Science Digest Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this episode we discuss the role testosterone plays in prostate cancer.
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In this episode we discuss how ACEs - Adverse Childhood Experiences and how they can manifest is mental health disorders in adult life.
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In this episode we discuss how CRISPR-Cas9 is being used to upgrade cell-based cancer treatments.
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In this episode we discuss how testosterone acts as a double agent in prostate cancer. Scientists are digging into the details to decipher when and if to manipulate testosterone levels to treat prostate cancer.
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In this episode we cover recent developments in the quest to scientifically predict whether immune checkpoint inhibitors will cause dangerous side effects in cancer patients before use.
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In this episode we cover new developments in bone cancer research.
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There are many ways to improve outcomes for cancer patients beyond developing new treatments. In today's podcast, we discuss data regarding the length of time it takes to get a cancer diagnosis and how this issue impacts patient survival.
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In today's podcast, we discuss how and why obesity is linked to different cancers and actions that can lower cancer risk.
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In today's podcast, we discuss how genetic testing for hereditary cancer traits may be able to help inform treatment decisions for patients with rare cancers. This is important because people with rare cancers usually have fewer treatment options than patients with more common cancers.
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In today's podcast, we discuss a recent study which reports that about 44% of global cancers are attributed to modifable risk factors. What does that mean? And what should be done to combat these cancers?
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In today's podcast, we discuss how an increasing body of research is showing that healthy levels of vitamin D can improve the likelihood that cancer immunotherapies will work well in cancer patients.
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Research about circular RNA has been a hot topic in many types of diseases. Recent advances in this research provide evidence that circular RNA could be a useful biomarker or drug target in the future of cancer treatment
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Clinical trials are important studies that advances cancer research. In this Cancer 101 audio digest Dr. Talia Henkle breaks down exactly what cancer clinical trials are and the sometimes cryptic terms they use to measure health outcomes.
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It’s pretty much common knowledge that cancer is easier to treat the earlier it is found. That’s why researchers are always looking for new ways to catch cancer as early as possible. In today's Audio Digest, we discuss progress being made in anal cancer screening and pre-cancer treatment!
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In today's Audio Digest, we discuss how an emerging cancer therapy called BiTEs work to help treat cancer.
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In today's Audio Digest, we discuss how technicalities in Medicare Part D often make basic cancer treatment unaffordable for the 50 million Americans who rely on its coverage.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about ADHD again - and about research that suggests more fruit and vegetables in children with ADHD could help alleviate some of the symptoms.
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In today's Audio Digest, we discuss the difference between X-ray radiotherapy and proton therapy, the safety advantages proton therapy has, and the barriers to accessing proton therapy treatment.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral' and discuss how Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis--the kissing disease--is also responsible for causing a significant cancer burden!
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In today's Audio Digest, we break down the recently published New England Journal of Medicine study where 100% of rectal cancer patients' tumors went away in response to anti-PD-1. Learn here what this means for future cancer patients.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral' and discuss the interesting way HIV infection ramps up cancer risk, and how those infected can minimize this risk.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral' and discuss why many people are at risk for developing liver cancer caused by Hepatitis C Virus due to the opioid crisis.
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In today's Audio Digest, we are talking about how a discovery about "self-correcting" embryos in fertility treatments could dramatically improve the chances of couples getting pregnant.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the link between childhood maltreatment and the risk of mental disorders manifesting in adulthood.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about extreme heat and how new research suggests that our tolerance to it may be even lower than previously thought.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral' and talk about how cell-engineering is being used to tackle cancers caused by HPV.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral' and talk about how virus malfunctions cause cancer.
Tune in and learn how certain ‘types’ of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cause cancer by messing with our cells’ growth and survival signals.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about why the vaginal microbiome matters in pregnancy.
Do bacteria have a say in pregnancy? What happens if I have bacterial vaginosis and I’m considering IVF? Tune in and learn how pregnancy rates, the success of assisted reproductive treatments, and favorable pregnancy outcomes are all linked to the dominance of a bacteria species in the female genital tract.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about the surprising effect of an ADHD drug on attention.
Tune in and learn how scientists have gotten one step closer to uncovering the secrets of how neurons in our brain drive our behavior – while trying to find new uses for an old, attention-stimulating drug.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral' and talk about vaccine hesitancy related to the HPV vaccine.
The wide administration of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has slashed cases of cervical cancer by almost 90%. However, public health officials are still fighting stigma and misinformation to improve those rates even further and prevent HPV-associated cancers in men as well. Tune in and learn more about HPV vaccines and why they are important to all of us.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about how climate change increases the risk of a toxin in U.S. corn.
Tune in and learn how researchers predict that over 89.5% of corn-growing counties across 15 US states will be affected by aflatoxin contamination between 2031 and 2040 and why their findings could have worrying implications for global food security.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our new cancer series called 'Cancer Gone Viral'.
Tune in and learn about a life-saving procedure called 'Pap smear' that can help prevent cervical cancer.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about a new device that selects sperm to improve the chances of pregnancy.
What is this new invention to help couples get pregnant? What is Rheotaxis and why is it important? Tune in and learn how a new, low-cost device could help sperm swim in the right direction even in the face of an oncoming current.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about how researchers have managed to erase traumatic memories... in lab mice. Although it sound scary, the knowledge might help us to treat PTSD and anxiety in humans - provided the we figure out how to do it and we manage to resolve the ethical issues around it.
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In today's Audio Digest, we start a new cancer series called Cancer Gone Viral.
