Are you one of the 530 million people who have diabetes? If so, it is also likely you have kidney disease. It’s one of the most pressing global health challenges and scientists are scrambling to find new treatments and diagnostic markers for diabetic kidney disease. University of South Australia Research Fellow Dr Jantina Manning explains an exciting new discovery in her lab that could provide hope for millions of people living with diabetes and associated kidney disease. Thursday 14 March is World Diabetes Day.
Category: Video Only
What to Know About Colorectal Cancer
Our GI cancer specialists perform the newest and most effective practices for diagnosing and treating pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions involving the colon. Dr. Pat Gulhati breaks down colorectal cancer and the advancements at Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Top 5 Facts to Know About Kidney Cancer with Dr. Saum Ghodoussipour
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located just below the rib cage, one on each side of your spine. Healthy kidneys filter blood to remove waste and extra water to make urine. Kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma or RCC, forms when healthy cells in one or both kidneys grow out of control.
Learn more with Dr. Saum Ghodoussipour from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Expert Addresses Stigma, Disparities in Prostate Cancer
David M. Golombos, MD, addresses prostate cancer topics
Baseline 16—Fast Radio Bursts: Bursting with Mysteries
Fast radio bursts are powerful flashes of light that shine for only milliseconds. Join our host Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory as she talks about how astronomers study these mysterious bursts, and what might be causing them.
Incredible events taking place in 2023 in the area of Artificial Intelligence
Associate Vice President Dr. Eman El-Sheikh talks about the current and potential future impacts of Artificial Intelligence.
UWF, American Security Project and retired military leaders discuss climate-related risks to local military installations
UWF’s Office of Research Administration and Engagement and the American Security Project partnered to host a public panel discussion that focused on the threat of climate change and extreme weather to military installations in Northwest Florida. The event was part of the American Security Project’s National Climate Security Tour. Moderated by Dr. Matthew Schwartz, associate VP of research administration, panelists included CAPT Tim Kinsella, USN (Ret.), executive director of the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership; CAPT Rick Miller, USN (Ret.), founder & CEO, PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions; Dr. Brian Crisher, assistant professor in UWF’s Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government; Dr. Haris Alibašić, associate professor in UWF’s Department of Administration and Law; and Eric Christianson, planner with the Emerald Coast Regional Council.
Baseline 15: Space Lasers! How Astronomers Use Astrophysical Masers
Artificial lasers on Earth are used for everything from scanning grocery items to delicate surgery. But there are also naturally occurring lasers known as astrophysical masers. Join National Radio Astronomy Observatory as we explore what these “space lasers” tell astronomers about the Universe.
Science Highlights 2022: Black Holes, Pulsars and Turbulence
The Universe is a dynamic and exciting place, with stars, planets, and galaxies being born, dying, and undergoing dramatic changes. In 2022, the telescopes of the National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) revealed fascinating new details about several of these processes, and we’re giving you a taste of the greatest radio astronomy moments of the year.
Baseline 14— Central Development Laboratory: The Magic Behind the Wonder
Radio telescopes are powerful tools that allow astronomers to study the Universe. We often read about the discoveries they make, but we rarely get a glimpse of the engineers and technicians that design and build these telescopes. Join our host Summer Ash as she talks about NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory (CDL) and how CDL helps make modern radio astronomy a reality.
The Baseline #12: Planetary Radar— Shining Light On Our Nearest Neighbors
Radio astronomers usually learn about the universe by passively observing the sky. But sometimes radio astronomy can be a bit more active. Join our host Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory as she talks about how astronomers can use radar to understand our astronomical neighbors in new and interesting ways.
Graduating senior Marissa Ouverson is a world champion griller
When the pandemic sent students online, Marissa Ouverson decided to try her hand at competitive steak grilling, traveling around the country and ultimately becoming a world champion.
B-Roll from Louisiana-Based PPE Factory
Facility footage from SafeSource Direct in Broussard, La., where personal protection equipment (PPE) is manufactured. It’s been one year since Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s leading healthcare system, partnered with Trax Development on a joint venture to create SafeSource Direct, making it the only U.S. provider-owned PPE manufacturer with U.S. provider-owned quality control.
Chula X UNESCO Futures Literacy Week 2022
Chulalongkorn University and the Thai National Commission for UNESCO organized the International Online Conference Chula Futures Literacy Week on “Connecting Communities through Futures Literacy: Solidarity and Transformative Learning in a Post-Covid-19 Asia”
How an ASU researcher became an ultra runner: Arizona State University (ASU)
Chris Herbst, an associate professor at Arizona State University, is an ultramarathon runner, competing in races that are twice as long as a typical marathon. Here, he talks about his journey to become an ultra runner, and how it relates to his academics.
