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Wellbeing A-Z -Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men over the age of fifty, so why aren’t more men getting tested?
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Wellbeing A-Z -Japanese diet
discover why the Japanese diet of raw fish keeps the Japanese people from developing diseases like diabetes and heart disease;
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The Health Benefits of Green Tea: A Time-Honored Tradition
Discover the ancient health secrets of green tea from Japan and China, known for promoting digestion, regulating blood sugar levels, and improving heart health. Packed with antioxidants called catechins, green tea has been shown to...
Financial Times
Sniff technology: detecting everything from drugs to diseases
FT Tech - It could be the Shazam of smells. A California-based start-up has developed a device to sniff out substances such as drugs, explosives and viruses. Sniff tech is a burgeoning sector which could have major implications in fields...
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.
Institute of Human Anatomy
What Happens When a Woman Loses Her Uterus?
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of the female reproductive system, and the various types of hysterectomies and surgical procedures available to patients.
Professor Dave Explains
Natural Killer Cells: The Tumor Killers
Just a little bit left to go with the innate immune cells, so let's look at natural killer cells! These are cells which show cytolytic activity towards physiologically stressed cells like tumor cells and virus-infected cells. Let's break...
The Guardian
Moving Forward After a Year of Cancer
Victoria goes in for her annual mammogram after a year of breast cancer treatment. The initial result is concerning, but a second scan delivers good news. Victoria and her teenage son express relief and talk about some of the things they...
The Guardian
Adjusting to Life with Cancer
As Victoria's chemotherapy and cancer treatment continue, she and her teenage son adjust to a new normal. Both go back and forth between feeling hopeful and feeling low as Victoria prepares for her last round of chemo and 2018 comes to...
The Guardian
The Physical and Interpersonal Impacts of Chemotherapy
Victoria Mapplebeck continues documenting her cancer diagnosis and treatment. As a single parent, she worries about the impact her treatment and illness will have on her teenage son. She shares what it is like to start losing her hair...
The Guardian
Processing a Cancer Diagnosis
When Victoria Mapplebeck was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to record each step of her journey. In this clip, Victoria is receives the diagnosis and begins preparing for treatment. She and her son discuss how they are each...
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GCSE Physics - X-Rays and Gamma Rays #68
This video covers: - How x-ray machines work - How gamma rays are used to sterilise food and medical equipment - The pro's and con's of using radiation Exam board specific info: AQA - Everything is relevant to your course! IGCSE Edexcel...
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GCSE Physics - Why Radiation is Harmful #36
This video covers: - What irradiation is - What contamination is - What determines have harmful radiation is: 1. Type of radiation 2. Where you're exposed to it 3. The dose of radiation - Safety precautions General info: - Suitable for...
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GCSE Physics - Using Radiation in Medicine #37
This video covers: - Why radiation is harmful - How ionising radiation can cause cancer - How radiotherapy can use gamma rays or beta radiation to treat cancer - How medical tracers work General info: - Suitable for all GCSE and IGCSE...
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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.
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GCSE Biology - What Is a Virus? - Examples of Viral Disease (HIV, Measles & TMV) #36
This videos covers what viruses are and how they cause disease; specifically, we consider the cause, symptoms and treatments of Measles, HIV and Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV).
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GCSE Biology - Monoclonal Antibodies #40
In this video, we cover the following: - What a monoclonal antibody is - What 'B-cells' (or 'B-lymphocytes') are - How antigens stimulate the production of antibodies - How we combine B-cells and Tumor cells to produce Hybridomas -...
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GCSE Biology - Is Your Lifestyle Really a Personal Choice? - Lifestyle & Risk Factors #42
Risk factors are things that increase the chance that a person will develop a certain disease. Lots of these are lifestyle choices that we make everyday. Learn the links you need to know, and how disease can affect society at large.
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GCSE Biology - Health and Disease #33
In this video we look at how to describe the terms health and disease, the difference between communicable and non-communicable disease, and how diseases can interact.
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Lorraine Hansberry
The first African-American woman to have a play staged on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry was a writer who broke down racial and gender barriers.
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Lois Lowry
Being a teenager isn’t always easy – but sometimes, books can provide the comfort and guidance we need. Few authors capture the adolescent experience better than young adult author Lois Lowry.
The Guardian
Is my neighbourhood poisoning me? Living in the shadow of a gasworks redevelopment
Since 2016 residents in Southall have questioned whether the gases released from the redevelopment of an old gasworks site could be damaging their health. We followed them for a year as they grow their campaign group, question the...
The Guardian
Cancer Town: Rev William Barber visits town at heart of Guardian campaign
The Guardian invited the civil rights leader to the community on the banks of the Mississippi River where the people face the highest risk of cancer due to airborne toxins in the United States. Lending his support to their struggle, he...