A wholesome podcast hosted by two students in the medical field who... don't know that much yet. However, while we research disease and pathology on our own time, we want to share with you what we learn! Two green students helping other green students grow :) Oh and also, all profits from this podcast are donated to charity, so every time you listen, you're bettering your world and community. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-pierce26/support
In this episode, Teresa and Michael talk about NSAIDs, reverse osmosis filtered water, megacolon, and more. The tangents are strong with this episode.
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In this weeks episode, Teresa and Michael talk about muscle weakness, aggressive cancers, and gray hair! It's all just one big circle.
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Teresa's Sources:
Badv, Reza Shervin, et al. “A Novel Case Report of Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy from Iran.” International Medical Case Reports Journal, Volume 12, 9 Apr. 2019, pp. 155–159., doi:10.2147/imcrj.s202046.
Biologics Evaluation and Research. “ZOLGENSMA.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, 25 Feb. 2020, www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/zolgensma.
“FDA Approves First Drug for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, 28 Mar. 2018,www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-drug-spinal-muscular-atrophy.
Javed K, Daly DT. Neuroanatomy, Lower Motor Neuron Lesion. [Updated 2019 Mar 23]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539814/
“Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Genetics Home Reference - NIH.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 17 Mar. 2020, ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/spinal-muscular-atrophy.
Understanding spinal muscular atrophy. Nat Struct Mol Biol 8, 1 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/82977
Michael's Sources:
Goldberg, Alfred, and Konstantin Salnikow. “Tackling the Conundrum of Cachexia in Cancer.” National Cancer Institute, 1 Nov. 2011, www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/cachexia.
“American Pancreatic Association Home.” American Pancreatic Association, 24 July 2018, www.american-pancreatic-association.org/?v=1d20b5ff1ee9.
“The Pancreas and Its Functions.” The Pancreas Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, columbiasurgery.org/pancreas/pancreas-and-its-functions.
“Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis.” Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, PanCAN, 1 Oct. 2019, www.pancan.org/facing-pancreatic-cancer/diagnosis/.
“Prognosis.” Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, pancreatic.org/pancreatic-cancer/about-the-pancreas/prognosis/.
Paper:
Zhang, Bing, et al. “Hyperactivation of Sympathetic Nerves Drives Depletion of Melanocyte Stem Cells.” Nature, vol. 577, no. 7792, 22 Jan. 2020, pp. 676–681., doi:10.1038/s41586-020-1935-3.
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This episode, Teresa and Michael explore two pathologies involving batteries and Selena Gomez! They wrap up the episode with a little tid bit on the fears of anti-vaxers.
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Teresa's Sources:
“Controlling Lupus Symptoms and Flares.” Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Human & Health Services, 17 May 2019, www.womenshealth.gov/lupus/living-lupus.
“Lupus Research.” Lupus Research, Lupus Research Alliance, www.lupusresearch.org/.
“Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Genetics Home Reference - NIH.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 17 Mar. 2020, ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/systemic-lupus-erythematosus.
“UV Exposure: What You Need to Know.” Lupus Foundation of America, www.lupus.org/resources/uv-exposure-what-you-need-to-know.
Vyse, T. J., and B. L. Kotzin. “Genetic Susceptibility To Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.” Annual Review of Immunology, vol. 16, no. 1, Apr. 1998, pp. 261–292., doi:10.1146/annurev.immunol.16.1.261.
Michael's Sources:
Sarikaya, Sezgin et al. “Acute mercury poisoning: a case report.” BMC emergency medicine vol. 10 7. 19 Mar. 2010, doi:10.1186/1471-227X-10-7
Yilmaz, Cahide et al. “Chronic mercury poisoning: Report of two siblings.” Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine vol. 14,1 (2010): 17-9. doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64610
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This weeks episode features two case studies: one related to a confused woman in a restroom in Taiwan, and one involving some rogue Christmas toys! To top it off, some important research attempting to tackle an unfortunately lethal type of cancer.
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Teresa's Sources:
Michael's Source:
Schaechter, Moselio, et al. Schaechters Mechanisms of Microbial Disease. 5th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
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Teresa and Michael discuss two case studies involving Nettie pots and Eastern Europe. To top it off, a fun game that became viral on the internet, putting Teresa's knowledge of medication to the test.
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Teresa's Sources:
“About Tay-Sachs Disease.” Genome.gov, National Human Genome Research Institute, 17 Mar. 2011, www.genome.gov/Genetic-Disorders/Tay-Sachs-Disease.
Myerowitz, Rachel. “Tay-Sachs Disease-Causing Mutations and Neutral Polymorphisms in the Hex A Gene.” Human Mutation, vol. 9, no. 3, 1997, pp. 195–208., doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1997)9:33.0.co;2-7.
Solovyeva, Valeriya V., et al. “New Approaches to Tay-Sachs Disease Therapy.” Frontiers in Physiology, vol. 9, 2018, doi:10.3389/fphys.2018.01663.
“Tay-Sachs Disease - Genetics Home Reference - NIH.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 17 Mar. 2020, ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tay-sachs-disease#diagnosis.
Michael's Sources:
Piper, Keenan J., et al. “Fatal Balamuthia Mandrillaris Brain Infection Associated with Improper Nasal Lavage.” International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 77, 13 Sept. 2018, pp. 18–22., doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.09.013.
Schaechter, Moselio, et al. Schaechters Mechanisms of Microbial Disease. 5th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
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