10 questions you want answered on COVID-19
Should children under the age of 12 be vaccinated against COVID-19? Is it possible to achieve herd immunity? Will an 80 per cent vaccination rate keep us safe? In this video, UniSA epidemiologist Professor Adrian Esterman answers these questions and a lot more. The former World Health Organization consultant shares his expertise – 50 years’ worth – and argues for a different approach to tackling COVID-19.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKC9q9yEto
Ask a Scientist: Should I consider getting vaccinated against COVID-19?
Ask a Scientist: Should I consider getting vaccinated against COVID-19?
Featured Video: Why Hydrogen Tells Us the Story of the Universe
Join NRAO to learn why scientists are so interested in hydrogen in the galaxy and beyond.
Featured Video: Why Hydrogen Tells Us the Story of the Universe
Join Summer Ash from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory to learn why astronomers are so interested in hydrogen.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Dr. Vin Gupta Narrates New American Thoracic Society Video
The American Thoracic Society rolls out a new video to address vaccine hesitancy and answer common questions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fast food, caffeine, & high-glycemic food are associated with mental distress in mature women.
The top articles from Newswise is from Binghamton University by Lina Begdache
Bringing microscopy to the biologist
Portable Flamingo microscopes have the potential to democratize science by opening up new opportunities to wide ranges of researchers and institutions.
Why Older Role Models Contribute to Mental Health Care Disparities in AAPI Communities
Dr. Vaishnave is a clinical psychology and professor at Palo Alto University. She immigrated from Mumbai more than 11 years ago and is sensitive to the mental health needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
ISPOR Science Strategy
The ISPOR Science Strategy has identified a targeted set of themes that the Society believes will have the greatest impact on both the field of HEOR and global healthcare.
“Video: Should I get the COVID-19 if I have an autoimmune disease?”
The approval of COVID-19 vaccines has brought with it hope, excitement, as well as concerns. AARDA is committed to ensuring you have the information you need to make the right decisions for your health. A panel of medical experts will discuss frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines, as well as address audience questions.
COVID, CAMERAS and AI: the story of a pandemic drone
As the COVID-19 death toll mounts and the world hangs its hopes on effective vaccines, what else can we do to save lives in this pandemic? In UniSA’s case, design world-first technology that combines engineering, drones, cameras, and artificial intelligence to monitor people’s vital health signs remotely.
In 2020 the University of South Australia joined forces with the world’s oldest commercial drone manufacturer, Draganfly Inc, to develop technology which remotely detects the key symptoms of COVID-19 – breathing and heart rates, temperature, and blood oxygen levels.
Within months, the technology had moved from drones to security cameras and kiosks, scanning vital health signs in 15 seconds and adding social distancing software to the mix.
In September 2020, Alabama State University became the first higher education institution in the world to use the technology to spot COVID-19 symptoms in its staff and students and enforce social distancing, ensuring they had one of the l
Getting Ready For A Future Pandemic Worse Than COVID-19
Mark Ryan, from WHO, points out that we may still not facing what “the big one”. I met with Dr Renuka Tiperneni (U. Michigan), Dr Jeremy Greene (Johns Hopkins), and Dr. Rebekah Gee (Louisiana State U) to explore how public health can be galvanized so that a new administration best prepares the country to face a future pandemic that is worse than Covid-19.
Example of Instructional Design and Education about COVID-19 Vaccine
Greg Whitcher, M.D., a resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, explains how the COVID-19 vaccine works.
Psychologist Dr. Matthew Cordova discusses “Preventing Physician Burnout”
With nearly half of U.S. physicians experiencing symptoms of physician burnout, a team of psychology and medical experts advance a new “career-long” model for physician resilience training.
MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT COUNTERATTACK
Battling the mild cognitive impairment stage of Alzheimer’s may disease may “nip it in the bud”.
Q&A with Leaders of MS Virtual 2020 Conference
ACTRIMS MS Virtual 2020 Q&A with Association Leadership
Aerial Video: Berkeley Lab From Above
View Berkeley Lab from the sky in this aerial video, which features drone footage taken earlier this year by Thor Swift, lead photographer in Berkeley Lab’s Creative Services office of the Information Technology Division. The video was produced by Marilyn Sargent, a multimedia producer in the Strategic Communications department.
