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Hosted by Henry Winkler, who has had his own struggles with reading, Reading and the Brain explores how brain scientists are working to solve the puzzle of why some children struggle to read and others don't. Startling new research shows the answer may lie in how a child's brain is wired from birth. Episode 8 from Reading Rockets' Launching Young Readers series. Continue
NOVA
For some breast cancer patients, chemotherapy isn't always necessary. Continue
PBS Presents
Learn about communities in America that provide excellent health care at reasonable cost and sometimes cover nearly everyone in town. 2/16/2012 Continue
Science Bytes
Why do our bodies wear out as we grow old? Meet Charles Mobbs, a scientist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. By trying to answer this mysterious question, he and his team have found what could be a way to do something long thought impossible: reverse kidney damage caused by diabetes. Continue
The Open Mind
Cornell psychiatry chairman Dr. Robert Michels discusses doctors and prescriptions. Continue
The Open Mind
Medical historian Dr. June Goodfield discusses the relevance of health research for the developing world. Continue
The Open Mind
Journalist Greg Critser discusses how prescription drugs are affecting American lives, minds, and bodies. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Can we erase bad memories with a shot? This neurobiologist has glimpsed the possibility. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Investigate the psychology of magic tricks, magnetic wands, artificial intelligence, and more. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Investigate the psychology of magic tricks, magnetic wands that treat depression, artificial intelligence, and more. Continue
Made in India
Follow the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together. Continue
FRONTLINE
Determine whether vaccines are a great achievement or a scourge on health. 3/20/2012 Continue
Independent Lens
We seem to have arrived at a moment for a public conversation about unintended consequences, the definition of family, and the ethical questions surrounding a fertility-for-profit industry that is largely unregulated. To support that important conversation, we’re providing a list of resources for the children of donors, as well as for the parents or prospective parents of donor-conceived children. Continue
Secrets of the Dead
Program digs deep into the secretive Cold War world of East German athletes, examining what drugs were used, how they were distributed and what damage they did too many of the athletes who were forced to take them. 6/14/11 Continue
FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE investigates the ongoing meth problem in America; its devastating impact on individuals, families and communities; and the state-by-state battles to make pseudoephedrine a prescription drug. 5/15/2012 Continue
NOVA
Toxic compounds in animal venom could yield new drugs for heart disease, cancer, and chronic pain. Continue
NOVA
Explore a new generation of ingenious materials, from clothes that monitor your mood to real-life invisibility cloaks. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Using magnetic wands, researchers can control brain functions and treat depression. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Custom-made hearts, lungs, kidneys, and other organs could revolutionize organ transplantation. Continue
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1. FRONTLINE: Living Old DVD
Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer and healthier lives, but this new longevity has also had unintended consequences.
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- 2. NOVA: Life's Greatest Miracle DVD
- 3. Remaking American Medicine DVD
- 4. Tackling Diabetes with Dr. Neal Barnard DVD
- 5. Fighting For Life DVD
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