No one likes shots, so why don't we swallow all our medications? This video will show how you can use a model to explore one challenge behind making medications we can quickly swallow, using insulin (a medication taken by some diabetes...

Britain seems to be oblivious to the global trend of decriminalising and legalising marijuana. Should the UK do the same and legalise weed? Would the UK ever legalise weed?

Biosignaling | Viagra (Sildenafil) Mechanism of Action

Matthew Johnson of Johns Hopkins University and Psilera co-founder Jacqueline von Salm discuss the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and when we can expect to use these alternative treatments safely.

Molnupiravir is a broad-spectrum antiviral that has been in development for quite some time - it was first tested as an Ebola drug and is now showing promise against Covid-19. In this episode we take a look at what we know so far and...

Sleeping sickness is one of the most deadly of the forgotten diseases. Experts thought it had been destroyed decades ago. But it's back with a vengeance and now mobile field teams are out in the bush carrying out blood tests and lumber...

The origins of the War on Drugs in the US go back more than a century and are mired in complicated history. However, the story of the ban on cannabis in America can be easily traced to one individual: Harry J. Anslinger, who spent three...

At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Genetech CEO Alexander Hardy spoke with Health & Science Deputy Bureau Chief Jonathan D. Rockoff about big pharma, biotech and where the next big cancer breakthrough may come from.

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is back in the limelight after contracting and recovering from Covid-19, and some analysts say he is benefiting politically. But the FT's Andres Schipani explains the risks of Mr Bolsonaro downplaying...

Nucleotide Metabolism | Basics of Thymine Biosynthesis

A study conducted on mice by a team of scientists at John Hopkins University found that high doses of cocaine can cause out-of-control autophagy, a physiological process that causes the destruction of cells and the formation of new ones....

How does the breeder get venom from the tarantula? What possible drug could the venom help humans with?<br/>
Tarantula World, Part 5

Health research is difficult for a bunch of reasons. One of those reasons is the practice of using lawsuits to stifle research. A researcher finds that a product is harmful, and the producers of that product attack the researcher in...

There's a study coming out of the UK about using a steroid called Dexamethasone to treat COVID19 symptoms. The initial reports look good, but we'll hold judgement until we see the full study. Toilet plumes are also in the news....

One of the problems with the way we discuss health interventions is that we see them in black and white. Something is either good for you or bad for you. Things are rarely that simple, though. Moreover, there's "good for you" and "GOOD...

In part 3 of INET's interview with Fred Block, he says that Fortune 500 companies don't have any incentive to develop new products themselves -- but rely on publicly funded labs and universities surrounded by startups.<br/>

The ingredients of sunscreens have some people concerned about whether they're being absorbed by the body, and what the effects of that might be. While this study doesn't provide evidence that sunscreen is harmful, closer examination is...

Cannabis is going to be Legal on October 17th 2018 in Canada. In the leadup to this historic moment, let's talk about our long history with this plant.

For those struggling with opioid addiction, breaking the habit can be demanding. Dr. Scott Lukas is researching and developing drugs to treat the condition.

In this video, we explore the pharmacology of various medications that act on the pathway for lipoprotein metabolism.

Coughing is a complex process that involves an initial response to an irritant, moves up to the medulla, and triggers the abdomen to constrict. Antitussives are a wide range of drugs that attempt to supress the cough response. How do...

Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Ten years after access to the drug RU486 was severly limited in...

At the Wyss Institute in Cambridge, Mass., Pamela Silver and her colleagues are designing gut-dwelling microbes that can monitor the body and produce drugs on demand.

Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1921 and didn't want to profit off of such a life-saving drug. Fast forward to 2019, and the price of insulin continues to increase year over year. Why is that?