Curated Video
Lifestyle and Non-Communicable Diseases: Understanding the Factors and Correlations
The video is a lecture on lifestyle and noncommunicable diseases. The speaker explains the difference between communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and how noncommunicable diseases are caused by inheritance and lifestyle factors...
The Wall Street Journal
Case Study: Heart Disease
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Senior Writer Betsy McKay spoke with Dr. Nieca Goldberg, medical director of the NYU Women's Heart Program, and Verve Therapeutics CEO Dr. Sekar Kathiresan about the troubling rise in heart disease.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Hazard 1: Radiation
Dr. Zarana Patel, a portfolio lead scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center, is responsible for management and scientific oversight of degenerative tissue risk of space radiation. This is part one of a five-part series on the hazards of...
Catalyst University
A Brief History of Fat - [Part 1 3]
In this segment, we discuss the failure of modern medicine to keep up with changes in scientific thought on lipids such as cholesterol. We also discuss several modes of regulation on cholesterol levels in the body.
Healthcare Triage
Which Drug Will Work Best for You? We Need Comparative Effectiveness Research
The FDA's drug approval process is pretty good at determining which drugs are safe and effective. What the FDA doesn't look into is how similar drugs compare to one another. If there are three competing blood pressure drugs on the...
Next Animation Studio
Study links red meat consumption to heart disease and early death
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine has found that eating two servings of red meat or processed meat every week is linked to a 3 to 7 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death.
Healthcare Triage
Coffee! It's Not Bad for You, and It might Even be Good!
When I was a kid, my parents refused to let me drink coffee because they believed it would "stunt my growth". It turns out, of course, this is a myth. Studies have failed, again and again, to show that coffee or caffeine consumption are...
Catalyst University
The EVIDENCE for Sugar-Related Health Defects | Is Fat that Bad?
This video uses systematic reviews and meta-analyses to provide an evidence-based approach [1] criticizing the United States’ view of sugar, fat, and cholesterol; and [2] discussing how sugar has always been the culprit in obesity and...
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Weather
Dr. Steve Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Space Radiation Analysis Group, discusses what's being done right now to document radiation exposure, not only to ensure our astronauts stay healthy, but to understand weather in space. HWHAP...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Armin Falk: Inequality and the Challenge of Employment 1/3
Armin Falk, Director, Center for Economics and Neuroscience, University of Bonn speaking at the panel entitled "Inequality and the Challenge of Employment" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Humans in Space
Dr. Jenn Fogarty gives an overview of the Human Research Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This is the first in a series of six episodes that dive deep into the work being done to understand what exactly happens to the human body...
Healthcare Triage
Red Meat and Cancer! PANIC! Understanding the WHO's Meat and Cancer Announcement
Is meat going to give you cancer? The answer is a very dubious maybe. Aaron helps you understand the meat announcement from the WHO, and it turns out, you might not need to panic.
Healthcare Triage
New Research On Plant-Based Diets and Mortality
A new study out this month claims plant-based diets are associated with lower risk of not only cardiovascular disease and mortality but of all-cause mortality as well. Can this be so?
Catalyst University
Choline and Betaine Degradation Pathways
Choline and Betaine Degradation Pathways
Catalyst University
All About Warfarin | Mechanism of Action
In this video, we discuss the vitamin K cycle and how the mechanism of action of warfarin (Coumadin) interferes to thin the blood.
Curated Video
Treating Cardiovascular Disease: Medications, Surgery, and Lifestyle Changes
This video provides an overview of cardiovascular disease, its various types, and the different methods of treatment available. The video explores three main ways of treating cardiovascular disease: lifelong medication, surgical...
Catalyst University
Anti-platelet Medications + Mechanisms of Action
In this video, we explore the major anticoagulant drugs that specifically inhibit platelets (anti-platelet drugs), including their mechanisms of action.
Catalyst University
Chronic Kidney Disease EXPLAINED [Pathogenesis, Effects, & Staging]
In this video, we explore the pathogenesis, systemic effects, and clinical staging of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Curated Video
Understanding Factors that Affect Health: Diseases, Diet, Stress, and Life Situations
This video provides an overview of the factors that can affect a person's health, including diseases, diet, stress, and life situations. It discusses the different types of diseases, such as communicable and non-communicable, and the...
Catalyst University
Lipoprotein Physiology & Pharmacology of LDLs, HDLs, & TAGs
In this video, we explore normal physiology of lipoprotein metabolism and the various medications that act at this pathway.
JJ Medicine
Green Tea: Health Benefits and Risks
Green Tea: Health Benefits and Risks In this lesson, we discuss in-vitro and animal model findings concerning health benefits (Anti-bacterial, anti-viral etc.) and health risks of consuming green tea.
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding Heart Attacks: Anatomy, Physiology, and Mechanics
This video explains the basic anatomy, physiology, and mechanics behind a heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction. It discusses how the heart works, the role of the coronary arteries, and the symptoms and treatment of a heart...
JJ Medicine
Coffee: Health Benefits (ex. Reduction of Cancer) and Risks (ex. Pregnancy)
Coffee: Health Benefits and Risks In this lesson, we discuss animal model findings, cohort studies and meta-analyses concerning health benefits (neurological protection, liver health, cancer reduction) and health risks of consuming coffee.
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - The Silent Killer
It’s known as The Silent Killer – blood pressure is one of the world’s growing killers – especially in countries like China where Western diets and a growing lack of exercise are beginning to take their toll. We travel to Beijing to join...