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Mental Illness in Children -- Part IV

The number of American children diagnosed and medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder more than tripled in the 1990s. Some scientists say it's good that children are getting treatment, while others worry that kids are being drugged for having normal childhood problems. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

Mental Illness in Children -- Part IV

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Tuesday

Mental Illness in Children - Part II

A growing number of psychiatric researchers agrees that bipolar disorder occurs in children and not just in adults. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depression. Children as young as five or six years old suffer from the manic highs and deep depressions that characterize the disorder. In a second report on mental illness in children, NPR's Michelle Trudeau introduces one family whose young son has bipolar disorder.

Mental Illness in Children - Part II

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Monday

Mental Illness in Children - Part I

Doctors are diagnosing an increasing number of children at younger ages with serious mental disorders. Many of those children are being treated with psychiatric drugs developed for adults. Experts say the trend is worrisome because most of the medications have never been tested for safety or effectiveness in children. NPR's Vicky Que reports.

Mental Illness in Children - Part I

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Galileo Heads for Fiery Death

The Galileo spacecraft is sending back its final signals to Earth as its eight-year mission to Jupiter comes to an end. NASA mission managers are sending the spacecraft to its death by crashing it into the giant planet. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Galileo Heads for Fiery Death

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Thursday

'A Guinea Pig the Size of a Horse'

A group of international fossil hunters are reporting a discovery in South America that has them rubbing their eyes in disbelief. They've uncovered a skeleton of a rodent that was bigger than a human. Despite its size, some say the animal was more cuddly than fierce. Hear NPR's Christopher Joyce.

'A Guinea Pig the Size of a Horse'

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Wednesday

Shuttle Columbia Disaster

The Senate starts what promises to be a long inquiry into February's space shuttle Columbia disaster. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe faces questions ranging from budgets to affixing blame for the accident, which killed seven astronauts. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Shuttle Columbia Disaster

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Shuttle Report Faults NASA

The panel investigating the Columbia disaster releases its final report on what caused the space shuttle to break up Feb. 1. The report confirms the theory that foam debris from the shuttle's fuel tank severely damaged the craft during liftoff. But it lays the ultimate blame on mismanagement at NASA, citing organizational and cultural shortcomings. Hear NPR's David Kestenbaum.

Shuttle Report Faults NASA

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Monday

Future of Human Space Flight in Question

A government panel will soon make recommendations for how NASA can avoid another fatal shuttle disaster. But NASA must still decide the goal of its human space program. Many in government want something bolder than the international space station to justify the financial and human costs of exploring space. Hear NPR's Joe Palca.

Future of Human Space Flight in Question

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Thursday

Capturing the Red Planet

This summer, Mars is making a historic appearance in the night sky, coming closer to Earth than at any time in human history. For space author and Morning Edition commentator Andrew Chaikin, the event became a quest to take a rare astronomical portrait. See Chaikin's prized photos of Mars and the moon.

Capturing the Red Planet

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Monday

DNA Tests Shed Light on 'Hybrid Humans'

DNA technology is helping scientists learn more about a rare genetic phenomenon. When two fertilized eggs fuse in the womb, they create a child with two full sets of genes, called a chimera. NPR's David Baron reports.

DNA Tests Shed Light on 'Hybrid Humans'

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