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Despite the serious risk of melanoma, indoor tanning remains alarmingly popular, especially among young women.

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Childhood vaccination programs have been met with skepticism and hostility in the U.S. Some oppose them on religious grounds, while others worry ab...

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
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New research suggests that young children understand the concept of fairness, but desire gets in the way of sharing.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Deficiency in a key protein may strongly contribute to cognitive impairments in Down Syndrome.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Researchers have identified a molecule that could help turn on newborn babies’ immune systems.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Scientists have reproduced a human ear using a 3-D printer.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Emotion Roadmap Leading to social and emotional learning in schools
6 Seconds is a global organization and network supporting people to create positive change - everywhere, all the time. With offices in ten countri...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 55:24
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Dr. Seth Moore leads the Biology and Environment departments at Grand Portage Trust Lands and is a regular contributor to WTIP North Shore Communit...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Children are better at forming long-term memories than adults for a surprising reason.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Chinese children's reading development has gone downhill since electronic communication technologies became common.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Children, like adults, act more generous when they’re being watched.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The incidence of autism has increased in recent years, and so have efforts to identify and treat it earlier.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Giving vegetables catchier names could get kids to eat more of them.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Ina May Gaskin
08/23/12: Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, PhD(Hon.) is founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center, located near Summertown, Tennessee. Founded in 1...

Bought by KKRN and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The growing field of music therapy found recent success in the treatment of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Her therapists sang or played...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
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Caption: Kathy Picard, Credit: Karen Brown
It's no surprise that early trauma can effect someone for years to come, but researchers in Massachusetts are starting to understanding what exactl...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
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Caption: Philippe Cousteau, Credit: Michael Howard (c)
Marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, ocean advocates Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau, and the Truckee High School Envirolution Club are among the r...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
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200,000 children are born each year with the deformity of clubfoot. Dr. Ignacio Ponseti's non-surgical cure has treated thousands and allowed them...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 23:59
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A new outlook for Cystic Fibrosis

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Is autism a disability...or an evolutionary adaptation?

Bought by KUT, KKRN, KUOW, KMUN, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:58
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Our childhood memories may not always be reliable, but they have a lot to teach us about how we think, learn, and build an identity. In this episod...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT, and KISU


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 3