NPR Topics: Health & Science
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09/05/2008 African Dust Linked To Hurricane Strength In 2005 and 2006, winds off of Africa contained large amounts of dust, which scientist say may have dampened storms in the Atlantic Ocean. But this year, the air is clear and powerful storms are lining up to strike the U.S. Read more at this website... 09/05/2008 Study: Sea Levels Won't Rise As Much As Predicted Sea levels could rise between 2.5 and 6 feet this century as a result of global warming, a new study reports. That estimate is lower than some widely circulated figures. Read more at this website... 09/05/2008 Foreclosure May Become Health Problem Behind the foreclosure numbers are a lot of families under severe stress. A family in Tracy, Calif. explains how their financial problems are impacting their health. Read more at this website... 09/05/2008 Questionnaire Distills Candidates' Health Policies A health research advocacy group recently sent a questionnaire to both campaigns asking for policy details on issues such as health care coverage, stem cell research, the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and funding for NIH, FDA and CDC. Mary Woolley, president of Research!America, talks about the candidates' responses. Read more at this website... 09/05/2008 Tuna: A Favorite Fish Faces Dangerous Depletion One of the biggest, fastest and warmest fish in the sea is also one of the most sought after, and one of the most threatened. Can bluefin tuna stocks around the world be saved? Experts explain the history of the tuna, and discuss tracking methods that might help preserve the fish. Read more at this website... 09/04/2008 Wild-Oyster Reefs In Trouble Conservationists are starting to raise the alarm about native oysters and their disappearing habitat. The situation is so serious that a band of scientists went to a remote inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in search of Olympia oyster reefs. Read more at this website... 09/04/2008 DNA Part May Play Role In Limb Formation Scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of what used to be called "junk" DNA. Yale researchers have found a region of DNA that appears to be crucial in making a human limb. Although it's not a gene in the traditional sense of the word, it is inherited. Read more at this website... 09/04/2008 Study: Angioplasty Only Useful In Emergencies For people in the middle of a heart attack, angioplasty is a life-saver. The treatment is also used for non-emergency heart disease. A new study found that the treatment is not very useful for these non-urgent cases. Read more at this website... 09/04/2008 'Scattershot' A Bipolar Family Portrait In his memoir, Scattershot, David Lovelace chronicles what he calls "the family sickness." Terri Cheney joins the discussion and shares details from Manic, a chronicle of her own struggle with bipolar disorder. Read more at this website... 09/04/2008 In 'Spore,' Players Create Civilizations From Cells The creator of The Sims has a new game out. In Spore, players create their own worlds — starting from creatures the size of a cell, and evolving until an entire civilization springs up. Read more at this website... 09/03/2008 Training May Curb Some Sports Injuries In Women Female athletes are more prone than their male counterparts to certain injuries — namely knee problems and tears to the ACL. A prevention program has been developed by researchers at the University of Cincinnati to curb these injuries. Read more at this website... 09/03/2008 Study: As Oceans Warm, Cyclones Gain Strength Tropical cyclones have been getting stronger over the past several decades, according to a new report in the journal Nature. This finding supports a theory that storms will get stronger as the surface of the ocean heats up because of global warming. Read more at this website... 09/02/2008 Marriage Woes? Husband's Genes May Be At Fault A new study suggests that a single gene may help determine how well men form bonds with their romantic partners. Researchers found that some men with a certain variant of the gene seemed more likely to have trouble in their relationships. Read more at this website... 09/02/2008 Commitmentphobic? It May Be In Your Genes Researchers say they've found a genetic variation that may be responsible for weakening some men's ability to be monogamous. We break down the findings and what they mean for relationships. Read more at this website... 09/01/2008 Gustav Hits Vulnerable Coastal Area Louisiana loses a football-sized area of wetlands every 40 minutes due to damage caused by levees, some estimate. Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University tells Melissa Block that Gustav hit smack in the middle of the state's most vulnerable coastal area. Can it recover? Read more at this website... |
