A tool that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it’s not available to you
Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that’s 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implications are stunning. So why haven’t we heard of it? Rhodes shares the story behind the tool’s creation, and the web of politics [...]
VS Ramachandran on your mind
Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.
Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement
Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy — real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-human transplants with a novel use of animal tissue. Kevin Stone’s clinic treats joint injury using the latest in bio-medicine: reconstructing damaged [...]
The myotome and dermatome dance!
Jaime and Lindsay get low showing off the myotomes and dermatomes! Go USA Yellow Class of 2012!
Aubrey de Grey passionately and a longer, healthier life
In this video from TedMed 2009 Aubrey de Grey passionately talks about the ultimate quest for significantly longer, healthier life!
The hidden influence of social networks
We’re all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits — from happiness to obesity — can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don’t even know.
Foot Health for Runners
Michele Vita, PT, DPT, educates runners about the importance of proper foot health and a physical therapists role in preventing and treating foot injuries that may result from running.
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