NRAO’s Baseline Episode 4: Measuring the Expanding Universe
How fast is the universe expanding? We don’t know for sure.Astronomers study cosmic expansion by measuring the Hubble constant. They have measured this constant in several different ways, but some of their results don’t agree with each other. This disagreement, or tension, in the Hubble constant is a growing controversy in astronomy.
Clearing confusion on asymptomatic spread
Confusion abounds about the difference between asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections when it comes to the pandemic coronavirus. Dr. John Lynch, medical director of infection prevention and control at Harborview, explains what it means.
Pharmacist-Led Clinic Improves Diabetes Outcomes, Lowers Costs
Pharmacist Candis Morello, PharmD, of Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC San Diego, discusses her Diabetes Intensive Medical Management (DIMM) “tune up” clinic for complex type 2 diabetes patients – and why this team-based approach is better for patients and more cost effective for health systems and payers.
How Do Serology Tests Work for Covid-19?
Dr. Grenache addresses the growing push for COVID-19 antibody testing, bringing much-needed clarity to the question of what these tests can—and can’t—do.
Antibodies and COVID-19: Explained
AACC President-Elect Dr. David Grenache discusses what we know so far about the body’s immune response to COVID-19, and why the presence of antibodies to the novel coronavirus doesn’t yet tell us whether or not a person is immune.
What Is PCR Testing for Covid-19?
Dr. Wiley gives an overview of PCR testing, which is the most common type of test for COVID-19 and the one that patients are currently most likely to encounter.
Are Antigens the Answer to Coronavirus Testing?
Now that lab experts are developing COVID-19 antigen tests, Dr. Wiley explains how these tests work.
Why Is It So Hard to Get Tested for Covid-19?
Dr. Wiley sheds light on why testing capacity remains frustratingly limited, explaining that shortages of crucial supplies are a significant obstacle to widespread testing—and what the federal government can do to remedy this issue.
Getting Tested for Covid-19 After Protesting
Medical experts support the ongoing protests against racist police killings and brutality, but experts do also worry these protests could increase coronavirus spread.
How Would Pooled Testing Work for Covid-19?
As supply shortages continue to hamper COVID-19 testing, AACC President Dr. Carmen Wiley explains how pooled testing could enable clinical labs to process more tests while saving the materials needed to run them.
O-REU Program
Recently, the Texas A&M University College of Engineering kicked off an online version of its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. Taking place over the summer, this fully remote program gives 58 students from around the U.S. valuable research experience in computational modeling, theory and data-driven topics in science and engineering.
RADx Tech: Diagnosing Disease-Delivering Health
Learn how NIH’s new Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative, or RADx Tech, has mobilized engineers and innovators across the country to bring accurate, rapid, and easy-to-use COVID diagnostic tests to all Americans.
Are there any Programs for Quitting Tobacco?
For this 2020 World No Tobacco Day, experts from the Rutgers Tobacco Dependence Program discuss New Jersey quit centers and how quitting tobacco can benefit one during cancer treatment.
Larger study to test combination treatment for COVID-19
A study is now enrolling participants to determine whether a treatment combining a low dose of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin can prevent hospitalization and death in people with COVID-19.
Dr. Ann Collier, professor of medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine, explains the national study is looking to enroll 2,000 patients at sites across the country.
“None of Us Want to Stand Still” Documentary
None of Us Want to Stand Still” is a documentary made in partnership with Rush University Medical Center and Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. The documentary shines a light onto the reality of how poorly people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are treated in the healthcare system. The film gives voice to advocates to share their stories, as well as experts’ opinions on how the healthcare system can improve the treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities and on how changes can be made on all levels of a healthcare organization to better treat these patients.
Coronavirus may damage kidneys, impact dialysis supplies
. Ashita Tolwani, a nephrologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, explains how COVID-19 is impacting patients and putting a strain on the availability of dialysis supplies..
LEARN webinar on suicide prevention training
It can be easy to feel disconnected during the COVID-19 pandemic as people are not able to participate in their community as before. Experts recognize the increased levels of stress and anxiety across almost every family in the nation and the world. That’s why Christopher DeCou, clinical psychologist at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and Jennifer Stuber, director of Forefront Suicide Prevention, recorded a webinar for parents to learn how to recognize signs of distress and respond to someone at risk of suicide.
“Suicide prevention is something that we all need to know. It’s something like CPR,” Stuber said.
DeCou and Stuber added it’s important to take proactive steps to lock up the means people can use to harm themselves, like firearms or medications.
Engineering develop ventilator and mask prototypes using 3D printing to help during coronavirus pandemic
Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York are working with healthcare providers in the region to develop technology to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic.