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Retrieving Lost Memories
From: Susanne Bard
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In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Take Care #45
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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Episode topics: A new look at aging and beans.

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Challenge of ALS
From: Avery Hall
Caption: In eye-popping plaid pants and a pea-green jacket, Dr. Bedlack wears positivity into his office at the Duke ALS clinic., Credit: Avery Hall
ALS: a heartwrenching medical quandary for both doctors and patients. As research progresses, one local doctor takes a positive approach.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Take Care #35
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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Episode topics: Lessons for loving and omega 3s.

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Staying Alive: The Art and Science of Living to 100
From: Karen Brown
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An audio essay that combines science, personal moments, and the wit and wisdom of four 100-year-old (and up) women.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 10:26
StoryCorps: Herman Heyn and John Heyn
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Herman (L) and John Heyn
Herman Heyn tells his nephew, John, about spending almost three decades as a street corner astronomer, giving passers-by the chance to look through...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WTJU, and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3
Take Care #15
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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Episode topics: Gut health and kidney stones.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
A Higher Standard and Eliminating Chronic Pain
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, in June of 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Ann Dunwoody to four-star general in the US Army: The first woman to ever achieve that r...

Bought by WCNY, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WCWP, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 59:53
  • Purchases: 6
A Short Guide to a Long Life
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Dr. David Agus, one of the world's leading cancer physicians and researchers, chronicled innovative steps we can take to prevent illness and prolon...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 1
Society’s Obsession with Weight Loss
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, society's pressure to be thin has morphed into a relentless cultural obsession with weight and body image. Harriet Brown has explores the id...

Bought by WCNY, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMXT, WCWP, KEDT and more


  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 6
Mobiles, Mountains, & Molecules
From: Meisa Salaita
Series: Small Matters
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Scientists are our modern day explorers… they populate lab benches, fume hoods, and field sites all over the world. And many times, their curiosit...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:20
Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Paro the seal, charging by its electronic pacifier , Credit: Angela Johnston
At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 2
Feeling Younger, Living Longer
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: How old do you feel?, Credit: Helen M Bushe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mistyblue17/14398632876
People who feel younger than their chronological age are also less likely to die.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Senescent Cells
From: Susanne Bard
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Researchers make new inroads into preventing age-related diseases.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Learning with Age
From: Susanne Bard
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Both younger and older people can readily learn new information, but older people have a harder time filtering out irrelevant and distracting infor...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Into the Organized Mind and Curiosity
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, the era of connectivity floods society with an unending barrage of information. However, there is only a limited capacity in the brain to re...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:53
  • Purchases: 1
2014-15 Flu Shot
From: Susanne Bard
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Healthy people need the flu shot every year, especially to help protect those who are more vulnerable to complications from the virus.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
How the Spine Affects your Brain [Boomerology Revealed TV #06]
From: Shahar Boyayan
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How the Spine Affects your Brain with Dr Shannon Parisi

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 16:37
Jumpstarting Memories
From: Susanne Bard
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Scientists turn memories on and off in rats.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
15: Music and Memory (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music, and one man realized that our relationship to music might improve the quality of life fo...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Wisdom of The Body: Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, Remembered
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious pays tribute to the life of Dr. Sherwin Nuland, author of several books, including “How We Die,” and “The Wisdom of the Body,” with a...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
The Mikie Show #66, Little Hooves & Big Hearts
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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It’s time for the sixty-sixth iteration of the The Mikie Show! Note that’s iterable not irritable, there’s a diff. Yes, join us for a sweet visit w...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:02
Food Sleuth Radio Ronni Chernoff Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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What happens to our bodies as we age and how can better nutrition and hydration help us age “well?” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
The Beat: Julie Hart - "Physics For Poets"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Julie Hart grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. She went to Carlton College, and has been pursuing her education ever since...to the ends of the earth....

  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:15
Grapefruit & Medications
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Grapefruit and some medications don't mix., Credit: Wikipedia
Grapefruit can interact in potentially dangerous ways with a variety of prescription medications.

Bought by WXDU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2