Health
More Pesticides = More Parkinson's Disease
The case is getting stronger that working with or around pesticides directly increases risk of Parkinson's disease.
Post on Jun 17, 2011 by Darya Pino
The Search for Alcoholism's Miracle Drug
At one hospital in San Francisco, more than half of the patients in an alcohol abuse program refuse medications that could help them stop drinking. So Bay Area scientists find themselves waging two campaigns: to develop drugs that work, and to convince alcoholics to take them.
Audio Report on Jun 13, 2011 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
The Search for Alcoholism's Miracle Drug
Alcoholism is a very treatable disease, but still, there are some challenges.
Post on Jun 10, 2011 by Amy Standen
The Science of Pain
Pain is the most common reason for trips to the doctor's office. So it makes sense that pain treatment is a huge part of our health care system, costing more than $100 billion dollars a year. But how exactly pain works is still a mystery in many ways. As Lauren Sommer reports, some researchers are trying to understand it better by looking at a very unusual creature.
Audio Report on Jun 06, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
The Science of Pain
Pain is the most common reason for trips to the doctor's office. But how exactly pain works is still a mystery in many ways.
Post on Jun 03, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
Cultural Pressure Encourages Poor Eating Habits In Immigrants
But the question remains, how do we make healthy eating cool?
Post on May 27, 2011 by Darya Pino
Eating Green
Journalists from around the country learn about sustainable foods at a Monterey Bay Aquarium event.
Post on May 24, 2011 by Andrea Kissack
Prince Charles Delivers Landmark Speech, Says Sustainable Farming Can Feed The World
Prince Charles is a long-time supporter of organic and sustainable farming, but this speech took his advocacy a step further.
Post on May 13, 2011 by Darya Pino
Will Conventional Produce Lower Your Child's IQ?
While these women had slightly higher than average pesticide exposure due to their proximity to farming centers, their levels were not out of range of national averages.
Post on Apr 29, 2011 by Darya Pino
Toxic Algae on the Loose
California's commercial shellfish growers say there's something fishy going on.
Post on Apr 24, 2011 by Amy Standen
Toxic Algae on the Loose
Another mysterious fish die-off happened in a Southern California harbor last week. Scientists are still trying to figure out what caused six tons of sardines to go belly-up in Ventura. Those sardines tested positive for a neurotoxin caused by algae blooms. Meanwhile, commercial shellfish growers say they're noticing some strange patterns as well, as Amy Standen reports.
Slideshow on Apr 22, 2011 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Exercise May Protect Against Stress-Related Cellular Aging
New research by Nobel Prize winning UCSF researcher, Elizabeth Blackburn, provides a possible mechanism by which exercise protects against stress-related chromosome aging.
Post on Apr 15, 2011 by Darya Pino
DON'T PANIC (but a tiny bit of radiation was found in U.S. milk)
"Minuscule" amounts of iodine-131 was found in milk from Washington state.
Post on Apr 01, 2011 by Darya Pino
Don't Worry, Be Happy, Die Early
Happiness is tied to good health later in life, but childhood happiness does not predict longevity—in fact it does the opposite, according to a new report.
Post on Mar 18, 2011 by Darya Pino
Community Action Agencies Continue to Fight for Low-Income Families
Government works when it is directed towards helping its citizens live healthy and productive lives.
Post on Mar 11, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan
Life-Threatening Mushroom Poisoning
Since Northern California's mushroom season began last September, four people have suffered life-threatening injuries after eating poisonous wild mushrooms.
Post on Mar 09, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós
Missing Gene Suggests Rodents Aren't The Best Model For Diabetes Research
Rodents and other mammals might not be ideal for studying type 2 diabetes because of a gene that was deleted from the human genome millions of years ago.
Post on Mar 04, 2011 by Darya Pino
The Heroic Imagination Project
40 years ago, Stanford psychology professor Phillip Zimbardo's notorious Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated how good people can do evil things. Now, his "Heroic Imagination Project" takes those lessons to an Oakland high school to see if heroes can also be made.
Audio Report on Feb 21, 2011 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Can Heroes Be Made?
If there is one thing Stanford Professor Phillip Zimbardo is known for, it's that normal people can be turned into sadists. Can he leave a more optimistic legacy and prove the opposite to be true?
Post on Feb 18, 2011 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Scientists Understand Heart Disease Better, Still Give Bad Advice
High-fat, low-carbohydrate diets have been used to treat high triglycerides since the 1960s.
Post on Feb 18, 2011 by Darya Pino
