Clearing the Haze: Understanding the Process of Scarring Following Corneal Injury – Professor Steven E. Wilson
SciPod · Clearing The Haze Understanding The Process Of Scarring Following Corneal InjuryOriginal Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA479 Share Episode About this episodeAny injury such as trauma, surgery or infection to the cornea in the eye...
The MIT Superfund Research Program Studies on Cleaning Up Genes and the Environment – Dr Jennifer Kay Professor Bevin Page Engelward
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA480 Share Episode About this episodeIn the United States, there are thousands of industrial sites contaminated by the irresponsible disposal of chemical waste. The higher than expected frequency of...
Computing Conflict-free Treatments for Multiple Chronic Illnesses – Dr Juliana Bowles, University of St Andrews
SciPod · Computing Conflict - Free Treatments For Multiple Chronic Illnesses Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA488 Share Episode About this episodeModern treatments for patients with more than one chronic condition can be highly...
The Blood-Brain Barrier: More than Just a Barrier – Dr Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University
SciPod · The Blood - Brain Barrier More Than Just A Barrier - Dr Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA490 Share Episode About this episodeNeurodegenerative disorders present a major cause of death and...
Does ‘Safer Storage’ Reduce Agricultural Pesticide Self-poisoning in Rural Asia? Professor Flemming Konradsen & Professor Michael Eddleston
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial’, from The Lancet....
Innovations in Functional Brain Imaging to Improve Neurosurgery – Dr Jun Hua, Johns Hopkins University
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA477 Share Episode About this episodeDr Jun Hua, Associate Professor at the F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University, USA,...
Targeting the Brain in Type 2 Diabetes: Therapeutics to Induce Remission – Dr Jarrad Scarlett, University of Washington
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA463 Share Episode About this episodeType 2 diabetes (T2D) is among the most impactful and costly biomedical challenges confronting society. Current treatment regimens for T2D rely upon daily drug...
Identifying Ways to Make the BEST Program Even Better – Professor Stephanie Wengert Watts, Michigan State University
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Faculty perceptions and knowledge of career development of trainees in biomedical science: what do we (think we) know?’, published by PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210189. Share...
From Machine Learning To Machine Understanding – Dr Yan M Yufik
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA465 Share Episode About this episodeDespite dramatic advances in neuroscience and biology in the 20th and 21st centuries, our understanding of the brain remains very limited. Dr Yan M Yufik, Head at...
Artificial Intelligence Predicts The Worsening Of Chronic Kidney Disease – Professor Eiichiro Kanda
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Identifying progressive CKD from healthy population using Bayesian network and artificial intelligence: A worksite-based cohort study’, published in the open access journal Scientific Reports....
The Benefits of an Organic Diet on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Children – Dr Konstantinos Makris, Cyprus University of Technology
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘A cluster-randomized crossover trial of organic diet impact on biomarkers of exposure to pesticides and biomarkers of oxidative stress/inflammation in primary school children’ published in the open...
Are Amyloid Peptides Potential Therapeutics for Sepsis?
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘An amyloidogenic hexapeptide derived from amylin attenuates inflammation and acute lung injury in murine sepsis’ published in the open access journal PLOS ONE:...
Simphotek: Shedding Light on New Cancer Treatments, Dr Mary Potasek
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA434 Share Episode About this episodeThe use of radiation therapy to treat cancer has improved the long-term outcome of thousands of patients but is associated with serious side effects. Photodynamic...
Understanding Cancer Development in Humans and Their Companion Animals – Dr Jaime Modiano, University of Minnesota
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA425 Share Episode About this episodeDogs are renowned for their status as man’s best friend. Based first at the University of Colorado and now at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities, Dr...
Driving Forward Training and Research in Psychiatry – Dr Susan Voglmaier, University of California
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA426 Share Episode About this episodeIn recent years, dramatic advances have been made in brain science and molecular genetics. However, there is currently a shortage of psychiatrists with the...
