The Economist
Cocaine: why the cartels are winning
America spends $40bn a year on the war on drugs. But its “zero tolerance” approach has done little to curb addiction or overdose rates, which are the highest in the world.
Healthcare Triage
Keep Your Kids Out of Trouble By Keeping Them Busy
Teenagers might get up to risky behavior. But if you keep them busy, they're less likely to get in trouble. Challenging academic standards can help reduce risky business.
Next Animation Studio
Antibiotics resistance costly and deadly
Improper use of antibiotics can create strains of drug-resistant pathogens. Fourty-five thousand cases of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis are found in the US each year. In one third of these cases, the patient dies. In Russia, at least...
Healthcare Triage
The Research on Ivermectin and Covid
Interest in the antiparasitic drug Ivermectin has increased drastically as of late thanks to the belief that it can help to prevent and/or treat Covid-19. In today’s episode we examine recent data on the efficacy of Ivermectin as an...
Science360
See the SHELTER device in action.
Learn how the SHELTER (TM) device works and see it in action, removing a gummi bear "clot" from a model of blood vessels in the brain.
The Wall Street Journal
Lessons from Covid-19 Drug Development
Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer discusses new Covid-19 treatments, and the successes and failures in the process of developing drugs for a global pandemic.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Big Pharma Racket
In part 4 of INET's interview with Giovanni Dosi, he says that the pharmaceutical industry systematically takes advantage of the public by taking the fruits of government-sponsored research and then substantially marking up its product
Professor Dave Explains
Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
Now that we understand the basics regarding NSAIDs, let's dive into a few specific drugs from this class. First up, aspirin. This drug has been around for centuries, but now with a modern understanding of chemistry and biochemistry, we...
AllTime 10s
10 Dark Secrets Behind Your Favorite Companies
We all have secrets we'd rather not led the world know, but when you're a multi billion dollar company, there tends to be a lot more at stake.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Despair Fueled Trump
Syracuse sociologist Shannon Monnat explains how Trump overperformed in places with high rates of drug use, suicide, and family distress—the depths of despair.
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Malaria - Fighting Back
We see how remote communities are Nigeria are themselves taking responsibility for making sure they are treated for the diseases which pose the greatest danger. Manufacturing powerful, effective drugs is one thing. Making sure they get...
Science Buddies
Why Aren't All Medicines Pills?
No one likes shots, so why don't we swallow all our medications? This video will show how you can use a model to explore one challenge behind making medications we can quickly swallow, using insulin (a medication taken by some diabetes...
TLDR News
Should Weed Be Legal in the UK?
Britain seems to be oblivious to the global trend of decriminalising and legalising marijuana. Should the UK do the same and legalise weed? Would the UK ever legalise weed?
The Wall Street Journal
Taking Psychedelics Mainstream
Matthew Johnson of Johns Hopkins University and Psilera co-founder Jacqueline von Salm discuss the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and when we can expect to use these alternative treatments safely.
Healthcare Triage
An Anti-viral Pill to Treat Covid?
Molnupiravir is a broad-spectrum antiviral that has been in development for quite some time - it was first tested as an Ebola drug and is now showing promise against Covid-19. In this episode we take a look at what we know so far and...
Catalyst University
Biosignaling | Viagra (Sildenafil) Mechanism of Action
Biosignaling | Viagra (Sildenafil) Mechanism of Action
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - The Deadly Sleep
Sleeping sickness is one of the most deadly of the forgotten diseases. Experts thought it had been destroyed decades ago. But it's back with a vengeance and now mobile field teams are out in the bush carrying out blood tests and lumber...
Weird History
Harry Anslinger - The Man Who Banned Marijuana
The origins of the War on Drugs in the US go back more than a century and are mired in complicated history. However, the story of the ban on cannabis in America can be easily traced to one individual: Harry J. Anslinger, who spent three...
The Wall Street Journal
Beating Cancer
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.
Financial Times
How Brazil's Bolsonaro has benefited from Covid-19
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is back in the limelight after contracting and recovering from Covid-19, and some analysts say he is benefiting politically. But the FT's Andres Schipani explains the risks of Mr Bolsonaro downplaying...
Catalyst University
Nucleotide Metabolism | Basics of Thymine Biosynthesis
Nucleotide Metabolism | Basics of Thymine Biosynthesis
Next Animation Studio
Cocaine causes brain cells to eat themselves, Johns Hopkins study finds
A study conducted on mice by a team of scientists at John Hopkins University found that high doses of cocaine can cause out-of-control autophagy, a physiological process that causes the destruction of cells and the formation of new ones....
Healthcare Triage
Lawsuits as a Tool to Stifle Research
Health research is difficult for a bunch of reasons. One of those reasons is the practice of using lawsuits to stifle research. A researcher finds that a product is harmful, and the producers of that product attack the researcher in...
TMW Media
Tarantula World: How is tarantula venom extracted and analyzed for medical research
How does the breeder get venom from the tarantula? What possible drug could the venom help humans with? Tarantula World, Part 5