Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone (Audio)
The mission of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health is to nurture health and inspire well-being in all people. Our educational programming, formerly known as Osher Mini Medical School for the Public, has been reimagined as Osher WISE (Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone). This public education program offers courses on integrative health topics that are current and compelling, providing an opportunity for community members to become active, informed participants in their own health and well-being journey.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 201
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Impact of Deep Space Radiation on Cognitive Performance: From Biological Sex to Biomarkers to Countermeasures
Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) penetrate the hull of spacecraft and cause physiological changes to those within. Susanna Rosi, UCSF Professor and Director of Neurocognitive Research, explains the effect…
00:27:50 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Science in Space to Benefit Life on Earth
Microgravity has profound effects on physical and living systems which makes the International Space Station an important place for scientific research. Liz Warren, Senior Program Director for the In…
00:25:49 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Scientifically Proven Strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Empowering Parents with Knowledge and Tools to Effectively Manage Anxiety in the Family
When a child does not outgrow the fears and worries that are typical in young children, or when there are so many fears and worries that they interfere with school, home, or play activities, the chil…
01:11:09 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
State of the Pandemic: Risk Prevention and Treatment for Children and Families
No one anticipated a year like the one we've had. Prachi Singh, DO, UCSF Pediatrics, talks about the current epidemiology of COVID-19 globally, nationally, and in California, and discusses the curren…
00:28:46 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
A True Wilderness: Working at an Altitude of 400000 Meters
Stephen Robinson, Former Astronaut and Director of UC Davis Center for Spaceflight Research, talks about what's it's like to work in space and his experience as a NASA astronaut. Series: "Osher WISE:…
00:33:36 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Reimagining An Equitable Food System: Impact of Food Production on Agricultural Communities
This presentation examines how the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries have created climate emergencies that have threatened global food production, human health, and soil health. Experts explor…
01:29:35 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
Enhancing Neurodevelopmental Resilience from Conception to Adulthood
Robert L Hendren, DO, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science discusses how to build resilience in children with or at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders through innovative biomedical and re…
01:14:33 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Tissue Engineering in Space
Dr. Tammy Chang, UCSF Division of Surgery, explores tissue engineering in space and how it may be able to help meet the need. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [H…
01:23:20 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
Environment War and Conflict
This presentation explores how climate-fueled catastrophic environmental events have, and will increasingly, force mass displacement of populations within and across borders. Notably, as described by…
01:27:08 |
Sat 27 Mar 2021
Free Your Wandering Mind with Mindfulness
Dr. Stuart Eisendrath, UCSF Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry, explores the psychology behind both anxiety and depression as well as how mindfulness can help to tackle these issues. Series: "Osher WIS…
00:03:03 |
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Environmental Threats to Reproductive Health and Human Fertility
Explore the relationship between our climate emergency and ubiquitous exposure to toxic environmental chemicals, regarding their impacts on human reproductive health and fertility. Panelists review c…
01:25:50 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Is Food Addiction Just a Willpower Issue? No.
An increasing number of scientific studies suggest that food, like drugs or alcohol, can have addictive qualities. Ashley E. Mason, PhD, explores how the reward system, located inside the human nervo…
00:07:48 |
Sat 13 Mar 2021
Space Health: Earth’s Analog for Remote Medicine
Human space exploration, extreme sports, remote environments, and pandemics all require medical care outside of the norm, often non-contact care. The UC Space Health Program seeks to understand huma…
01:25:16 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
The Four Stages of Bone Fracture Healing
Chelsea Bahney, PhD, gives an overview of how bones heal. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36887]
00:03:41 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
Protecting the Secrets of the Brain: Central Nervous System Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
This presentation explores the role of radiotherapy in the management of central nervous system (CNS) tumors and the possible neurological complications of radiotherapy. Dr. Steve Baunstein also disc…
01:21:45 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
Shared Solutions to Global Warming Human Disease and Health Inequities
Complex problems can have shared solution. Explore actions that can simultaneously improve human health and health inequities, while mitigating global warming. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and In…
01:28:19 |
Mon 28 Dec 2020
Combining Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy in Cancers of the Skin Head and Neck
Immunotherapy has allowed many people with previously incurable cancers to live for years. This presentation explores the options of immunotherapy, radiation and surgery and the potential combination…
01:24:25 |
Sat 26 Dec 2020
Can Radiotherapy Cure Stage IV Cancer? The Future of Oligometastatic Cancer
The state between localized cancer and wide-spread metastatic disease is termed oligometastatic. This presentation explores radiotherapy and the principles of treatment for oligometastasis. Series: …
00:56:58 |
Fri 25 Dec 2020
Impact of Health Care on Climate
Climate change represented the biggest global health threat of this century but tackling it successfully is the greatest health opportunity of the century. The University of California has a strong s…
01:23:35 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
No Common Cold: Viruses Can Cause HPV Related Cancers
This presentation explores how head and neck cancers caused by HPV differ from those caused by smoking and the key role of radiotherapy in the treatment of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers. Serie…
00:56:49 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
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