Catalyst S17E38 · Medicinal Cannabis

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Anecdotal evidence is building that cannabis has a positive effect on a long list of medical conditions from epilepsy, cancer, even Alzheimer's Disease. By applying scientific rigour can researchers uncover clinical evidence?

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3. 3 3. Wi-Fried?2016-02-16 · 30mWi-Fi blankets our homes, schools & cities. Dr. Maryanne Demasi takes a closer look at the link between mobile phones & brain cancer & explores whether our wireless devices could b
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6. 6 6. Music on the Brain2016-03-08 · 30mCould the soundtrack of your life bring back fading memories? Catalyst takes you inside an extraordinary new program, revealing how personalised playlists can re-awaken the brains
7. 7 7. Micro-Plastics, Tassie's Secrets2016-03-15 · 30mWe look into marine life in Australia, to find out what plastics escape our household drains & what kind of damage they can do. And the geology of north-western Tasmania reveal
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15. 15 15. Becoming Superhuman (Part 1)2016-05-24 · 26mDr. Jordan Nguyen is a biomedical engineer. Riley Saban is a 13-year-old kid with cerebral palsy. Together they develop extraordinary, cutting edge technology that gives young Rile
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