The Business Professor
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Healthcare Triage
Coffee! It's Not Bad for You, and It might Even be Good!
When I was a kid, my parents refused to let me drink coffee because they believed it would "stunt my growth". It turns out, of course, this is a myth. Studies have failed, again and again, to show that coffee or caffeine consumption are...
Cerebellum
The Human Body Nervous Systems - The Five Senses And Damage To The Nervous System
Experts in neuroscience help us understand why the human brain is a marvel of structure and function. This video looks at how the nervous system allows our five senses to opperate, it looks at the specific processes which allow us to...
Curated Video
Detection and Identification of Plant Diseases
In this lecture video, the speaker discusses the detection and identification of plant diseases. They explain how to detect signs of diseases in plants, such as stunted growth, spots on leaves, and discoloration, and how to identify...
Healthcare Triage
Should You Panic about the Breast Cancer/Birth Control Stories?
No. It turns out, media outlets sometimes sensationalize connections like this. Hormonal birth control is safe, and while it does come with some risks, the benefits very often outweigh the downsides. Aaron has the numbers on just how...
Global Health with Greg Martin
HIV / AIDS - This Week in Global Health
On this weeks episode, the panel looks at HIV - progress that we've made and challenges ahead
Next Animation Studio
Mosquitoes evolved to favor human blood in arid environments: study
A new study may help to clarify the affinity for human blood of aedes aegypti, also known as the yellow fever mosquito.
The Wall Street Journal
Paging Dr. Machine
Will artificial intelligence and machine learning reshape the way diagnostics and other medicine are conducted?
SWPictures
Tanzania: Transforming the Sewage System in Dar es Salaam
The video showcases the Gulper, a motor tricycle equipped with a pump that is transforming the way pit latrines are emptied in Doris Salaam, Tanzania. The affordable and safe service is improving health and reducing the risk of diseases...
Visual Learning Systems
Viruses and Monerans: Virus Shapes and Classification
Practical examples show how viruses and bacteria are both beneficial and harmful to humans. Animations describe the structure of a virus, and explain how they reproduce and cause disease. Microscopic images illustrate different types and...
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: The First Settlement - St Augustine Florida
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the first European settlement in North America that predated Jamestown Virigina. The video also looks...
PBS
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Dr. Z)
Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 14
Researchers send smells over the Internet, a startup brings the eBay model to the trucking industry and a flying car comes closer to becoming a reality. Plus, famous geneticist George Church explains why he’s willing to pay you to...
Weird History
How You Could Survive the Black Plague
The Black Death changed the world. As the most profound epidemic in human history, the plague claimed the lives of millions, with nearly half of Europe's population perishing from the disease. Some feared they were living through the...
SWPictures
The Plant that Cures Malaria: The Challenges and Triumphs of Artemisia Growers in Africa
The Plant that Cures Malaria part 4/5: Clovis, a farmer in East Africa, faces challenges in transporting his Artemisia crop to buyers. Despite negotiating a new contract, the farmers are paid 1/3 less per kilo compared to last year and...
JJ Medicine
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency | In-Depth Overview including Medications, Diseases & Fish Tapeworm
Lesson on Vitamin B12 Deficiency Causes, including dietary intake issues, medication use, gastrointestinal disease (ex. crohn’s disease, celiac disease), GI infections, pancreatic disease and autoimmune conditions (ex. pernicious...
Science360
Disappearing Frogs
Disease, pollution, and loss of habitat are killing off hundreds of species of amphibians. One of the biggest threats right now is an aquatic fungus called chytrid that infects the skin of these historically tough, resilient creatures....
Global Health with Greg Martin
Tuberculosis and Global Health
In this episode, we take a closer look at Tuberculosis (TB), its epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment. We also look at drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) and the relationship between tuberculosis and HIV.
Next Animation Studio
Football players three times more likely to develop brain disease
Former NFL players are three times more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases than the general population, a new study suggests. The study, published in the medical journal Neurology, surveyed nearly 3,500 retired football players...
Professor Dave Explains
Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Virus)
We've all heard of mono. It's the kissing disease! But this term is a little minimizing and outdated. The disease is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, and there are lot more details regarding transmission and disease than can be...
SWPictures
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti: Fighting the Spread of Disease through Treatment and Education
The video discusses the outbreak of Cholera in Haiti, caused by contaminated water and poor sanitation. The government is taking steps to improve sanitation, but education on hygiene practices is also crucial to prevent the spread of the...
Catalyst University
More Pressure-Volume (PV) Curves
In this video, we discuss another type of pressure-volume loop in detail that you may encounter in your anatomy and physiology class.
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanism of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD)
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of development and propagation of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).
Physics Girl
Are planes safe during COVID?
How likely are you to get sick on an airplane? How safe are airplanes? The science of ventilation and bioaerosol research.