It permeates everyday life. Yet the understanding of advances in biomedical science is limited at best. Few people make the connection that biomedical science is medicine and that biomedical scientists are working today for the medicine of tomorrow. Our weekly five-hundred word newspaper column and two-minute radio show provide insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics. Medical Discovery News is dedicated to explaining discoveries in biomedical research and their promise for the future of medicine.
Each release is designed to stimulate listeners to think, question and appreciate how science affects their health as well as that of the rest of the world. We also delve into significant biomedical discoveries and portray how science (or the lack of it) has impacted health throughout history.
Doctors began to notice a new polio-like illness in kids The most common cancer in men after skin cancer is prostate cancer, but the screening tests are notoriously unreliable. A new test is not only reliable but simple and inexpensive. It may even be able to predict the cancer five years before treatments are needed... More »
Dave, I know your kids are grown, but did you ever let them play in ball pits? Ball pits… wow, that doesn’t sound like such a nice place. You know, it’s these enclosures with a sea of multicolored balls that kids love to jump in. What their parents may not know is that these ball pits are teeming with bacteria. Blegh! I think my kids may have played in a few because they’re in malls, kids play areas, and even some physical therapy clinics... More »
Arguably, the most famous painting in the world today is The Mona Lisa, partly because of the mystery surrounding this sixteenth century painting. One is that it was never finished. Art historians have tried to answer why Leonardo DaVinci didn’t finish it and now a new theory is being explored. Perhaps Da Vinci injured his arm when he fainted... More »
