Curated Video
Wellbeing A-Z -Sunglasses
he best way to protect your self is to cover up with protective clothing, and use a broad spectrum sunscreen. Another way to protect your self from the ravages of the sun is to wear UV resistant Sunglasses.
Institute of Human Anatomy
Why Smoking ANYTHING Is a Terrible Idea...
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the reality of smoking, regardless of what's actually be smoked.
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - What is Cancer? 'Benign' and 'Malignant' Tumours Explained #43
Benign and malignant tumours are very different problems. In fact only malignant ones are considered tumours. Find out why, and explore the risk factors for cancer.
Curated Video
What is Heavy Drinking and What it Does to You
Chronic heavy alcohol use causes many physical and mental problems including increased risk of certain cancers. How do researchers define heavy drinking? Heavy drinking is defined as more than two drinks per day for men and more than one...
Curated Video
Why Heart Cancer Is So Rare It (Almost) Never Happens
The heart is practically immune to getting cancer. 2 in 100,000 of those who have cancer are those with a primary cancer of the heart. That is an astonishing low number. So, what is so special about the heart that it rarely, if ever,...
Healthcare Triage
Alcohol and Cancer and How We Think About Risk
Recently, there have been big, splashy headlines about how drinking ANY alcohol increases your risk of cancer. As usual, there's more to the story than the scary headline. Aaron looks at the studies that made all the news, and talks...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health Cancer - 10 facts
This global health video blog provides 10 facts about cancer.
Science360
A polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy! NSF Science Now 13
This week’s episode of NSF Science Now highlights new primate fossil discoveries in Tanzania, the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer, a polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy and,...
Science360
NSF Science Now 13
This week's episode of NSF Science Now highlights new primate fossil discoveries in Tanzania, the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer, a polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy and...
Healthcare Triage
Should You Panic about the Breast Cancer/Birth Control Stories?
No. It turns out, media outlets sometimes sensationalize connections like this. Hormonal birth control is safe, and while it does come with some risks, the benefits very often outweigh the downsides. Aaron has the numbers on just how...
Next Animation Studio
2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to duo's work on cancer immunotherapy
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their immunotherapy work in the fight against cancer.
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Cancer Wars
Cancer researchers dream that one day our bodies will cure themselves of cancer. In Cancer Wars we hear from cancer researchers’, like Awen Gallimore, hope that cutting edge research using the immune system and antibodies, will make that...
Science360
Neon Cancer Detector
Professor Michael Sailor hopes to dramatically change how cancer is being treated. With support from the National Science Foundation, he is on a quest to create nanoparticles that travel the bloodstream, latch onto cancers in their...
The Wall Street Journal
GRAIL's Hans Bishop on The Key to Early Cancer Diagnosis
Grail CEO Hans Bishop shares his company's mission to create a simple blood test capable of detecting 50 types of cancer.
JJ Medicine
Ras Raf MAPK Pathway and Cancer | Mutations, Cancer Pathogenesis, and Chemotherapy
Lesson on Ras Raf MEK ERK (MAPK) pathway and its involvement in cancer pathogenesis. Various mutations in EGFR, Ras and Raf proteins can lead to particular types of cancer, which can be treated with chemotherapeutic treatments that...
Next Animation Studio
Immune discovery could be universal cure to cancer
Cardiff University researchers have identified a mechanism in our immune system that could be utilized to treat most cancers.
Healthcare Triage
The HPV Vaccine, and Why Your Kids Should Get It: Healthcare Triage #4
Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) are the cause of genital warts, and believed to lead to a number of cancers. But there's a vaccine for HPV that can prevent you from getting infected. This week, Rosianna sends in some questions about the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jack Andraka - Breakthrough How One Teen Innovator is Changing the World
JACK ANDRAKA was just a fifteen year old Maryland high school sophomore when he invented an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers. Now, at seventeen, Jack’s groundbreaking results have earned him...
Professor Dave Explains
Immunomodulators Part 2: Immunostimulants
We just learned about immunosuppressants, so now it's time to learn about immunostimulants. As one would expect, rather than dampening immune activity, these enhance immune activity. There are instances in which immune stimulation has...
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...
JJ Medicine
BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations & Cancer (Types of Cancer, and Who’s Most At Risk)
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes involved in DNA repair and other important functions. However, mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of different types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer. In this lesson, we discuss the...
Healthcare Triage
You Guys Should Get the HPV Vaccine, Too
The HPV vaccine is pretty well known amongst the public, but mostly as a measure against cervical cancer in women. A recent news article highlights its use in men, and we want to highlight that highlight.
Kenhub
Lymph nodes of the small intestine
Lymph nodes and vessels of the small intestine and neighboring structures.