Episodes
Wednesday May 08, 2024
From warhead to cancer-killer, the quest for more actinium-225
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Actinium-225 is a radioactive isotope that kills cancer cells with a burst of alpha particles, but it was difficult to make enough of it — until now.
https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/from-warhead-to-cancer-killer-the-quest-for-more-actinium-225-15934
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Sex differs in matters of the heart
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
An off-the-cuff request at the local butcher led to a serendipitous discovery about heart valve disease, leading to potential new sex-specific ways to treat it.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
The diabetes gene that broke all the rules
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Researchers discovered a new gene required for pancreas development, but much to their surprise, they found that it was absent in all animals except primates.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Making sugar healthy
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
With some out-of-the-box engineering, researchers have developed a nature-inspired strategy to turn sugar in packaged foods into gut-healthy fiber.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
All eyes on space
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
A new hope for Chagas disease
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Chagas disease stems from a parasitic infection. Now, with the help of a few insect-eating monkeys, a new treatment for this condition is on the horizon.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Demystifying misophonia
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
People with misophonia feel intense anger in response to certain sounds. Can scientists find a cure?
Misophonia Trigger Warning: To skip past a series of sounds that may trigger listeners with misophonia (at 0:28 to 0:52), please skip to 0:52.