Curated Video
The Development of New Drugs: From Discovery to Clinical Trials
This video provides an overview of the development process for new drugs, from discovery to clinical trials. The presenter explains the different stages of testing, including preclinical testing on cells, tissues, and live animals, and...
The Wall Street Journal
Case Study: Heart Disease
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Senior Writer Betsy McKay spoke with Dr. Nieca Goldberg, medical director of the NYU Women's Heart Program, and Verve Therapeutics CEO Dr. Sekar Kathiresan about the troubling rise in heart disease.
Financial Times
Coronavirus how to tackle the economic crisis
FT economics commentator Martin Sandbu analyses the emergency fiscal and monetary measures being taken to deal with the global financial and economic fallout from coronavirus.
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: Spanish Settlements - The Santa Fe Settlement
Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video looks at the Spanish settlement of Santa Fe and the issues that arose for those...
Professor Dave Explains
Cholera Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139
What is cholera exactly? Believe it or not, this disease isn't gone, it's still an issue in various parts of the world. It's caused by Vibrio cholerae, and in particular two serotypes of this bacterium. Let's get some details!
Healthcare Triage
Why Don't We Invest More in Public Health?
Many, many studies conclude that investing in public health is more effective than continually increasing spending on expensive treatments. So why doesn't the US spend more on public health?
Curated Video
Plant Defences: Physical Barriers and Chemicals
This video provides an overview of the different ways in which plants defend themselves against pathogens and pests. It explains the physical barriers that plants create, such as cellulose cell walls and waxy cuticles, and how they work...
Next Animation Studio
Researchers analyze antibiotic resistant bacteria found in ISS
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology studied bacteria retrieved from the ISS space toilet and exercise platform.
ProTeachersVideo
KS3/4 Science: Stem Cell Research: The Issue
Stem Cell Research - The Issues: Professor Ian Wilmut examines the concept of stem cell research, the science behind it and his opinion for the technology, while others present issues for concern. This programme examines the issues...
Healthcare Triage
Gaming the System: Orphan Drugs Part 3
This week, we continue our series on Orphan Drugs by looking at a few ways that pharmaceutical companies game the system, and shoehorn their drugs into qualifying for orphan drug status, and therefore greater patent protection. All these...
Catalyst University
Alpha Oxidation of Branched-Chain FAs in Humans & Ruminants
In this video we discuss the following: [1] one major source of branched-chain fatty acids [2] the conversion of phytol to phytanoyl-CoA [3] alpha oxidation of phytanoyl-CoA
Curated Video
Antibiotics: How Do They Work and Why is Resistance a Concern?
This video provides an overview of antibiotics, explaining how they work to help cure bacterial infections. It discusses the different types of drugs that treat symptoms versus those that work to cure the disease, as well as the...
Mazz Media
Biological Vectors
REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Biological Vectors and Infectious Diseases Using incredible videography, photos, animation and graphics, this information-packed video introduces students to biological vectors. Viewers will learn that biological...
Visual Learning Systems
Genetics in Our Lives: Aspects of Genetic Engineering
This exciting program takes a glimpse at some of the amazing advances in modern genetics. Starting with the discovery of DNA, students will be exposed to advances such as the creation of recombinant DNA, vaccines, the human genome...
The Wall Street Journal
The Gene-Editing Revolution
Scientists are now hoping to cure diseases by editing the faulty genes that cause them. But we are still learning about the complex working of the human genome. What are the risks when you tinker with a genetic code that we only...
Weird History
What Hygiene Was Like For Medieval Peasants
Although cleanliness in the Middle Ages was primitive compared to what modern people enjoy, it doesn't mean medieval hygiene didn't exist. Despite living in an era long before indoor plumbing, shampoo, and nail salons, people used the...
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: The New Spread of TB in South Africa
The Deadly Combination part 1/5: The video is about the impact of tuberculosis in South Africa, focusing on the story of a family affected by the disease. It highlights the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, while also...
Healthcare Triage
Measles Infections Can Wipe Out Immunity to OTHER Diseases
We're very clearly in favor of vaccines here at Healthcare Triage, because they save a LOT of lives. It turns out, the measles vaccine was doing more than we previously thought. Getting infected with measles doesn't only make you sick,...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health 10 facts about HIV
This is a global health video blog providing 10 facts about HIV by Dr Greg Martin
Science360
Eliciting brain plasticity to keep the body moving
With support from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Emerging Frontiers of Research and Innovation (EFRI) program, bioengineer Gert Cauwenberghs, of the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Institute for Neural Computation at the...
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: Getting Treated for TB in South Africa
The Deadly Combination part 3/5: The video discusses the challenges of treating tuberculosis, including patient compliance and the rise of drug-resistant strains. It also explores the controversial practice of isolating patients with...
Curated Video
All About Vaccines
This dynamic, live-action video will inform students about the vaccines. The program begins with an explanation of the human immune system and how it defends the body from pathogens that cause disease. Viewers will learn the difference...
Healthcare Triage
Does Poor Sleep Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is no stranger in the news cycle. The latest headlines are dedicated to a new study on how the brain keeps itself clean, a process which scientists have long suspected to be involved in the disease. Let's take a look.
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: Living with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The Deadly Combination part 5/5: The video is about the challenges faced by patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa, including the toxic side effects of treatment and the long wait times for test results. It highlights...