Curated Video
Florida's Elderly Cope With Heat, No Power
Thousands of residents are without power in the 55 and older community Century Village, in Pembroke Pines north of Miami.
Fire fighters and police have set up ice and water loading stations, but some say simply having water...
Curated Video
Florida's Elderly Cope With Heat, No Power
Thousands of residents are without power in the 55 and older community Century Village, in Pembroke Pines north of Miami.
Fire fighters and police have set up ice and water loading stations, but some say simply having water...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Syria drug shortages threaten health
VOICED : Syria drug shortages threaten health
Bloomberg
Novo Nordisk Slashes Long-Term Profit Growth on Pricing
Oct. 28 -- Novo Nordisk shares fell by the most in more than 14 years as the company slashed its long-term profit growth target in half on U.S. pricing pressure. Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Novo Nordisk Sees Strong Demand for Obesity Drug
Novo Nordisk A/S will sell its Wegovy obesity drug in larger European markets in 2023 after resolving production problems that has held back sales of the weekly injection in the US. Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen...
Press Association
Leeds teen's life changed by artificial pancreas
Footage of Laura Dunion, the UK’s first recipient of an ‘artificial pancreas, as she meets with Dr Fiona Campbell, consultant in children’s diabetes at Leeds Children’s Hospital, followed by interviews with the pair and Laura's mum Lynn...
Curated OER
Endocrine System and Hormones
Paul Andersen compares your endocrine system to Facebook and your nervous system to Gmail in order to show the differences in response time. He then delves into specifics of your endocrine system, talking about hormones that are water...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
PPAR-gamma Activation in the Fat Cell
Each human contains more than six times the number of fat cells than there are people on the planet. Scholars learn how fat cells work to absorb fat and release hormones through a short animation. They recognize the relationship between...
Amoeba Sisters
Homeostasis and Negative/Positive Feedback
We all need a little feedback, both positive and negative! Take on one of the trickier Biology 1 concepts using a thoughtfully worded video from a fantastic biology playlist. The narrator explains both types of feedback with plenty of...
TED-Ed
What Does the Pancreas Do?
We are all born with one, but how many people actually know what the pancreas does? Follow along with a short video as it examines the important role this often-overlooked organ plays in digesting food and maintaining...
TED-Ed
What Did Dogs Teach Humans About Diabetes? diseases
For thousands of years people recognized the symptoms of diabetes, but it wasn't until the early twentieth century that a treatment was finally discovered. This video explores the Nobel Prize winning scientists' whose work with...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pancreatic Hormones: Lesson 1
This lesson will identify the role of the hormones associated with the pancreas in maintaining blood glucose levels. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Pancreatic Hormones."
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Endocrine System
A basic overview of the endocrine system shown in a cartoon-like movie. Easy to understand for elementary students and a quick review for older ones.
TED Talks
Ted Ed: What Does the Pancreas Do?
Beneath your ribs, you'll find, among other things, the pancreas -- an organ that works a lot like a personal health coach. This video explains how this organ controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the...
Crash Course
Crash Course A&p #37: Metabolism and Nutrition, Part 2
In this episode of Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology, Hank takes us through our metabolism including cellular respiration, ATP, glycogenesis, and how insulin regulates our blood sugar levels. [10:08]
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Happens in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes?
Two videos, one on Type I diabetes (2 min. 11 sec.) and one on Type 2 (4 min.)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Breaking Down Diabetes
Diabetes is a syndrome that's caused by the improper function of insulin and as a result, the blood sugar levels cannot be regulated. Learn more about diabetes from this Khan Academy video. [6:56]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hormone Control of Hunger
Describes the interaction between the hormone insulin, blood glucose levels, and the hypothalamus and how this affects the perception of hunger. Also discusses what happens after you eat a fat-rich meal where the hormone leptin is...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: How Does Lifestyle Affect Diabetes?
In this animated video segment adapted from the Eagle Books series produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an American Indian boy named Rain That Dances meets Mr. Eagle, who is sad about the health of the people in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Diabetes Mellitus?
A video [8:27] explaining what diabetes mellitus is what causes it.