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2008 NIH Podcast Archive

  • December 26, 2008

    Episode #0074 (MP3 - 00:15:24, 14.1 MB)

    • ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage in Children - Part 1
    • ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage in Children - Part 2
    • Bipolar Disorder

    Transcript - Episode #0074

  • December 12, 2008

    Episode #0073 (MP3 - 00:18:15, 17.1 MB)

    • Healing Process Found to Backfire in Lung Patients
    • Genetic study opens door to individualized treatment strategies for Lung Cancer
    • Trial May Help Determine if Biomarkers Can Help Guide Treatment for Lung Cancer
    • NIAID Training Grant

    Transcript - Episode #0073

  • November 28, 2008

    Episode #0072 (MP3 - 00:17:45, 16.71 MB)

    • New Findings Indicate HIV/AIDS Pandemic Began Earlier than Previously Thought
    • Gene Delivers Clues about How Cancer Cells Develop Resistance to Chemotherapy Drug
    • NIH Extends Its Commitment to Transformative Research with $138 Million for Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards in 2008

    Transcript - Episode #0072

  • November 14, 2008

    Episode #0071 (MP3 - 00:15:24, 14.1 MB)

    • Brain's Reward Circuit Activity Mostly Ebbs as We Age
    • Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
    • NIHSeniorHealth Website Featuring Parkinson's Disease

    Transcript - Episode #0071

  • October 31, 2008

    Episode #0070 (MP3 - 00:17:10, 16.1 MB)

    • About One Quarter of U.S. Women are Affected by Pelvic Floor Disorders
    • NIDDK Launches Effort to Advance Study of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders
    • Alzheimer's Disease

    Transcript - Episode #0070

  • October 17, 2008

    Episode #0069 (MP3 - 00:15:24, 14.1 MB)

    • Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Drug in Treating Child and Adolescent Schizophrenia
    • Preventing Excessive Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls at High Risk for Adult Obesity
    • Lowering the Risk for type 2 Diabetes in Teens

    Transcript - Episode #0069

  • October 3, 2008

    Episode #0068 (MP3 - 00:22:19, 17.9 MB)

    • Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral Palsy
    • NIDDK Resource to Help Guide Diabetic Women Through a Healthy Pregnancy
    • Disaster Relief Wallet Card to Help Displaced Cancer Patients
    • Bio-specimens

    Transcript - Episode #0068

  • September 19, 2008

    Episode #0067 (MP3 - 00:15:24, 14.1 MB)

    • Monitoring Exhaled Nitric Oxide Does Not Help Manage Asthma
    • Herpes Virus Changes Anti-Herpes Drug to Form that Hinders AIDS Virus
    • The Cancer Genome Atlas Reports First Results Of Comprehensive Study of Brain Tumors

    Transcript - Episode #0067

  • September 5, 2008

    Episode #0066 (MP3 - 00:17:12, 16.1 MB)

    • 4th and 8th Graders' Math and Reading Scores Rising, but so are Teen Births
    • Foster Care Program Reduces Delinquency and Improves School Work for Girls
    • Bisphernol A Interview

    Transcript - Episode #0066

  • August 22, 2008

    Episode #0065 (MP3 - 00:14:03, 13.1 MB)

    • Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts
    • Older Treatment is More Effective than New Treatment in Preserving Sight for Some Patients with Diabetes
    • NIH Gateway Center

    Transcript - Episode #0065

  • August 8, 2008

    Episode #0064 (MP3 - 00:17:14, 16.2 MB)

    • Smokers Stick Together and Quit Together
    • 2008 Cancer Health Disparities Summit
    • Hyperthermia

    Transcript - Episode #0064

  • July 25, 2008

    Episode #0063 (MP3 - 00:16:37, 15.2 MB)

    • Researchers identify Brain Mechanism Underlying Cocaine Cravings
    • Creativity and the Brain
    • Interview with Lesley Stewart about Stem Cells

    Transcript - Episode #0063

  • July 11, 2008

    Episode #0062 (MP3 - 00:13:16, 12.1 MB)

