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Protect Your Vision: Early Detection and Prevention of Eye Diseases
This video emphasizes the importance of early detection and regular eye tests to prevent vision loss due to conditions like macular degeneration and glaucoma. It highlights the significance of not ignoring changes in vision and seeking...
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Revolutionizing Tissue Engineering: Using Microvascular Beds for Stem Cell Therapy
This video discusses the promising potential of stem cell medicine in treating various diseases but highlights a key challenge faced by scientists in creating extensive blood supply systems for engineered tissues.
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The Future of Medical Imaging with Synchrotron Technology
This video showcases the groundbreaking work being done at the Australian Synchrotron to shed new light on the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. The video paints a picture of hope and innovation in the field of medical imaging,...
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The Global Challenge of Tuberculosis
This video highlights the resurgence of tuberculosis, particularly the emergence of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB) due to misdiagnosis and misuse of drugs. It emphasizes the global impact of TB, the challenges in treatment, and...
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183 - Alzheimer's Disease - One Minute History
1901 - Dr. Alois Alzheimer first documents the peculiar case of Auguste Deter, a patient exhibiting severe memory loss and cognitive decline. Dr. Alzheimer's meticulous observations would lay the foundation for the eventual...
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Arachnophobia: Why Are People Scared of Spiders?
The emotion a spider elicits is not just fear but a combination of fear, disgust, and creepiness. Psychologists reckon that we have evolved to feel disgust or revulsion to prevent us from consuming or contacting things that might be a...
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GCSE Biology - Family Trees / Family Pedigrees #74
This video covers: - What family trees are and how they work - How to use keys - The example of cystic fibrosis - How to use family trees to predict the chance of a disease being inherited Exam board specific info: AQA - Everything is...
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GCSE Biology - DNA Part 1 - Genes and the Genome #63
In this video we recap chromosomes and then explain what DNA is, what genes and the genome are, and how we can use them to track the migrations of early humans.
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GCSE Biology - Biotic and Abiotic Factors #83
An important part of any ecosystem are the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors. This video explore what each of them are, and how to identify them. To learn more about ecosystems in general check out our other video on...
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GCSE Biology - What Is a Virus? - Examples of Viral Disease (HIV, Measles & TMV) #36
This videos covers what viruses are and how they cause disease; specifically, we consider the cause, symptoms and treatments of Measles, HIV and Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV).
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GCSE Biology - What Are Bacterial Diseases? - Treatment and Prevention #37
We cover the bacterial diseases Salmonella and Gonorrhoea. Learn their causes, symptoms and treatments.
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GCSE Biology - Pros and Cons of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction (Part 2) #72
This video covers: - Brief summary of sexual and asexual reproduction - The advantages and disadvantages of each Exam board specific info: AQA - Separate/triple science only IGCSE Edexcel - Separate/triple science and higher tier only -...
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GCSE Biology - Plant Disease and Defences #46
This video covers: - How plants get diseases, e.g. from microorganisms, larger organisms, and mineral deficiencies - How to diagnose plant diseases - How plants defend themselves against diseases Exam board specific info: AQA -...
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GCSE Biology - Is Your Lifestyle Really a Personal Choice? - Lifestyle & Risk Factors #42
Risk factors are things that increase the chance that a person will develop a certain disease. Lots of these are lifestyle choices that we make everyday. Learn the links you need to know, and how disease can affect society at large.
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GCSE Biology - How A Mushroom Can Kill You - Fungal and Protist Disease #35
Learn what fungi and protist are and how they can cause 'Rose Black Spot' and 'Malaria'. We also cover vectors and parasites, and the symptoms and treatments of each disease
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GCSE Biology - Health and Disease #33
In this video we look at how to describe the terms health and disease, the difference between communicable and non-communicable disease, and how diseases can interact.
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GCSE Biology - Drugs - Painkillers vs Antibiotics - Relief vs Treatment #44
Drugs can either relieve symptoms (painkillers) or treat the underlying disease (antibiotics). Learn about the drugs you need to know and how they work - including why antibiotics don't work against viruses.
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GCSE Biology - What Are Vaccines? Are They Safe? How Do They Work? Vaccines Explained #39
How do vaccines work? What's heard immunity? And what are the pros and cons of vaccination?
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GCSE Biology - Genetic Engineering #82
Genetic engineering allows us to move genes between different organisms and even different species. This has revolutionised agriculture and potentially saved millions of lived. Learn how it all works and why some people still don't like it.
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GCSE Biology - Communicable Disease #34
Communicable diseases are those that can spread from person to person, because they're caused by pathogens. This video considers what pathogens are, how they cause disease, the different ways they can spread, and how we can reduce that...
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High Five Facts - Lymphatic System
This video explores five fun facts about lymphatic system.