JJ Medicine
Pheochromocytoma | Symptoms and Treatment
Lesson on Pheochromocytoma: Symptoms and Treatment. Pheochromocytoma is a medical condition caused by a catecholamine-secreting tumor formed by chromaffin cells within the adrenal medulla. This tumor secretes excessive amounts of...
JJ Medicine
Hyperprolactinemia (High Prolactin Levels) | Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Hyperprolactinemia (High Prolactin Levels) | Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Hyperprolactinemia is a medical condition that involves high levels of prolactin in the blood. Hyperprolactinemia is caused by a many, many...
JJ Medicine
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN-1) | Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Lesson on multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1). MEN-1 is a rare heritable disorder that predisposes affected individuals to tumours in the pituitary, parathyroid glands and the pancreas. Tumours in the pituitary, parathyroid...
Science360
Nanoparticle Cancer Detector - Science Nation
A San Diego researcher has developed a way to tag cancer cells for early detection in the blood stream. Professor Michael Sailor hopes to dramatically change how cancer is treated. He is on a quest to create nanoparticles that travel the...
Science360
Treating oral cancer with an in-mouth wafer – Biotech’s future
To treat oral cancer, NSF-funded small business Privo Technologies has created a platform that delivers treatments directly to the affected area. Privo develops new classes of targeted treatments, such as chemotherapy drugs, designed to...
The Guardian
The Waiting Room
When Victoria Mapplebeck was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to record each step of her journey. Shot on an iPhone X, Mapplebeck filmed her time in waiting rooms, surgery and chemotherapy. The Waiting Room is an unflinching...
Curated Video
Applications of Ionizing Radiation: Uses of Radioactivity for Our Benefit
The video discusses various applications of ionizing radiation in our daily life, including irradiation of food, sterilization of equipment, smoke alarms, thickness gauging, and medical applications like tracers, PET scanners, and cancer...
Ancient Lights Media
Genetic Engineering: Making Transgenic Plants
This clip looks at some of the beneficial and harmful aspects of transgenic plants.
Science360
Killing Cancer - New Brain Cancer Treatment Targets Tumors
Targeting brain tumors with enough anti-cancer medication is no easy task. But Stefan Bossmann and Deryl Troyer at Kansas State University are developing a novel materials treatment method for persons with brain cancer that uses a type...
Catalyst University
Cell Cycle Regulators & Tumor Suppressor Genes | Proto-oncogenes & Oncogenes
In this video, we discuss the difference between proto-oncogene and oncogene AND the meaning of tumor suppressor genes. We also explore how dysfunction in any of these can lead to cancer.
The Wall Street Journal
The Future of Cancer Treatment
Science has made great progress in cancer screening and treatment, including breakthroughs in cellular therapies. But cancer is still a leading cause of death in America. What innovations and technologies will shape progress in the future?
Curated Video
Understanding Cancer: Types, Tumors, and Risk Factors
This video provides an introduction to cancer, explaining what it is, the different types of tumors (benign and malignant), and the risk factors associated with it. The video uses simple animations to visualize the differences between...
CTE Skills
HST-MT - Medical Terminology of the Lymphatic System
This CTE Health Sciences video covers proper use, pronunciation and definitions of medical terminology pertaining to the Lymphatic System. Rather than opening up a book and trying to learn all the medical terminology out there; CTE...
FuseSchool
What Is Cancer?
What happens to cells for cancerous growths to occur? Your body is made up of millions and millions of cells. In fact there are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the body. These cells are dying and being replaced all the time. Cancer...
Ancient Lights Media
Genetic Engineering of Plants
Plant Reproduction Set: 5. This clip demonstrates two of the most common methods of genetic engineering in plants: biolistic transformation and gene splicing.
Professor Dave Explains
What is Cancer?
Cancer is the ultimate expiration date for biological life. But what is it? How does it occur? Is there anything we can do about it? Let's take a brief look at this incredibly complex issue.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Radioactive Tracers
Overview of the use of radioactive isotopes in medicine to diagnose certain ailments.
CTE Skills
HST-MT- Medical Terminology of the Nervous System
This CTE Health Sciences video covers proper use, pronunciation and definitions of medical terminology pertaining to the Nervous System.
CTE Skills
HST-MT - Medical Terminology of the Skeletal System
This CTE Health Sciences video focuses on the proper use, pronuciation and definitions of the medical terminology pertaining to the Skeletal System.
Science360
Last of the Tasmanian devils - Infectious cancer to blame
Researcher Andrew Storfer discusses his research on Tasmanian devils, their infectious cancer, and how this research has wide reaching impacts.
HealthSketch
What is Cancer?
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
Curated Video
Vaccine being developed to fight tumors in liver cancer patients
The "personalized" vaccine, when given with another cancer treatment, is showing promising results in shrinking tumors.
Press Association
Science Secretary observes one of healthcare's new 22 AI projects
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan observes an AI presentation on how AI can be used to improve surgical outcomes for one of the most common types of brain tumour.