Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Plants Can Communicate
Can talking to a plant make it grow faster? In the past, scientists studied the effect that human speech has on a plant’s growth. Those results were inconclusive. But here is another question to ponder: can plants talk to each other? If...
Next Animation Studio
Deadly “black fungus” infecting Covid survivors in India
Mucormycosis is a deadly fungal infection and treatment often requires the removal of the eyes of patients. Doctors believe ubiquitous mucor mould becomes deadly when a patient’s immunity is weakened by coronavirus and the steroids used...
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Common Fungal Diseases in Humans
This nugget describes common fungal diseases in detail with respect to their causative agents, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and methods of prevention.
JJ Medicine
Brucellosis (Mediterranean Fever) | Transmission, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Brucellosis (Mediterranean Fever) | Causes, Transmission, Pathogenesis, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Brucellosis (also known as Mediterranean Fever) is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria of the genus Brucella. This...
Next Animation Studio
A rare sexually transmitted disease may turn into a "superbug"
Mycoplasma Genitalium, or MG, is a rare sexually transmitted infection that may become a "superbug" if it is not taken seriously, the BBC reports.
Catalyst University
The Coronavirus Replication Cycle
In this video, I explain how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infects and replicates inside the host’s cells.
Healthcare Triage
Myths About Antibiotics: Healthcare Triage #11
Antibiotics are one of the greatest medical innovations ever, responsible for saving something like a gazillion lives. But today, we're worried about overusing them, and there are concerns that one day they won't really work anymore....
Healthcare Triage
How Vaccines Work with Your Immune System
Part three of our six-part series on vaccinations, supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, dives into the immune system. We explore some of the ins and outs of this system, how it responds to viruses,...
Curated Video
Causes of Disease: Overview and Examples
The video is a lecture presentation on the causes of disease, with a focus on four types of pathogens: viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protists. The presenter discusses each type of pathogen in detail, including their method of...
Curated Video
Producing Monoclonal Antibodies: An Overview
This video provides an introduction to producing monoclonal antibodies, explaining what antibodies and lymphocytes are and how they work to destroy specific pathogens. It then goes on to describe monoclonal antibodies. The video also...
Next Animation Studio
Experts explain what viruses are
Viruses straddle the definition of being living and nonliving, according to the National Human Genome Research Institute.
JJ Medicine
Lyme Disease | Pathophysiology, Signs, and Treatment
Lesson on Lyme Disease: Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment. Lyme disease is caused by an infection with a spirochete bacteria of the Borrelia genus. The clinical presentation of Lyme Disease is separated into 3...
Visual Learning Systems
Healthy Digestive and Excretory Systems: Problems of the Excretory System
This program reviews what our body does with the food we consume, and covers the major digestive organs and processes. The fundamental processes by which the body disposes of various types of wastes via the excretory system are also...
Curated Video
White Blood Cells
This live-action video program is about white blood cells. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
JJ Medicine
Toxoplasmosis: The Parasite That Reduces Brain Functioning (& Where It Comes From)
Toxoplasmosis: The Parasite That Reduces Brain Functioning (Decreased Processing Speed, Working Memory and More) Toxoplasmosis is an infection with the protozoal species Toxoplasma gondii. Infection can be acquired from eating uncooked...
Catalyst University
Guillain-Barré Syndrome | Mechanism & Presentation
In this video, we discuss the mechanism and clinical presentation of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Professor Dave Explains
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What is tuberculosis? Just like the rest of these diseases, it's caused by a bacterium, specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This one is tricky because there are strains that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, so...
Professor Dave Explains
Bacterial Infections in Humans
Now we know about a wide variety of bacteria, as well as precisely how they can harm us. So how do they get spread around? How do communicable diseases get from host to host? Let's learn all about this process now.
Next Animation Studio
Superbug fungus spreading through U.S.
A deadly fungus known as Candida auris has been spreading through nursing homes and hospitals across the United States and in five cases has proven entirely resistant to all existing antifungal medication.
JJ Medicine
Hepatitis A | Virus, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Hepatitis A (Viral Hepatitis) | Virus, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Hepatitis A is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, which is an RNA virus from the picornaviridae family of...
Curated Video
Treatment Options for Cardiovascular Disease
This video discusses three major conditions that come under Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and their treatments. The first condition discussed is Coronary Heart Disease, which is caused when fatty material builds up inside coronary...
Science ABC
Why Do Healing Wounds Itch?
When our body sustains a wound, new cells are formed near the edges of the injury and then move down to the base of the wound. Once these cells have migrated to the center of the wound, they connect with other cells nearby. Once this...
JJ Medicine
Molluscum Contagiosum (“Papules with Belly Buttons”): Risk factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Lesson on molluscum contagiosum (“the skin condition with a belly button”). Molluscum contagiosum is a very common skin condition that typically affects children. The molluscum contagiosum virus leads to the development of papules that...