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Science permeates the everyday life of all people in our society. Yet, most people's understanding of advances in biomedical and medical science is limited at best. Few make the connection that biomedical science is medicine and that biomedical scientists are working today toward the future of medicine.

Funding for biomedical science comes in large part from publicly funded sources like the National Institutes of Health. It is our goal to increase public appreciation of biomedical science through promoting a better understanding of biology and medicine. While most individuals can clearly see the value of the clinical studies to directly test new drugs or vaccines, the value of fundamental or basic research is often difficult for the non-scientist to grasp. This is because the direct application of a basic discovery to human health may take many years to be realized. However, without these basic discoveries, the pipe line for new drugs, vaccines and therapies would "dry up." This show is dedicated to explaining the exciting discoveries in biomedical research and their promise for the future of medicine.

 
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Broadcast Date
(week of)
Episode #Release #Title
8/30/089321A Viral Cause of Obesity
8/23/089221A Fungus Among Us
8/16/089121Blast Brain Injury
8/09/089021Pear or Apple
8/02/088921Columbus and the Origin of Syphilis
7/26/088820Lippodissolve
7/19/088720Seasonal Birth Control
7/12/088620Bisphenol A
7/05/088520Salmonella
6/28/088419Lyme Disease
6/21/088319Personalized Medicine
6/14/088219Shingles Vaccine
6/07/088119Gliblastoma Gene Therapy
5/31/088018Sunscreen Rules
5/24/087918French Paradox
5/17/087818Pill Camera
5/10/087718Breast Cancer & Light
5/03/087618Allergies
4/26/087518Sleep Apnea
4/19/087417Chlamydia
4/12/087317Flouridation
4/05/087217Second Hand Smoke
3/29/087116Irritable Bowl Syndrome - IBS
3/22/087016Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - DMD
3/15/086916Black Death
3/08/086816Gout
3/01/086716Obesity Genes
2/23/086615Replacement Disease
2/16/086515Prion Detection
2/09/086415Mad Cow
2/02/086315Bionic Eye
1/26/086214Kryptonite
1/19/086114Pre-Eclampsia
1/12/086014Anabolic Steroids and Baseball
1/05/085914Stem Cell Research & Retroviruses
12/29/075813Nobel Prize
12/22/075713Death of Beethoven
12/15/075613It's Back -- MRSA!
12/08/075513Colon Cancer
12/01/075413Lead Poisoning
11/25/075312Which Soap is Best
11/18/075212Trovax
11/11/075112Death of King Tut
11/04/075012Electroneedles
10/28/074911Cheese Heroin
10/21/074811T-Rex
10/14/074711Wytheville and Polio
10/07/074611Space Life Science
9/30/074510Cell Phones and Cancer
9/23/074410Glucometers
9/16/074310Breast Cancer Mammaprint
9/09/074210Football Concussions
9/02/074110MDR Tuberculosis
8/26/07409Invention of the Microscope
8/19/07399Autism
8/12/07389Phagelysins
8/05/07379Balding
7/29/07368Ecstasy
7/22/07358Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
7/15/07348Jet Lag
7/08/07338Peanut Butter
7/01/07328Death of Napoleon
6/24/07317A New Treatment for Diabetes
6/17/07307A Potential Diagnostic Test for Alzheimer's
6/10/07297New Hope for Melanoma
6/03/07287West Nile Virus
5/27/07276Tattoo Removal
5/20/07266Tattoos
5/13/07256Viruses that Cause Cancer - HPV
5/06/07246Cancer - The Enemy Within
4/29/07235The MRSA Menace
4/22/07225Macular Degeneration
4/15/07215Trans Fats
4/8/07205What is the Flu?
4/1/07195Hepatitis A
3/25/07184Alzheimer's
3/18/07174Diabetes
3/11/07164Biomedical Research Funding: Is It Paying Off?
3/4/07154Stem Cells: Possibilities and Problems
2/25/07143Is Tanning Ever Safe?
2/18/07133Death of Alexander
2/11/07123Invisible Weapons of War and Terror
2/4/07113Botox: An Agent of Death and Beauty
1/28/07102The Discovery of the X-Ray
1/21/0792ALS and Lou Gehrig
1/14/0782The Origin of AIDS
1/7/0772Flu
12/31/0662Measuring Blood Pressure
12/24/0651A Vaccine for Pneumonia
12/17/0641Steroids and Athletes
12/10/0631MP3 Players and Hearing Loss
12/3/0621When Good Spinach Goes Bad
11/26/0611The Cruise Ship Virus
 
 

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