John Snow recites an extract of his essay on the Mode of Communication of Cholera 1854

In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to learn how to manage fear. To demonstrate it is possible to overcome fear Todd will walk on a wire across two skyscrapers – a world first for...

This video provides an overview of the Human Genome Project, a major international scientific research project aimed at sequencing and mapping all the genes that make up human DNA. The video describes how the project was carried out,...

In this video, we will explore the importance of magnesium, its properties, and its various applications in different industries. From being used in the aerospace and automotive industries for its lightweight and durable properties, to...

We’re traveling to the oldest city in the US and we’ll find that it’s as active as ever. We can’t visit St. Augustine without letting you sample a drink from the Fountain of Youth! We show you the very spot where the city’s history...

What is tuberculosis? Just like the rest of these diseases, it's caused by a bacterium, specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This one is tricky because there are strains that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, so...

Do you want to learn about nutrition? Metabolism? Medicine and general health? This is the playlist for you! Biochemistry allows us to understand the large biomolecules that run all of our cellular functions, like proteins,...

Now we know about a wide variety of bacteria, as well as precisely how they can harm us. So how do they get spread around? How do communicable diseases get from host to host? Let's learn all about this process now.

In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to learn how to manage fear. To demonstrate it is possible to overcome fear Todd will walk on a wire across two skyscrapers – a world first for...

We've been looking at bacteria for a few centuries now, so how do we categorize them? We love to classify things and put them in groups, so how does that work for bacteria? Well let's learn about Gram-staining, antigens, other phenotypic...

This video provides an informative overview of the common cold, its symptoms, causes, and prevention. It highlights the fact that the common cold is a viral infection that affects the upper respiratory tract and is really common in...

1) What is the function of Leptin in the body?<br/>
2) How is Leptin's release affected by fatty<br/> body mass?
3) How does Leptin signal through the L<br/>eptin receptor (LepR)?

Learn what lotions are and how they are used for moisturizing and protecting the skin. There are many different types of lotions, such as medicinal ones for skin ailments and sunblock lotions. Explore the process of making lotions,...

This video provides an overview of herbal medicine, highlighting its historical and modern uses. It explores the potential benefits and challenges associated with herbal medicine, emphasizing its alternative status in modern medicine....

We just learned about drug administration, or the ways that drugs can enter the body. What happens next? How do drugs move around the body to get to where they need to go? The study of this is called pharmacokinetics. Let's get into the...

This video explores five fun facts about Plants.

We've all heard of the flu, and probably know that it is associated with a particular virus. What is the structure of this virus? How is it transmitted? What steps do we have in place in terms of treatment and prevention? The flu is...

Medical Lesson on Acanthosis Nigricans as well as the risks, pathological causes and treatments for acanthosis nigricans. In this lesson, I teach the risks, pathogenesis and treatments for acanthosis nigricans.

Whooping cough, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is a baby killer. It goes all the way back to the middle ages, so let's get a closer look at this bacterium now.

So we know that there are unbelievable numbers of bacteria inside of us, and some of them are good. So what about the bad ones? What do those do? How do they harm us, exactly? What defenses do we have against them? Let's take a look!

In part 5 of this series, Florence describes the time she spent at Scutari hospital and the practices she introduced there.

This video showcases the use of robotic surgery and augmented reality in cancer treatment. The video also discusses the future advancements in robotic surgery, including smaller devices and potentially even autonomous movement.

A Maya woman talks about medicine, doctors, midwives and healers; also a look at the illnesses and treatments they used.

It's amazing to think that we've gone from having no idea what air is, to knowing its composition intimately, and even having the ability to filter what's in it. We have produced machines that can remove both pathogens as well as harmful...