美国国家公共电台 NPR Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk

Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk DAVID GREENE, HOST: There's a new report out today that finds that people in the military may be putting their own brains at risk when they fire certain high-powered weapons

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By Nico Gnecchi Nairobi 27 August 2006 U.S. Senator Barack Obama, right, walks with his grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama at his father's house in Nyongoma Kogelo village, western Kenya, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 U.S. Senator Barak Obama delighted crowd

2007年VOA标准英语-Racing Fans Get Behind Britain's Lewis Hamilton

By Tendai Maphosa London 19 July 2007 Lewis Hamilton is only 22 years old and is already making sports history as the first Black driver in Formula One racing, but in his rookie year he is also setting records that may take some time to beat. Tendai

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama's Choice to Lead Veteran's Department Vow

President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to head the Veterans Affairs Department says, if confirmed, he will work to streamline the agency to better respond to the needs of U.S. troops returning home from war. Retired Army General Eric Shinseki, who h

VOA标准英语2011--Obama's Mother Inspires Magical Journey

Obama's Mother Inspires Magical Journey During his run for the presidency, Barack Obama often talked about his mother, Ann Dunham, and the lessons she taught him through her work with poor rural communities around the world. Dunham died of cancer in

VOA标准英语2012--In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute

In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute Outside the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, fans and friends left messages, flowers and other outpourings to say goodbye and thank you to the star. Scribbled notes said her voice had brought goose bu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Orangutan's Vocal Feats Hint At Deeper Roots of Human Speech

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Scientists are finding clues about the origin of human speech thanks to a very unusual ape. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an orangutan named Rocky. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: A half-dozen orangutans are relaxing in a sun-filled atrium

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Broadway has a spotty track record of accommodating audience members with disabilities. That was highlighted recently when a blind theatregoer sued the producers of the hit musical Hamilton. Jeff Lunden reports. JEFF LUNDEN, BYLI

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Headed For Bigger Tests

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Scientists are hoping a cancer drug can help people with two common and disabling brain diseases - Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. A small study of the drug offered hints of its potential. Now two larger and more rigorous studies ar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer's

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A large coalition of brain researchers has unveiled a plan to redefine Alzheimer's disease. The goal here is to study Alzheimer's by focusing on biological changes in the brain rather than symptoms like memory loss. NPR's Jon Ham

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Minibrains' Could Help Drug Discovery For Zika And For Alzheimer's

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美国国家公共电台 NPR What We Can Learn From 'Washington's Farewell'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally, today we want to look ahead to President Obama's farewell address to the nation on Tuesday. It will take place where it all started for him politically, the city of Chicago. That got us thinking about the custom of a pre

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Highly Focused Sound Waves Steadied A Farmer's Trembling Hand

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now we turn to a story of a man whose hands got so shaky, he couldn't eat with a spoon and he struggled to write legibly. ALAN DAMBACH: My signature was so bad, and my writing was just atrocious. MARTIN: NPR's Jon Hamilton report

美国国家公共电台 NPR More Than 400 Have Called Pennsylvania's Hotline Since Clergy Sex Abuse Report

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The phone lines at the state attorney general's office in Pennsylvania have not stopped ringing. Hotline numbers have surged with calls in the aftermath of a scathing grand jury report which describes decades of child sex abuse an

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer's Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit

NOEL KING, HOST: All right, we know that giving your mental muscles a workout can help keep your brain sharp as you get older. The question is what does that workout look like? Is it crossword puzzles? Is it computer games? To find out, NPR's Jon Ham

VOA常速英语2007年-Venezuela's Baduel Upbeat About Political Futur

By Sean Maroney Washington 21 December 2007 Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters rejected President Hugo Chavez's sweeping constitutional reform plan. His former defense minister, General Raul Baduel, was among the opponents of the plan, and he tell

Obama Urges Congress to Avoid 'Self-Inflicted Wound'

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama is urging Congress to reach an agreement to avoid the tax increases and deep government cuts that are set to take effect Tuesday. The next move in the fiscal drama is up to the Senate. In his weekly radio and Intern

Obama's pick for defense secretary blocked in Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter. The vote was 50 to 40, fa

美国国家公共电台 NPR Spit Test May Reveal The Severity Of A Child's Concussion

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, more than 1 million children and adolescents sustain a concussion. The symptoms may vanish in days or last for months. And right now, doctors usually cannot predict how long the recovery will take. That could be chang

美国国家公共电台 NPR How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a damaged oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., caused what was then the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. The public reaction helped to shape the modern environmental moveme