Ctsi Discovery Radio

Original Air Date: FEBRUARY 23, 2015 | Are you sitting down? Well, you may want to stand up for this. In this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, hear how moderate physical exercise may hold the key to healthy blood vessels and a healthy heart as you age. We’ll define “moderate” next on CTSI Discovery Radio.

Original Air Date: JANUARY 19, 2015 | Do you or someone you know have Type 2 Diabetes? It is an epidemic among adults in Wisconsin and across the country. In this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, find out how a balanced diet can be one of your best tools to manage Type 2 diabetes.

Original Air Date: DECEMBER 22, 2014 | How much do you know about research? Biomedical research, to be specific. The scientific research data on cardiac arrest alone is shocking. Nationally, more than 9 out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest will die, but not here in Southeast Wisconsin. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, find out why Milwaukee County is a healthier place to live because of biomedical research and you!

Original Air Date: NOVEMBER 24, 2014 | It is estimated that as many as 5 million Americans age 65 and older have Alzheimer’s Disease, possibly without any symptoms. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll talk with world-renowned researchers and the US Senator raised by an NIH funded scientist to see what new discoveries may make Alzheimer’s Disease a distant memory some day.

Original Air Date: OCTOBER 20, 2014 | If you’re wearing pink, it’s probably because October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Where there have been great advances in diagnosing and treating breast cancer, there are still many unanswered questions about the most invasive, aggressive types of the disease. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll discuss new findings – inside the cancer cells themselves – that may hold the key to treating breast cancer with personalized medicine for each patient.

Original Air Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 | Each day, more than 100,000 people suffer from a chronic, genetic blood disease that causes debilitating pain. When there’s no cure, where do you turn for help? On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll discuss new ways people living with Sickle Cell Disease are finding some relief right here in our own back yard through new clinical trials, a medical home for Sickle Cell patients, and new guidelines to help lower the risk of the disease causing a crisis in patients it affects.

Original Air Date: AUGUST 15, 2014 | Does someone in your family have type 1 diabetes? The incidence of type 1 diabetes (or juvenile diabetes) is increasing at an alarming rate. Managing the disease well can be difficult even for adults. Now, hear how a new study is looking at family dynamics and potential new interventions to help children living with diabetes.

Original Air Date: JULY 22, 2014 | Autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are on the rise. What we don’t know is if they are actually increasing, or if we are simply better at recognizing the issue. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll talk about autism in teens and how researchers are trying to help them find their place in society and to thrive.

Original Air Date: JUNE 20, 2014 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not a new condition, but how we have started to recognize it and help our returning service men and women cope with it is. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, hear how the answers to relieving the anxiety of PTSD might already be in our veterans’ own back pockets.

Original Air Date: MAY 23, 2014 | Discovery Radio welcomes Dr. Chris Austin from the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) in Washington, DC. Plus, you’ll hear from our guest Dr. John Baker of the Medical College of Wisconsin on the topic of how probiotics are not only good for your digestion, but could potentially save you from a heart attack. Local TV Anchor, Kim Murphy, from FOX 6 joins in to play “translational trivia”.