Health and Medicine (Audio)
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 145
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Ancient Wisdom Modern Science and the Emerging Keys to Healthy Aging and Longevity - Lee Tuh-Fuh and Ruby Lee Wang Zu-Ming Endowed Lecture
Examine how what we eat and how we live can promote wellness, enhance immunity, combat age-related diseases, and promote longevity. Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D., and Anthony Lim, M.D., J.D., share a time…
01:39:46 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
What Makes a Stem Cell a Stem Cell and How Does it Go Bad? with John Dick - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2024
John Dick, Ph.D., F.R.S., explores the role of CD83, a molecule found in blood stem cells, in how these cells respond to inflammation. His team demonstrates that CD83 becomes highly active during inf…
00:45:32 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Feeding Your Microbiome: Dietary Strategies for Wellness and Disease Prevention
How can a healthy microbiome prevent disease? In this program, Dr. Sean Spencer talks about the vast microbial world that lives within our guts — known as the gut microbiome — and how it supports ou…
01:25:13 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Space-Based Research: Predicting and Preventing Accelerated Stem Cell Aging and Cancer Evolution with Catriona Jamieson - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2024
Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D., discusses pioneering research on cancer and aging in space environments, highlighting how microgravity accelerates cancer cell growth and leads to stem cell exhaustio…
00:28:29 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Empowering the Future of Medicine: UniversityLink Medical Science Program
Through the UniversityLink Medical Science Program (ULMSP), college students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds who aspire to become future health science professionals develop essen…
00:16:31 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Brain Health Neuroplasticity and Aging: Supporting Cognition at Every Age
What's the secret to supporting a sharp mind at any age? In this program, Dr. Nancy Isenberg discusses the latest science-based practices to promote brain health and resiliency as we age. Series: "Os…
01:25:55 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Explorations of Telomere Biology in the Context of Human Aging with Elizabeth Blackburn - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2024
Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., examines the relationship between telomeres, cellular aging, and metabolic health, highlighting how telomere regulation differs between insulin-sensitive and insulin-resis…
00:45:17 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Found in Translation: Development of a Cellular Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Dennis O. Clegg, Ph.D., discusses treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that causes vision loss. Clegg explains that while patients often report improved vision after rec…
01:12:41 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Minimally Invasive Epilepsy Surgery at UCSF
In the last ten years, we've seen a huge change in our approach to epilepsy surgery. We have more options than ever before for patients with uncontrolled seizures. In this new video, @UCSFHospitals n…
00:08:09 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Movement and Strength Training to Improve Metabolic Health
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this program, Dr. Natalie Marshall focuses on the centra…
01:20:51 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of Aging and Longevity with Stem Cells
Curious about the secret to staying young? Rob Signer shares insights into how our bodies age, focusing on the role of stem cells and a critical protein called HSF1 that helps them cope with stress. …
00:20:48 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Surgical Treatment Options for Brain Aneurysms
UCSF Neurosurgeon Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD, summarizes the surgical treatment options for patients with brain aneurysms and describes the decision-making process for choosing the best treatment for eac…
00:06:34 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Mind-Body Medicine to Build Stress Resilience
Mind-body medicine (MBM) is an integrative approach that helps people build awareness and develop tools for stress resilience. MBM focuses on the interactions between the mind, body, and behavior to …
01:23:19 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) - Surgical Treatment Options at UCSF
UCSF neurosurgeon Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD, summarizes the surgical treatment options for patients with arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and describes the decision-making process for choosing the bes…
00:05:33 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Large-scale Single Neuron Encoding of Speech Sounds Across the Depth of Human Cortex
Researchers in the lab of Edward Chang, MD, at UCSF recorded activity from hundreds of individual neurons across all layers of the cortex while participants listened to spoken sentences. In a study p…
00:02:12 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Stem Cells and the Human Brain - Medicine Informing Novel Discoveries (MIND)
Explore the captivating realm of brain research at UC San Diego with Frank Furnari, Ph.D., and Alexander Khalessi, M.D., M.B.A. Furnari and Khalessi delve into groundbreaking efforts to find new tre…
01:04:09 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Want To Age in Place? This New Tech Is Improving Elder Care
UC Davis researchers are developing innovative technology to help older adults maintain independence while staying connected with loved ones. The new I-Care platform combines task management tools …
00:02:45 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Social Connection and Healthy Aging
Colin Depp delves into the critical role of social connections in our well-being, particularly in the context of aging. Depp explores the impacts of digital versus in-person interactions, the influen…
00:54:24 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
New DBS Brain Pacemaker Improves Movement for People with Parkinson's
UCSF researchers have conducted successful trials of an experimental adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) device that responds to a person with Parkinson’s symptoms in real time. Using data techniq…
00:03:00 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
A Neuroprosthesis for Speech Decoding and Avatar Control
A Neuroprosthesis for Speech Decoding and Avatar Control Series: "UC San Francisco News" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 40235]
00:01:41 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
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