Professor Dave Explains
The Complement System: Classical, Lectin, and Alternative Pathways
We are learning about the features of innate immunity, and one that is often overlooked is the complement system. This is a very complicated ensemble of proteins circulating in the bloodstream that activate each other in a specific...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Hazard 3: Distance
Dr. Erik Antonsen, element scientist and emergency physician, discusses the hazard of traveling farther away from Earth an ever before, especially how to provide appropriate medical care with limited resources and challenging...
STAT
Boddities | Episode 11 | Why do bug bites cause skin bumps?
When mosquitos feast on your blood they deposit toxins under the skin that can cause swelling. The severity of the swelling depends on your immune system.
The Wall Street Journal
The Global Race for a Vaccine and Drug
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, Dr. Julie Gerberding, chief patent officer at Merck and Dr. David Reese, executive vice president of research at Amgen discuss the race for coronavirus drug development at WSJ Tech Health.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: The Human Element
Aaron Allcorn and Tom Williams discuss NASA’s efforts to understand the optimal spaceflight environment that maximizes human performance. This is part two of a six part series on NASA’s Human Research Program. HWHAP Episode 124.
Healthcare Triage
COVID-19 and Antibody Plasma Treatments
The FDA recently issued emergency use authorization for utilizing convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19. The idea is that using plasma from a donor who has recovered from Covid-19 has antibodies that can help treat patients who are sick...
TLDR News
How Anti-Vaxxers Rejecting COVID Vaccine Could REALLY Impact You - TLDR News
Researchers around the world are investing billions of dollars and millions of hours into a vaccine for Coronavirus. Many people are looking forward to the day that the vaccine is released, but currently, around 50% of Americans say that...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut Health
Dr. Natacha Chough, Flight Surgeon, talks about what flight surgeons do and how they work with astronauts to monitor their health during spaceflight. She reveals health concerns that are unique to the space environment. HWHAP Episode 22.
AllTime 10s
10 Ways Humans Will Evolve in the Future
From smaller brains, to hotter women and even humans growing beaks! These are 10 Ways That Humans Will Evolve In The Future!
JJ Medicine
Tapeworms | Transmission, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Tapeworms (also known as flatworms) are gastrointestinal parasites of the class Cestoda (therefore can be referred to as Cestodes). There are many different species of Tapeworms, and there are several important species that infect humans...
Next Animation Studio
Bats are resistant to coronavirus-related inflammation: experts
Bats can be carriers of the coronavirus but they are themselves highly resistant to the disease, according to University of Rochester researchers.
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Understanding Viruses and How to Stay Safe During a Pandemic
In this video, we learn about the role viruses have played in shaping human existence throughout history. We also learn about the characteristics of viruses, such as their small size and their need for living cells to reproduce. It also...
Curated Video
Understanding Vaccination: How Memory Cells Respond to Invasion by Pathogens
This video provides an overview of vaccination, explaining how it triggers an immune response and manufactures memory cells, which enables the body to respond quickly and effectively to a particular pathogen in the future. The video also...
Catalyst University
Basics & Structures of the Lymphatic System
This video is an overview of the major players in the lymphatic system. We also discuss selective fluid drainage via the thoracic duct and the right lymphatic duct.
Next Animation Studio
Oxford starts human trials on COVID-19 vaccine: report
The University of Oxford has initiated human trials for the first COVID-19 vaccine in Europe, according to the BBC.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Genius Space Hacks
In this episode streamed on Sept. 13, 2018, we talk about studying life in space. Plus, we share some genius space hacks for doing life science research on Earth and aboard the International Space Station.
Barcroft Media
My Rare Dwarfism Makes Me 1 in 4 Million
A LOVEABLE 8-year-old boy has a form of dwarfism so rare he is believed to be one of only 28 cases in the world. Three-foot-tall Landen Johnson, from Lincolnton, North Carolina, has primordial dwarfism, one of the rarest forms of...
msvgo
Principle of Immunisation
It explains the basic principle of immunisation and explains vaccines. It lists a few diseases against which vaccines are available.
Curated Video
What Does It Take To Make Vaccines?
Since vaccination was discovered in 1769 by Edward Jenner, it has come to become an indispensable part of healthcare. Over the last 50 years, advances in science and technology have allowed us to develop vaccines to diseases at breakneck...
Next Animation Studio
CDC says young men should consider waiting longer between Pfizer and Moderna doses to reduce risk of heart inflammation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says males between 12 and 39 might consider waiting longer between doses of Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines to reduce still-rare risk of heart inflammation.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: International Space Station #2: Research
Dr. Tara Ruttley, Associate Program Scientist for the Space Station, talks about the kinds of scientific research we're doing and learning aboard the orbiting complex. Ruttley discusses why the research is important for us here on the...
TLDR News
Inside Cummings’ Mind Exploring Johnson’s Chief Strategist’s Blog - TLDR News
Dominic Cummings, Johnson's Chief Advisor, is an interesting character. He's been called a genius by Johnson, a dark political manipulator by the media and a career psychopath by Cameron. In this video, we take a look at his blog to find...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Humans in Space
Dr. Jenn Fogarty gives an overview of the Human Research Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This is the first in a series of six episodes that dive deep into the work being done to understand what exactly happens to the human body...
Catalyst University
Pulmonary Pharmacology [Part 1] | Sympathomimetics, Anti-muscarinics, & Methylxanthines
In this video, we explore the major classes of drugs that are used in the treatment of pulmonary disorders (asthma and COPD) along with their mechanisms of action. Specifically, we consider the classes of drugs that do not directly...