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Germanwings Co-Pilot Shines Light On Opaqueness Of Mental Illness

9:00pm March 31, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Michael C. Miller, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, about how someone's deep inner turmoil can remain hidden.

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Speeding Up Yeast's Evolution And What It Says About Cancer

8:37pm March 31, 2015

by Joe Palca

Scientists in California report they are using the rapidly reproducing organism to track evolutionary changes. The twist is that the new work on evolution has implications for human cancers.

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NPR senior Washington editor Beth Donovan walks on a treadmill desk in her office in Washington, D.C.

Sure, Use A Treadmill Desk — But You Still Need To Exercise

5:31pm March 31, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Treadmill desks were the hot new trend in exercising a few years ago. The idea was to get moving and lose weight at work. But a new study suggests people don't use them enough to make a difference.

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Say cheese and solve a global health problem: 140 students took part in Emory University's challenge.

The Challenge: Curb Violence In Most Violent City. Hint: Nuns Can Help

2:50pm March 31, 2015

by Jim Burress

This year, at Emory University's global health challenge, students had to come up with clever solutions for a pressing problem. Only it wasn't a superbug. It was the extreme violence in Honduras.

Maternity And Paternity Leave By Country

New Dads In Togo Are Guaranteed Something That U.S. Dads Aren't

11:24am March 31, 2015

by Diane Cole

It's paid paternity leave, which is the law in an increasing number of low- and middle-income countries, but not in the U.S. Research shows that time off for pops can provide lasting benefits.

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Wake Forest Baptist Health President Leaving, Restructuring Continues

11:20am March 31, 2015

by Neal Charnoff

The president of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is stepping down.

Dr. Karen Barbara Carbone is the first female president of the center.

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Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross pulls on compression sleeves before a 400-meter race at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul in 2012.

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Compression Clothing: Not The Magic Bullet For Performance

10:30am March 31, 2015

by Lauren Silverman

Tight elasticized socks, sleeves and T-shirts supposedly make you a better athlete. But alas, science is pouring some cold water on those alluring claims.

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Iran Nuclear Talks Bog Down As Tuesday Deadline Approaches

9:49am March 31, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Talks aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear program to peaceful purposes continue. An Iranian negotiator is quoted as rejecting the idea that Iran would ship some of its nuclear fuel out of the country.

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Starting Families Later In Life Could Cause 'Grandparent Deficit'

10:29pm March 30, 2015

In a recent piece for Time magazine, Susanna Schrobsdorff presents an unexpected challenge for people starting families later in life.

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Health workers suit up for Ebola duty in Monrovia, Liberia.

Bill Gates Tells The World: Get Ready For The Next Epidemic

6:29pm March 30, 2015

by Marc Silver

In a strongly worded essay in The New England Journal of Medicine, the philanthropist calls for a global system to respond to future medical emergencies. We ask experienced Ebola hands to weigh in.