Tune in and learn about why viruses cause 15% of all cancers globally and what scientists are doing about it.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about how microbes turn greenhouse gas into fuel.
What are the benefits of the discovery? And why wasn't this research done sooner? Tune in and learn how scientists have discovered a way that could help convert methane into methanol, reducing the levels of the potent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about how scientists use Big Data to get a grip on the tumor microenvironment.
Tune in and learn how scientists have been using an amazing technology called single-cell RNA sequencing to try to make sense of the different ways our immune system can interact with tumors.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about recurrent implantation failure in IVF.
What is Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF)? How should I understand what is considered a 'failure'? Tune in and learn why, despite huge advances in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technology, still around 10% of patients suffer from RIF.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about physical brain changes and how they could be clues in predicting bipolar disorder episodes.
Why are some people more susceptible than others? And how does bipolar physically change the brain? Tune in and learn how researchers could help predict who will experience bipolar disorder.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about how lifestyle factors are increasing rates of early-onset colon cancer.
Do we know what’s behind the early onset cases? What has the dreaded ‘Western lifestyle’ to do with it? Tune in and learn why rates of colorectal cancer among people under 50 have shot up in the last thirty years in high-income countries.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the role of human-caused climate change in disasters.
What does new research say about all this? And how solid are their findings? Tune in and learn how researchers are looking for solid proof of cause and effect in human-caused climate change.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the use of Natural Killer (NK) cells in cancer immunotherapy.
What's the problem with CAR-T cell therapies? How can NK cells bypass this problem? And what about solid tumors? Tune in and learn how scientists are engineering Natural Killer cells to tackle blood cancers.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about a new method that can help check for healthy embryos in IVF.
What is an abnormal chromosome count? What’s the big deal about the new method called Extracellular vesicle analysis?
Tune in and learn why this non-invasive technique can help screen the genetic integrity of embryos’ before implantation and thus reduce the failure rate.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about how Facebook's historic university rollout caused a rise in depression,
How do researchers know about the mental health problems of students during this period? And how do we know that social media was the cause? Tune in and learn how the introduction of social media impacted mental health.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the potential use of CAR-T cells against solid tumors in future therapies.
Why are solid tumors trickier to tackle than blood cancers? How are scientists trying to ensure that CAR-T cells can wipe out blood cancers and solid tumors alike? Tune in and learn more about next-generation CAR-T cells that provide hope in the fight against solid tumors.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about which foods we should eat to take the stress off the environment.
What are those “novel foods” and how would they solve all this? What do we have to worry about besides greenhouse gases? Tune in and learn how changing our eating habits can help the environment and slow down global warming.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our 'Immunity vs. Cancer' series and talk about CAR-T cell therapies.
What might be stopping killer T cells from being superheroes? What's an example of successful CAR-T cell therapy? Tune in and learn how scientists are turning T-cells into enhanced cancer-killing machines–AKA CAR-T cells.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about elective egg-freezing and achieving a well-informed decision to that.
What is own-egg freezing? Why do women choose to freeze their eggs? What do I have to evaluate?
Tune in and learn more about the reasons why women opt-in for own-egg freezing and how they come to that decision.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about how researchers have gotten a step closer to cracking the enigma of schizophrenia’s genetic drivers.
What were the researchers looking for in the current study? What’s the burden of schizophrenia? Tune in and learn more about how scientists were able to pinpoint specific genes and the biological functions they support that are linked to schizophrenia.
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In today's Audio Digest, we continue our chat about cancer immune checkpoint therapies–which help our immune system attack cancer.
Why do they work for some patients and not others? How many mutations does cancer need to have for it to respond well to ICI? Tune in and learn more about the quest for discrete biological features (AKA biomarkers) that indicate positive treatment outcomes in patients. treatments.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about how global warming makes birds nest sooner.
How are CO2 levels linked to birds' nesting times? And what do carbon dioxide levels tell us? Tune in and learn why bird eggs in museum collections provide valuable information for climate research.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer immunotherapies
What are checkpoint inhibitors? And why do checkpoint molecules exist if they can promote cancer? Tune in and learn how this relates to cancer treatments.
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In today's Audio Digest, we will talk about egg sharing and how the practice affects the chances of live birth.
Are there any concerns with the egg sharing process specifically? And is it costly?
Tune in and learn more about the new study that has some reassuring results for egg sharing.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the link between celebrity worship, cognitive ability, and mental health.
How strong is the link between celebrity worship and cognitive performance? Should I worry about that?
Tune in and learn more about the association between celebrity worship and poorer psychological outcomes.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about the role of AI in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.
Does AI have a place in the cancer world? If AI does the job, why is its complexity a problem? Tune in and learn more about what can be done to help AI be more useful to patients and doctors.
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In today's Audio Digest, we talk about a hack that gets fuel out of wastewater for hydrogen cars.
How is hydrogen produced from wastewater? Why do need to produce it from wastewater? What are the negatives?Tune in and learn more about the tech that could one day be used for energy storage or powering zero-emission cars.
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In today's Audio Digest, we are discussing how T cells detect and kill cancer cells.
What are T cells? How do T cells avoid hurting healthy cells?Tune in and learn more about the important role of T cells in cancer and cancer treatments.
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In today's Audio Digest, we are covering how certain chemicals pop up everywhere and affect male fertility.
What are these EDCs? And how do they affect male fertility? Tune in and learn what we can do to minimize the risk and exposure to these chemicals.
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