Monthly Archives: April, 2010
UCSB team develops tumor-seeking cancer drug
Researchers at the UC Santa Barbara-Sanford|Burnham Center for Nanomedicine just may have unlocked an important door in the treatment of cancerous tumors. The center recently announced the discovery of an amino acid compound called iRGD. iRGD helps existing cancer-fighting chemotherapy drugs penetrate deep into malignant tumors, while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue untouched and patients [...]
CALM marks Nat’l. Child Abuse Prevention Month
Cecilia Rodriguez, the executive director of Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM) in Santa Barbara was on the program this morning as part of her organization’s efforts to raise awareness during National Child Abuse Prevention month in April. CALM was started in 1969 by a local nurse who ordered a second phone line and posted [...]
Rhythms of Brazil shares the art of Capoeira
The UC Santa Barbara campus group Rhythms of Brazil, led by Mariano Silva, practices the centuries old Afro-Brazilian tradition of Capoeira. It combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance. Capoeiristas Rafael Hernandez and Vika Hernandez were in Studio A this morning to share their love for the practice and to play a [...]
Catch us at our new time: Every Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
Intents & Purposes has moved up one hour to 9:00 AM every Tuesday morning. Set a reminder and tune in to KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara or online at radioip.org. As always our interviews are available from the podcast.
UCSB discovers likely kidney disease drug (replay)
This is a replay of a live interview recorded March 2, 2010.
Worldwide, 12 million people suffer from autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease or ADPKD. In the U.S. the number is larger than those affected by Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and sickle cell anemia combined. UC Santa Barbara’s Dr. Thomas Weimbs, associate [...]
