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Reducing the spread of disease – Big reveal
What is it? ... These are white blood cells! Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to...
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Blood donation
Explore the substances that make up blood and why it is classed as a mixture. Material processes - Separating mixtures - What is a mixture? Learning Points Mixtures do not react chemically and can usually be separated. Blood is a mixture...
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The common cold
Everybody catches a cold at some point in life ... but how do they get infected? Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Colds are caused by viruses that spread from person to person....
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The spread of disease
Discover how a disease can spread from person to person. Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria spread disease. The immune system sends white...
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The Complement System Song: How The Complement System Works
Do you know complex our complement system is? Check out "The Complement System Song" This song goes over the entire process from the complement system being made up of proteins that are mostly produced in the liver to helping antibodies...
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Discover What Happens When You Catch A Cold! | Human Body Songs For Kids
Let's learn what happens when a virus enters your body!
Wonderscape
Battling Viruses: The Body's Defense and Vaccine Power
Delve into the body's immune response against viral infections and the vital role of vaccines in disease prevention. Understand how symptoms like fever and coughing signal the immune system's battle against viruses, and explore the...
Wonderscape
The Invisible Invaders: Understanding Viruses
Delve into the microscopic world of viruses, learning about their structure, how they differ from living organisms, and their methods of infecting host cells. Understand the components of a virus, including nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), a...
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The Sleep Crisis: Understanding and Managing Sleep Deprivation
Explore the critical role of sleep in maintaining health and how modern lifestyles are leading to widespread sleep deprivation. This video investigates the consequences of insufficient sleep, from cognitive impairments to increased...
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Winter Appetites: Why We Crave Heavier Foods
Dive into the fascinating world of winter eating habits and discover why we tend to choose richer, calorie-dense foods during the colder months. Learn about the body's thermoregulation process and how it influences our dietary choices,...
JJ Medicine
Overview of Ebola
Overview of Ebola: Hemorrhagic fever, causes, pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. Ebola is a disease caused by infection with the ebolavirus, which causes a significant hemorrhagic fever. In this lesson, we discuss some of...
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Why Don't We Have an HIV Vaccine?
After 40 years of trying, why don’t we have an HIV vaccine? Did you know that even without a vaccine, we have antiviral medication that is 99 percent effective at preventing HIV? So why isn’t that good enough? The U.S. and the world have...
Healthcare Triage
A Vaccine for Malaria!
Malaria kills a lot of people every year, and many of those people are young children. Developing a vaccine against this deadly disease has been a long and difficult journey, but there’s been a breakthrough! While we are still working...
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Advancements in HIV/AIDS Treatment: Hope for the Future
This video explores the advancements in medical research and technology that have allowed us to push the boundaries of life itself. It specifically focuses on the progress made in the treatment of HIV and AIDS, highlighting the...
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IPM: Helping Honey Bees Overcome Pests and Pesticides
This segment introduces Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a holistic strategy combatting the multiple threats to honey bees, including pesticide exposure, pests, pathogens, and poor nutrition. It highlights IPM techniques like timing...
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Advancements in Organ Transplantation: From Past to Future
This video provides an overview of the history, challenges, and advancements in the field of organ transplantation. It discusses the origins of organ transplantation, key milestones, and the contributions of pioneering surgeons. The...
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Understanding Colds and Flu: Prevention and Treatment
This video explains the difference between a cold and the flu, highlighting the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to boost the immune system and prevent illnesses. While there is no cure for the common cold due to the...
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Regenerating the Thymus: A Breakthrough in Immune System Research
Professor Richard Boyd and his team at Monash University are studying the thymus gland, which produces key immune cells called T lymphocytes. Their research has uncovered promising findings, including the ability to regenerate the thymus...
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New Cancer Research Centre in Southampton: Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer
The new Cancer Research Centre in Southampton is dedicated to harnessing the power of the human immune system to fight cancer. By utilizing state-of-the-art facilities and laser technology to study molecules on cells, scientists aim to...
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Breakthrough Cancer Treatments: Prostate Cancer Vaccine and NHL Breakthrough
This video discusses the development of two breakthrough treatments for cancer. The first is a vaccine against prostate cancer that boosts the immune system and shows promising results in slowing tumor growth. The second is a genetically...
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Wellbeing A-Z -Winter
It isn’t a fallacy - keeping warm in Winter really does help prevent colds and flu. Lymphocytes in the body fight infection and prefer a warm environment, so rugging up encourages blood flow, and in turn, the presence of lymphocytes to...
Professor Dave Explains
Mast Cells: Strategic Granulocytes
We've covered macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils, so let's move on the mast cells. These are examples of granulocytes, and they are involved in a variety of immune responses. Let's get a closer look now!