In this week's episode we discover the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid. We learn about a new device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. We study the cougars' diet and finally we explore a science & engineering festival. Check it...

How can technology help detect and eradicate the next virus? Executives from Verily and Moderna discuss software, AI tools and novel vaccine technologies to fight off infectious diseases.

Grail CEO Hans Bishop shares his company's mission to create a simple blood test capable of detecting 50 types of cancer.

Dana's Triumph part 2/4: This is a personal story of a woman named Dana who shares her experience with breast cancer at the age of 27. She talks about how her life changed after the diagnosis, her struggles during the treatment including...

This video tells the inspiring story of Heather, a vet technician who was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and had to undergo surgery to have a stoma fitted. During her recovery, she learned how to sew and started creating beautiful...

Apoptosis | The Extrinsic Pathway

Almost every time someone wants to proclaim the US to be the "best in the world" in health care, they point to survival rates. Those refer to the percent of people who live a certain amount of time after they've been diagnosed with a...

In India, Oral Cancer is on the increase. India accounts for 86% of the world’s cases of oral cancer and 90% of those are linked to tobacco. Incidences of oral cancer are particularly high in areas where chewable tobacco is popular....

A shot that protects against the HPV virus, which is said to cause causes cervical cancer in women, will be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in England, the BBC reports. Thousands of boys in England are expected to be vaccinated under the...

The 2018 summer solstice will soon be upon us, marking the beginning of different seasons depending on where you live. The earth rotates on a tilted axis while orbiting the sun, which means different parts of the planet are pointed at or...

Doctors in Canada used 3D-printing technology to replace a dog's skull with titanium following major cancer surgery.

In this week’s episode, we discover the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid; we learn about a new device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer; we study the cougars’ diet; and, finally, we explore a science & engineering festival....

At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Genetech CEO Alexander Hardy spoke with Health & Science Deputy Bureau Chief Jonathan D. Rockoff about big pharma, biotech and where the next big cancer breakthrough may come from.

Nucleotide Metabolism | Basics of Thymine Biosynthesis

A California judge has ruled that consumers must be made aware that their coffee could cause cancer. The New York Times reports that a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Council for Education and Research on Toxics claims Starbucks, Dunkin...

A judge in California recently ruled that coffee would be required to carry a carcinogen warning label, since it contains acrylamide. Well, have the barista make you a double espresso with a shot of evidence, because that coffee probably...

Nutrition studies are really, really bad a lot of the time. Sometimes researchers don't do careful work, and the systems in place don't always prevent weak research from being published. Add that to the fact that media outlets tend to...

Learn the basics about The Lymphatic System.

We’ve been on a nutritional study kick lately, but it’s hard not to be when there are a number of trending topical studies and articles. This week we look at a few studies surrounding cheese and its association with breast cancer.

The NHS is currently in crisis as underfunding hits hard, waiting lists soar and patients begin to return after an 18-month absence. The issues run deeper than just COVID though, so in this video we discuss the National Health Service...

In this week's episode we also learn about a new device that may help diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier and how cougars may have survived extinction 12,000 years ago by not being picky about what they ate. Check it out!

In this video, we explore the basic mechanism of action of the major endocannabinoids, 2-AG & anandamide.

Dana's Triumph part 3/4: The video features a woman who shares her experience of dealing with breast cancer and how it led her to create a business designing bras for women who have undergone breast reconstruction. She talks about the...

Dr. Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society and director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, discusses how the successful development of antiviral strategies and gene therapies could be given to...