FuseSchool
Monoclonal Antibodies
Antibodies are the warriors inside our body. They are part of our immune system, recognising and fighting against bad foreign invaders, called antigens. Antibodies can bind to a broad range of antigens, and are produced by cells of the...
Mazz Media
Autoimmune Diseases
In this live-action program viewers will learn that an autoimmune disease occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. Students will come to understand that special cells called regulatory T cells...
FuseSchool
Uses Of Nuclear Radiation
"Uses of Nuclear Radiation What have the Hulk and Spiderman got in common? They both gained their super powers because of radiation. Well, in films and comics at least. In real life, radiation has never given anyone super powers. But...
Kenhub
Lymphatics of the urinary organs
Lymph nodes and vessels of the kidneys, bladder, ureters and urethra.
Curated Video
Tissue Culture: Growing Identical Cells for Plant Breeding and Medical Research
This is a video that explains the concept of tissue culture, which is a technique used to grow cells or tissues in a liquid or solid medium that contains nutrients. The video describes the process of tissue culture, as well as the...
Science360
Cancer cells take the path of least resistance!
Believe it or not, cancer cells are actually lazy! New research reveals that while cancer cells can spread quickly through the body, they’re slow and will opt for the easiest, widest spaces to navigate to reduce energy requirements...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Radiation - Uses of Nuclear Radiation
What have the Hulk and Spiderman got in common? They both gained their super powers because of radiation. Well, in films and comics at least. In real life, radiation has never given anyone super powers. But when used carefully radiation...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Radiation
Jason Weeks and Steve Platts discuss the ways NASA is collecting radiation data to better understand the risks and possible mitigation strategies for humans traveling through deep space. This is the last in a six part series on NASA’s...
Professor Dave Explains
Biochemist María del Mar Maldonado (Get to Know a Scientist!)
Maria is a biochemist from Puerto Rico! Actually technically she is both a biochemist and a pharmacist, since she has a dual degree called a Pharm.D-PhD. Her research centers around metastatic breast cancer, so let's check out precisely...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Physiology - Lymphatic system
Did you know your body has its own version of a sewer system, for removing unwanted toxins, waste and excess water from the body? This is called our lymphatic system. Like our blood circulation, the lymphatic system is made up of...
Science360
Materials with self-healing properties! NSF Science Now 20
In this week’s episode, we learn about new materials with self-healing properties that could also remove paint from walls. And we explore Greenland’s fastest moving glacier and how it affects sea level rise. Check it out!
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
Cancer's Achilles heel discovered?
Scientists may have found a way to use a person's own immune system to kill tumours
Curated Video
Targeting a cure for cancer
CBC medical expert Dr. Peter Lin on how far off a cure might be and how we might get there
Curated Video
A breakthrough in breast cancer research
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have made a breakthrough in cancer research using genetic screening. Their findings identify a new target that could suppress breast cancer growth.
Curated Video
New research offers hope for young endometrial cancer patients
Research by B.C. Cancer is transforming the way some uterine cancer patients receive treatment. As Janella Hamilton reports, the "novel approach" aims to preserve fertility by sparing young patients from hysterectomies, offering hope to...
Bloomberg
AstraZeneca Profit Climbs on Cancer Drugs
AstraZeneca Chief Financial Officer Aradhana Sarin discusses the company's financial results, outlook and strategy. Cambridge, England-based Astra profit rose in the first quarter, helped by sales of its blockbuster oncology treatment....
Press Association
Alternative to chemotherapy being developed in Northern Ireland
An experimental cancer treatment is providing an alternative to chemotherapy in Northern Ireland. It is an alternative to chemotherapy, which attacks all rapidly-dividing cells even if they're healthy.
Curated Video
RR7052 CANCER: THE ISSELS CONTROVERSY
1. Cancer cells under microscope.
2. American botanists collect plants to extract anti-cancer substances.
3. Laboratory of Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London.
4. New drug ICRF-159.
5. Mice injected with drug.
6. Interview Dr. ...
Sky News
Prince William Using Microscope In A Lab
CLEAN: Prince William visits the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation. Shows interior shots Prince William looking at specimen sample through a microscope.on November 18, 2015 in Sutton, Greater London.
Press Association
Man with terminal cancer cleared of disease thanks to UK drug trial
A man told he had less than 12 months to live is now cancer-free thanks to a UK trial of a new drug regime. Robert Glynn, 51, a welder from Worsley in Greater Manchester, said he “wouldn’t be here” if it were not for the astonishing...
Curated Video
Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur
LEADIN:
Doctors say a simple blood test is able to identify women who are more likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer.
A large US study shows the tests, called liquid biopsies, may someday reveal which...
Curated Video
How Does Cancer Work In The Body?
To continuously multiply, your cells have to divide. When they do that they copy your genes — all 3 billion letters of your genetic code.
Curated Video
Carol Greider, who along with two other Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine, for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, called the award a 'tribute to curiosity driven basic science.' (Oct. 5)
HEADLINE: Greider: Nobel prize a 'tribute to curiosity'
CAPTION: Carol Greider, who along with two other Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine, for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, called the award a...