Towards a Brighter Future: How Zietchick Research Institute Plans to Transform Treatment for Retinal Disease – Dr Tammy Movsas
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA442 Share Episode About this episodeBoth diabetic adults and premature babies are at risk for a similar type of eye disease that involves the growth of abnormal, blood vessels in the retina, the...
Going with the Flow: New methods for Treating Cardiovascular Disease – Dr York Hsiang, University of British Columbia Vancouver
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA427 Share Episode About this episodeWhen an artery becomes blocked or damaged, a mechanical scaffold called a stent is often implanted into the vessel to improve blood flow. However, metallic stents...
Kappa Opioid Receptors, A New Treatment Target for Schizophrenia, Dr Samuel Clark – Terran Biosciences Inc and Stony Brook University
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA418 Share Episode About this episodeSchizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder that affects around 1% of the global population, producing debilitating symptoms that significantly impact upon...
Soluble Dietary Fibre and Type 2 Diabetes – Mechanisms of Action and Food Supplementation, Professor Douglas Goff, University of Guelph, Ontario
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA413 Share Episode About this episodeThere are numerous health benefits related to eating fibre-containing foods, including lowering the levels of serum glucose and lipids, thus reducing the risk of...
Understanding Brain Function, Cognition, and Emotion in Psychopathology- Professor Christine Larson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA406 Share Episode About this episodeMental health conditions such as anxiety disorders significantly impact on the quality of life of sufferers, their physical health and psycho-social functioning....
Predicting Mortality in Kidney Disease: A New Nutritional Risk Index – Professor Eiichiro Kanda, Kawasaki Medical School
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘A new nutritional risk index for predicting mortality in hemodialysis patients: Nationwide cohort study’, published in PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214524 Share Episode ...
Plugging Into The Nervous System – Professor Dominique Durand, Case Western Reserve University
Original article reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA407 Share Episode About this episode New advances in neural engineering have led to devices that can be operated using the nerves of the user, but the effectiveness and safety of these devices...
Overdiagnosis And Overtreatment Of Human Cancers – Professor Wendy Rogers, Macquarie University
Original article reference: This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Ethical issues raised by thyroid cancer overdiagnosis: A matter for public health?’ from Bioethics, a Wiley journal: https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12383 Share Episode About this episode As we...
The Health-e Babies App for Socially Disadvantaged Women: Embracing Technology to Improve Health Literacy
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘The Health-e Babies Appfor antenatal education: Feasibility for socially disadvantaged women’ from PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194337 Share Episode About this episode Over...
Immune Control of Initiation and Progression of Atherosclerosis – Dr Elena V Galkina, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Original article reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA396 Share Episode About this episodeAtherosclerosis is a global health issue. Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory disease characterised by the accumulation of modified...
Killers and Builders: The Diverse Roles of Our Immune System – Dr Luca Parisi, University of Milan
Original Article Reference: This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Macrophage polarization in chronic inflammatory diseases: killers or builders’, published in the Journal of Immunology Research, a Hindawi journal. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8917804 Share Episode...
Diabetes and Oral Health: Maximising Patient Well-Being – Dr Luca Fiorillo, University of Messina
Original Article Reference: This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Diabetes: Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Oral Alterations’, from BioMed Research International, a Hindawi journal. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5907195 Share Episode About this...
Understanding the Antioxidant Boom: Trend or Treatment? – Dr Andy Wai Kan Yeung, University of Hong Kong
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Antioxidants: Scientific Literature Landscape Analysis’, published in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, a Hindawi journal. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8278454 Share Episode About...
Lifting Brain Fog – Professor Etienne Sibille and Professor James Cook
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA384 Share Episode About this episodeEffective treatments for cognitive dysfunction, such as declines in memory and other mental faculties often associated with depression or old age, may be within...
The Role Of Nanoparticles In Neuroscience – Dr Elizabeth Nance, University Of Washington
Original Article Reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA383 Share Episode About this episodeDr Elizabeth Nance has an impressive track record. Now a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington, USA, Dr...