Who Has More Faith In Vaccine Safety: Parents In France Or Bangladesh?
A survey of nearly 66,000 people worldwide reveals where parents have the most — and least — confidence in vaccines.
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College High: Students Are Using More Marijuana, Fewer Opioids
Illicit drug use runs in cycles, and right now young adults are favoring marijuana over opioids or amphetamines. But they're still indulging a lot less than people in the baby boom generation.
One Moment On A Vacation Changed Her Life — And The Lives Of Child Brides
How Jacqueline de Chollet of Switzerland came to team up with a college student in India to save girls from a life of servitude.
Does Asia Have A Secret Weapon Against Zika?
Southeast Asia has all the right ingredients for a massive outbreak. But it also has a hidden advantage that could keep the virus from spreading.
'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum
Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines shaped our current understanding of autism. Originally broadcast Sept. 2, 2015.
Screening Mental Health In Kindergarten Is Way Too Late, Experts Say
One program in the South Bronx sees children as young as 6 months old to look for issues. Some experts think it's important to catch problems as early as possible.
A Map To Help Cancer Doctors Find Their Way
A computer program can map cancer progression in much the same way historical explorers drew maps of the Earth without satellite imaging. Small bits of data can be pieced together to form a picture.
Can New Technology Decode The Biggest Data Set Of All?
Scientist Riccardo Sabatini says we have the technology to read the human genome and predict things like height, eye color, age — all from a vial of blood.
How A Dog In An MRI Scanner Is Like Your Grandma At A Disco
To study dogs' brain activity, scientists had to train canines to hold absolutely still for eight minutes without restraint. But how do you get a dog to freeze that long inside a clanging MRI scanner?
A Siberian River Has Mysteriously Turned Blood Red
Alarmed Russians are sharing photos on social media of the red Daldykan River, located above the Arctic Circle. The Russian government thinks a pipeline leak from a local factory could be to blame.