loss. A new drug forces these undead cells to die, healing the retina.
Wednesday May 08, 2024
From warhead to cancer-killer, the quest for more actinium-225
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Actinium-225 is a radioactive isotope that kills cancer cells with a burst of alpha particles, but it was difficult to make enough of it — until now.
https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/from-warhead-to-cancer-killer-the-quest-for-more-actinium-225-15934
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Sex differs in matters of the heart
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
An off-the-cuff request at the local butcher led to a serendipitous discovery about heart valve disease, leading to potential new sex-specific ways to treat it.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
The diabetes gene that broke all the rules
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Researchers discovered a new gene required for pancreas development, but much to their surprise, they found that it was absent in all animals except primates.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Making sugar healthy
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
With some out-of-the-box engineering, researchers have developed a nature-inspired strategy to turn sugar in packaged foods into gut-healthy fiber.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
All eyes on space
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
A new hope for Chagas disease
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Chagas disease stems from a parasitic infection. Now, with the help of a few insect-eating monkeys, a new treatment for this condition is on the horizon.