Professor Dave Explains
Pharmaceutical Drugs: Inhibitors and the Nature of Disease
We live in a time where there is much skepticism towards modern medicine. This stems purely from ignorance, however, and there are those who capitalize on this to sell an unbelievable array of alternative medicines that, almost without...
Global Ethics Solutions
Understanding Substance Abuse in the Workplace (Part 1)
Substance abuse in the workplace is a serious issue. This presentation helps employees understand the impact, effects, and costs of substance abuse in the workplace.
Weird History
Why DARE Was A Big Failue
The D.A.R.E. program, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was a staple of childhood for millions of American children in the '80s and '90s. It set out to tell kids about the perils of alcohol and other substances, but there...
STAT
The war on disease
Cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's -- why do some diseases still plague us? And can we cure them?
FuseSchool
Discovery and Development of Drugs
What is a drug? You can pause the video here and have a think, see if you know the names of any drugs. A drug is a substance that when released into the body will cause an effect. Drugs may be recreational, where people choose to take...
Professor Dave Explains
Legionnaires’ Disease Legionella pneumophila
One day in 1976, there was a terrible outbreak of an unknown disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. What was the pathogen responsible for this so-called Legionnaires' disease? Let's find out!
Professor Dave Explains
Typhoid Fever Salmonella typhi
Typhoid fever can be a very serious illness, and we may have already heard of it because of Typhoid Mary, a famous carrier in the beginning of the 20th century. Let's go in for a closer look!
Professor Dave Explains
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rickettsia rickettsii
In 1896, a mysterious disease spread through the Snake River Valley of Idaho. Some people called it a spotted fever, and hundreds got sick. As it turns out, this was all the doing of some bacteria, Rickettsia ricketssii. Let's get a...
Professor Dave Explains
Chickenpox and Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus)
Lots of kids get the chickenpox. I know I did! I was about four years old. It was awful. But now we can learn all kinds of things about the virus called Varicella-Zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles. What is its structure...
Professor Dave Explains
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Staphylococcus aureus is the bacteria responsible for what we commonly refer to as a staph infection. They are extremely common, but they are also developing antibiotic resistance at an alarming rate. Let's take a look at these now.
Professor Dave Explains
Syphilis Treponema pallidum
Syphilis is another infection that is typically caused by sexual contact, thanks to the pathogen Treponema pallidum. What does this bacterium do? How is the infection treated? Let's take a closer look now.
Professor Dave Explains
Lyme Disease Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease. It's that one you get from ticks! So what kind of ticks, and where are they? How does that work exactly, and what are the bacteria that are being transferred when they bite? The bacteria are called Borellia burgdorferi,...
Science360
Organs on a chip
For more information from the Khademhosseini lab visit: http://www.tissueeng.net/lab/ Organs on a chip systems could transform the medical drug pipeline as we know it. Biomedical engineer Ali Khademhosseini explains how he and his team...
Professor Dave Explains
Food Poisoning Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli
We've all gotten food poisoning before, and it's terrible. So what causes it? Just a little bit of bacteria called E. coli, that's all. Let's check them out!
Professor Dave Explains
Early Pharmacopeia: Medical Practices in Ancient Civilizations
If we are going to tell the story of medicine, we had better start at the beginning, which means we need to go all the way back to the start of recorded history. Every since we've been writing things down, we've been documenting our...
Science360
Science Behind The News: Drug-Resistant Bacteria
As disease-causing bacteria becomes increasingly resistant to antibiotics, scientists like Erin Carlson from Indiana University are turning to natural sources to find new medicines. "Science Behind the News" is produced in partnership...
Science360
3D Proteins Getting The Big Picture
Proteins are the workhorses of cells. With support from the National Science Foundation, University of Arkansas biochemist James Hinton has been researching their structure and function for decades. Back in the 1990's, he had a vision to...
ShortCutsTv
What is Deviant?
5 simple case studies to help students discuss and understand how deviance is socially constructed.
Healthcare Triage
How Does the FDA Approve a Drug?
Have you ever taken an over the counter medication for heartburn? How about an antibiotic for an ear infection? At some point pretty much all of us have visited a pharmacy to pick up a drug, but likely didn't consider where these drugs...
Mr. Beat
History of Marijuana
Here is the story of cannabis, aka marijuana. Today it is illegal in most places, but that likely is to soon change, especially after people watch this video.
Mazz Media
Let's Talk About: Marijuana
Some people use marijuana for medical reasons. Many more use it for recreational purposes. It's legal in some states and illegal in others. This program is designed for young learners and presents information about what marijuana is and...
Healthcare Triage
Orphan Drugs: Costs
Last week, we argued that the benefits of the Orphan Drug Act are more elusive than commonly assumed. But what are its costs? That's the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage.
Mazz Media
Talk It Out: How Addiction Enslaves Your Brain
In many surveys, the vast majority of teenagers report that when they do something their parents wouldn't approve of, they're just pursuing their freedom. This program begins the discussion of addiction and dependency from the point of...
After Skool
Could Psychedelics Be The Cure For Depression?
In the 50 years since this golden era, scientific progress in psychedelic research has been limited. A backlash against the hippy counterculture - "the war on drugs" - halted research into psychedelics. In 1971, the UK parliament...