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Genetic Selection to Prevent Breast Cancer: A Controversial Approach
This video discusses a new technique that allows women with a high risk of developing breast cancer to select embryos without the cancer gene, potentially preventing the disease from being passed on to future generations. However, there...
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Breakthrough: World's Smallest Computer Diagnoses and Fights Cancer
Researchers at the Mediterranean Institute of Science have developed the world's smallest computer, made entirely of biological molecules. This biomolecular computer can detect changes in the balance of molecules in the body, allowing it...
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New Hope for IPF Patients: Breakthrough Treatment Discovered
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a promising new treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fatal lung disease that currently has no cure. By identifying the gene responsible for the disease and using the cancer...
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Breakthrough Treatment Offers Hope for Hereditary Breast Cancer Patients
A research team at Sheffield University has discovered a breakthrough treatment for hereditary breast cancer that disrupts the tumor's ability to reproduce. This innovative drug not only helps women with existing tumors but also reduces...
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Aricept: A Promising Drug for Memory Improvement in Alzheimer's Patients
In this video, Francis Richmond shares her experience of living with mild cognitive impairment and how a drug called Aricept has helped improve her memory. Aricept is already used by Alzheimer's patients and individuals with milder...
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Advances in Medical Genetics: Unraveling the Genetic Causes of Psoriasis
Psoriasis, a debilitating skin disease that can impact mobility and joint health, has long been associated with stress and bacterial infections. However, recent research in medical genetics at Leicester University has made significant...
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Revolutionizing Esophageal Diagnosis: The Pill Cam ESO
The pill Cam ESO is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that revolutionizes the way esophageal diseases are diagnosed. This tiny camera, swallowed by the patient, captures 14 color pictures per second, allowing doctors to detect any damage or...
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How did we discover the first virus?
Have you ever wondered who discovered the first virus? And how was it discovered? The topic 'viruses' has been a popular one in the past 2 years. And not for a good reason! This video will not talk about the Voldemort of all viruses,...
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How Vaccines Help Eradicate Diseases: A History and Impact
This video explains how vaccines have played a crucial role in eradicating deadly diseases throughout history, using the example of polio. It highlights the way vaccines work by training the immune system to create antibodies, leading to...
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Understanding Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges with Insulin
This video discusses diabetes, a chronic disease that affects the body's ability to regulate sugar in the blood. It explains the different types of diabetes and the importance of managing the condition through lifestyle changes and...
Weird History
Fatal Beauty Trends From the Victorian Era
The Victorian Era lasted throughout most of the 1800s. This period of time was known for its technological advancements and for its increased social mobility. And with that came new beauty trends that spread from Britain to the United...
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Dr. Yvette Fay Francis McBarnette - Women in STEM
Recognizing Dr. Yvette Fay Francis McBarnette as a part of Women's History Month!
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21st Century Zombies: Evolving Fears and Cultural Reflections
In the 21st century, zombie narratives have evolved, reflecting new societal anxieties such as terrorism, bioengineering, pandemics, and environmental crises. With iconic video games like Resident Evil and films like 28 Days Later,...
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Muestreo
Método que consiste en usar una parte pequeña de algo para representar el todo.
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Professor Dave Explains
Behavioral Ecology (Foraging, Parasitism, Mutualism, Mate Choice, and Social Groups)
With a better understanding of ecosystems and their habitats, we are ready to discuss behavioral ecology. This looks at how organisms interact and how this effects the ecosystem. What is foraging? What about parasitism, or mutualism? How...
Science ABC
What Does It Take To Make Vaccines?
Since vaccination was discovered in 1769 by Edward Jenner, it has come to become an indispensable part of healthcare. Over the last 50 years, advances in science and technology have allowed us to develop vaccines to diseases at breakneck...
Science ABC
Toxoplasmosis: Can Your Cat Make You Go Crazy?
Toxoplasma gondii, is a unicellular parasite that changes the behavior of its host! A 2002 study showed that people who had toxoplasmosis got into more car accidents than uninfected people. Later research, in rats (another host) and...
Science ABC
Why Does Rabies Cause Hyrdophobia?
The hydrophobia (fear of water) is brought on by the extreme pain of swallowing liquids, not just water. The rabies virus causes intense muscle spasms in the throat that are excruciating, so much so that even the thought of swallowing...
Science ABC
Arachnophobia: Why Are People Scared of Spiders?
The emotion a spider elicits is not just fear but a combination of fear, disgust, and creepiness. Psychologists reckon that we have evolved to feel disgust or revulsion to prevent us from consuming or contacting things that might be a...
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Infectious
An infectious disease is one caused by a biological agent such as a virus, bacterium, or fungi, that can be passed from one organism to another. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...
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Symptom
A characteristic indication of a disease or illness felt by someone afflicted by it. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
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Epidemiology
The study of health and disease at the level of populations. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Vaccine
A preparation that can protect against a specific disease. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Terrible TB: Part 2
Introducing the ethical debate surrounding the treatment of tuberculosis patients in the US. Would you enter quarantine voluntarily to prevent widespread infection? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. Every day 4800 people die from...