Explore the relationship between our climate emergency and ubiquitous exposure to toxic environmental chemicals, regarding their impacts on human reproductive health and fertility. Panelists review current scientific research, and related clinical and public health policy implications, as background for discussing prevention interventions that are being endorsed and promoted by health care providers at the clinical/individual and national/international policy levels. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36856]

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Environmental Threats to Reproductive Health and Human Fertility

Researchers are exploring the exciting possibility that electrical stimulation of nerve cells of brain and spinal cord could aid in tumor resections, monitor epilepsy, bypass spinal cord injury to cure paralysis, as well as treat other diseases of the nervous system and beyond. Bioelectronic neuromodulation devices are evolving as the gold standard and are projected to impact the lives of millions of people. At UC San Diego, collaborations across engineering and medicine aim to bring the latest technological advances to patient care. Shadi Dayeh, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC San Diego, covers the development and clinical translation of UCSD’s multi-thousand channel microelectrode arrays to map the human brain and spinal cord. The talk will provide a perspective on global efforts in neuromodulation devices and summarize lessons learned in the technological, medical, and regulatory fronts. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36819]

Neuromodulation: Diagnosis and Therapy for Brain and Spinal Cord Disorders - Exploring Ethics

The rise in antibiotic resistance poses one of the greatest challenges to public health and modern medicine. The roots of the dilemma are many - overzealous use of antibiotics clinical and agricultural settings, the departure of major pharmaceutical companies from antibiotic development ,and simple Darwinian evolution of microbes. Can we lift ourselves out of the hole that we have dug? Many ethical dilemmas must be acknowledged and confronted, such as balancing restrictions on individual liberty for the protection of the public health and the well being of future generations. We must also consider just and sustainable use of this precious resource tailored to the markedly differing economic and epidemiological situations across the globe with diverse health systems and variable antibiotic markets. Victor Nizet, MD describes the current challenges and potential paths forward. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36634]

The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Exploring Ethics

An international team including researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has completed the most comprehensive study of whole cancer genomes to date, significantly improving our fundamental understanding of cancer and suggesting new directions for its diagnosis and treatment. The Pan-Cancer Project has revealed causes of previously unexplained cancers, pin-pointed cancer-causing events, and identified mechanisms of cancer development. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36764]

Pan-Cancer Project Yields Comprehensive Map of Cancer Genomes

As a neurologist, Robert Knight has seen what happens when the brain crashes around violently inside the skull. And he’s aware of the often tragic consequences. Throughout his 40 years as an academic researcher and medical doctor, the University of California, Berkeley, professor of psychology and neuroscience has known students and friends whose lives and careers were derailed by head injuries from bicycle and car crashes. He’s held in his hands brains destroyed by accidental blows to the head. Not surprisingly, he cringes when he imagines his young grandchildren falling off a bike and hitting their heads. So, Knight invented a better helmet — one with more effective padding to dampen the effects of a direct hit, but more importantly, an innovative outer shell that rotates to absorb twisting forces that today’s helmets don’t protect against. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36761]

Building a Better Helmet: Brainguard

Get the latest information about COVID-19 vaccines. Learn about when vaccines may be available for children, equitable distribution efforts, and how we can work together to overcome vaccine hesitancy. David Brenner, MD is joined in conversation by Shira Abeles, MD, Susan Little, MD, Davey Smith, MD, Stephen Spector, MD, and Alejandra Sotelo-Solis. Series: "UC San Diego Health Talks" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36721]

The COVID-19 Vaccines - Health Talks

Hans Clevers, MD, PhD presents his paper as published in the February 27, 2020 issue of Nature. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36177]

Mutational signature in colorectal cancer caused by genotoxic pks+ E. coli - Hans Clevers

Marion Nestle, Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition at New York University, discusses the U.S. food industry being in a highly competitive environment where profits are paramount and public health is not a priority. Series: "Excerpts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36753]

Wall Street and ... Obesity? Marion Nestle Talks about the U.S. Food Supply

In 2016, Dr. Steffanie Strathdee was involved in a remarkable case where she and her colleagues revived a hundred year old forgotten cure - bacteriophage therapy—to save her husband’s life from a deadly superbug infection. Strathdee shares the details of her family’s story and discusses ethical issues related to treating bacterial infections with viruses. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 36633]

When the Drug is Alive: Treating Superbug Infections with Bacteriophage Therapy

How can parents make healthy eating part of their already busy schedules? Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi share simple tricks they have learned as working moms to foster healthy eating habits at home. Series: "Staying Sane: Tips for Parenting in Unprecedented Times" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 36620]

Healthy Eating Hacks: From a Mom's Perspective

Dr. Elaine Fuchs is an American cell biologist, famous for her work on the biology and molecular mechanisms of mammalian skin and skin diseases, who helped lead the modernization of dermatology. Fuchs pioneered reverse genetics approaches, which assess protein function first and then assess its role in development and disease. In particular, Fuchs researches skin stem cells, and their production of hair and skin. She is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University. In this talk, she presents her paper as published in the September 2, 2020 issue of Nature. Series: "Breaking News in Stem Cells: Southern California Stem Cell Seminar Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36176]

Stem Cells as Architects of Their Niches and Their Mechanical Forces

Complex problems can have shared solution. Explore actions that can simultaneously improve human health and health inequities, while mitigating global warming. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36495]

Shared Solutions to Global Warming Human Disease and Health Inequities

Climate change represented the biggest global health threat of this century but tackling it successfully is the greatest health opportunity of the century. The University of California has a strong sustainable practices policy. This presentation looks at the measures being in healthcare and at the UCSF campus and hospitals. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36494]

Impact of Health Care on Climate

Can we discover new therapies for the heart with stem cells? From finding safer medication to preventing cardiac arrest, experts share the latest in the field of cardiac stem cell research. Moderated by Anthony DeMaria, MD, UC San Diego Pat Farrant: Patient Perspective Deepak Srivastava, MD, Gladstone Institutes: Cellular Reprogramming Approaches for Heart Disease Mark Mercola, PhD, Stanford University: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-derived Cardiomyocytes for Predicting and Removing Drug Cardiotoxicity Deborah K. Lieu, PhD, UC Davis: The quest for pacemaking cardiomyocytes to engineer biopacemakers Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36336]

Cardiac Stem Cells - Anthony DeMaria Deepak Srivistava Mark Mercola Deborah Lieu Pat Farrant

What can we learn about COVID-19 through stem cell research? A panel of experts shares what we know and what may be possible. Moderated by Evan Snyder, MD, PhD, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Brigitte Gomperts, MD, UCLA: Using Lung Stem Cells to Study the Effects of Cigarette Smoking on COVID-19 Sandra Leibel, MD MSc, UC San Diego: Addressing disparity in COVID-19 lung disease & therapeutic response using patient-specific hiPSC-derived lung organoids Justin Ichida, PhD, USC: Development of a new drug to prevent coronavirus infection Karen L. Christman, PhD, UC San Diego: Pro-healing biomaterial for treating inflammation Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36343]

COVID-19- Basic Science/Discovery - Evan Snyder Brigette Gomperts Sandra Leibel Justin Ichida Karen Christman

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