    • Findings Provide Insights into Breastfeeding in Preventing Infant Death, HIV Infection in Poor Countries
    • NICHD Renamed for Eunice Kennedy Shriver
    • Interview with Dr. Alicia Armstrong about Uterine Fibroids

    Transcript - Episode #0062

  • June 27, 2008

    Episode #0061 (MP3 - 00:13:16, 12.1 MB)

    • Long-term Pesticide Exposure may Increase Risk of Diabetes
    • NCCAM presents: Time to Talk
    • An intereview with Dr. Fauci about being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Transcript - Episode #0061

  • June 13, 2008

    Episode #0060 (MP3 - 00:15:40, 14.3 MB)

    • High Schooler wins First-ever NIDA Scholastic Addiction Science Award
    • Human Brain Appears “Hard-Wired” for Hierarchy
    • An intereview about geriatrics

    Transcript - Episode #0060

  • June 13, 2008

    Episode #0059 (MP3 - 00:17:10, 15.7 MB)

    • Stroke Awareness Month
    • NIH Senior Health Website:  Eating Well As You Get Older
    • A special feature about Leprosy

    Transcript - Episode #0059

  • May 16, 2008

    Episode #0058 (MP3 - 00:15:23, 14.4 MB)

    • How NCI is encouraging recent grads to look into research
    • Factors that influence a premature infant's chances for survival and disability
    • A special feature about food allergies

    Transcript - Episode #0058

  • May 2, 2008

    Episode #0057 (MP3 - 00:15:21, 14 MB)

    • Child abuse and genes could result in PTSD risk for adults
    • A brain study may lead to improved epilepsy treatments
    • An interview about Alzheimer's Disease

    Transcript - Episode #0057

  • April 18, 2008

    Episode #0056 (MP3 - 00:18:40, 17 MB)

    • Fighting viruses with vaccines
    • Improving cognitive health
    • Helping older adults prevent or delay diabetes

    Transcript - Episode #0056

  • April 4, 2008

    Episode #0055 (MP3 - 00:18:38, 17 MB)

    • How prostate tumors act differently in different men
    • Brain Awareness Week
    • An "African Tutorial" from the National Library of Medicine

    Transcript - Episode #0055

  • March 21, 2008

    Episode #0054 (MP3 - 00:18:38, 17 MB)

    • MRI's and drug cravings
    • The perceived stigma of HIV/AIDS
    • Drinking alcohol: How Much is Too Much
    • Heart disease continues to decline in women

    Transcript - Episode #0054

  • March 7, 2008

    Episode #0053 (MP3 - 00:18:38, 17 MB)

    • How to lower chances for heart disease
    • The risks of drinking alcohol
    • Report on children: developing language skills
    • Report on children: autism

    Transcript - Episode #0053

  • February 22, 2008

    Episode #0052 (MP3 - 00:14:36, 13.7 MB)

    • Dengue: a tropical virus
    • Tips to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    • Predicting the spread and survival of liver cancer

    Transcript - Episode #0052

  • February 8, 2008

    Episode #0051 (MP3 - 00:22:09, 20.7 MB)

    • Researchers Uncovered an Error in Immature Brain Cells which may Promote the Growth of Some Brain Tumors
    • Chronic Kidney Disease-Cardiovascular Disease Link
    • Dr. Griffin Rodgers interview about connection between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease
    • Biomedical Imaging interview with Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health

    Transcript - Episode #0051

  • January 25, 2008

    Episode #0050 (MP3 - 00:16:53, 15.4 MB)

    • Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
    • Autism Risk Higher in People with Gene Variant
    • Rare Bleeding Disorder: von Willebrand's Disease
    • Scientist Can Predict Psychotic Illness in Youth

    Transcript - Episode #0050

  • January 11, 2008

    Episode #0049 (MP3 - 00:18:27, 16.9 MB)

    • Many People are Unaware that they have Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Heart Attack Symptoms are more likely in Women than Men
    • Cervical Cancer Awareness and the HPV Virus
    • A Healthy Lifestyle May Lower the Risk of Cancer for African Americans

    Transcript - Episode #0049

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