Amor Sciendi
Melancholia I: Astrology, Medicine, and Magic Squares
Here we discuss the role of Astrology in Renaissance Medicine while looking at Albrecht Durer's famous print from 1514. The plate can be found in the Staatliche Kunsthalle gallery in Karlsruhe Germany.
Curated Video
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD): An Overview of Symptoms, Causes, & Diagnosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the abnormal folding of proteins, known as prions. I made an animated overview of the Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology & management. All...
Amor Sciendi
Durer's Melencolia I: How Math and Art can heal
This video includes guided notes and an essay analysis activity. Durer's famous print "Melencolia I" is more than a art. It's a talisman to help bring the four humours of your body back into balance... or at least that's according to a...
Neuro Transmissions
How Does Your Brain Clean Itself?
Your body is constantly cleaning itself and destroying strange things that wander in. But the brain isn't connected to that cleaning service. So how does your brain take out the trash? And whatês that got to do with Alzheimerês Disease?...
Curated Video
Why is Alzheimer's still a medical mystery?
Decades of scientific research into Alzheimer’s have failed to find a cure. Little is known about the degenerative brain disease—but this may be about to change.
Curated Video
Who has the Right to Vote in the United States?
Puerto Ricans pays taxes but can't vote in Presidential Elections. While in Chicago, between 2006 and 2016, 199 dead voted from beyond the grave! So how does voting law really work in the United States?
HealthSketch
What is Dementia? (HealthSketch)
A simple explainer video about dementia, one of the most common medical conditions in older people, related to decline in brain function. We explain what it is, the common symptoms, how it is diagnosed, the different types and causes,...
FuseSchool
Dementia & Alzheimer's disease
In this video you'll learn about dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Healthcare Triage
Exercise and Supplements Can't Stop Cognitive Decline, Sadly
Can dementia be prevented? Will exercise or nutritional supplements improve cognitive decline? Prepare to be disappointed. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Press Association
Mitchell Scholarship programme must continue – Taoiseach
The George Mitchell Scholarship programme must continue, Taoiseach Simon Harris has insisted. Speaking in Washington DC, Mr Harris said there would not be an issue over resourcing the programme, which sends American post-graduate...
Curated Video
New research find 14 risk factors from childhood that could prevent dementia
Nearly half of all worldwide dementia cases can be prevented, according to a new report that found that following specific recommendations could greatly reduce your risk for the impairment. (Scripps News)
Press Association
‘Shingles vaccine slashes risk of dementia by 17%’
The shingles vaccine given to people on the NHS slashes the risk of dementia by 17%, according to a new study. The finding – which experts say is “convincing” – shows the Shingrix vaccine is linked to a “significantly” lower risk of...
Press Association
Shingles vaccine 'slashes risk of dementia by 17%’
The shingles vaccine given to people on the NHS slashes the risk of dementia by 17%, according to a new study. The finding – which experts say is “convincing” – shows the Shingrix vaccine is linked to a “significantly” lower risk of...
Curated Video
Age in presidential race with S. Jay Olshansky
Americans are concerned about both presidential candidates being too old to run the country. So does aging equal cognitive decline? Scripps News' Chance Seales sits down with an expert. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Alzheimer's Research UK and Cadbury create Memory Bar boxes
There are almost one million people living with dementia in the UK today and analysis from Alzheimer’s Research UK confirms it to be the UK’s biggest killer . The number of people living with dementia is predicted to increase to more...
Press Association
Virgin Media O2 to help Warwickshire Search and Rescue team save lives with 5G connected drone
The operator has built a mobile base station small enough to be flown on a drone, bringing reliable mobile signal to the most remote areas and helping to assist with rescue missions
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : S Korea hospice fire kills 21 patient arson suspected
CLEAN : S Korea hospice fire kills 21 patient arson suspected
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Sorrowful Latin Man with Woman in Background
Sorrowful Latin Man with Woman in Background