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Sleep: Where Biology and Psychology Meet (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2009 80:10


Rachel Manber, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, explains how biology and psychology interact to regulate sleep and discusses what we can learn from this interaction to get a better night's rest. (December 4, 2008)

Sleep: Where Biology and Psychology Meet (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2009 80:10


Rachel Manber, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, explains how biology and psychology interact to regulate sleep and discusses what we can learn from this interaction to get a better night's rest. (December 4, 2008)

The Creative Brain: Imagination and Knowledge (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2008 58:36


More than 20 years ago, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, crossed the US-Mexico border with no money and very little English to find work as a migrant farmworker in the fields of California. (November 13, 2008)

The Creative Brain: Imagination and Knowledge (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2008 58:36


More than 20 years ago, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, crossed the US-Mexico border with no money and very little English to find work as a migrant farmworker in the fields of California. (November 13, 2008)

Sexuality and Intimacy Concerns Following a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2008 58:03


Sexuality is an important survivorship concern for women who have been treated for breast or gynecological cancer. Yet it is largely overlooked by their healthcare providers, says Leah Millheiser, MD. (April 2, 2008)

Sexuality and Intimacy Concerns Following a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2008 58:03


Sexuality is an important survivorship concern for women who have been treated for breast or gynecological cancer. Yet it is largely overlooked by their healthcare providers, says Leah Millheiser, MD. (April 2, 2008)

Exploring Genomic Medicine Using Translational Bioinformatics (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2008 36:40


Buried beneath today’s ever-growing mountain of genomic, proteomic and clinical data are hidden insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease, says Atul Butte, MD, PhD. (August 20, 2008)

Exploring Genomic Medicine Using Translational Bioinformatics (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2008 36:40


Buried beneath today’s ever-growing mountain of genomic, proteomic and clinical data are hidden insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease, says Atul Butte, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics. (August 20, 2008)

Glucose Control and Diabetic Complications (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2008 31:09


Diabetes management has been long guided by the glucose hypothesis, which argues that a reduction in blood sugar to normal levels can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes-related complications. (July 30, 2008)

Glucose Control and Diabetic Complications (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2008 31:09


Diabetes management has been long guided by the glucose hypothesis, which argues that a reduction in blood sugar to normal levels can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes-related complications. (July 30, 2008)

The New Rotavirus Vaccine: The Second Time is the Charm (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2008 35:11


More than 500,000 infants and children worldwide die each year from severe diarrhea caused by a rotavirus infection. Harry Greenberg, MD, co-director of the Stanford-LPCH Vaccine Program, discusses the epidemiology of this virus. (July 9, 2008)

The New Rotavirus Vaccine: The Second Time is the Charm (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2008 35:11


More than 500,000 infants and children worldwide die each year from severe diarrhea caused by a rotavirus infection. Harry Greenberg, MD, co-director of the Stanford-LPCH Vaccine Program, discusses the epidemiology of this virus. (July 9, 2008)

Health Risks of Type-A Behavior (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2008 118:21


Wes Alles, PhD, director of the Stanford Health Improvement Program, discusses the health consequences of Type-A behavior. Alles explores a number of strategies for how Type-A behavior can be modified. (May 29, 2008)

Health Risks of Type-A Behavior (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2008 118:21


Wes Alles, PhD, director of the Stanford Health Improvement Program, discusses the health consequences of Type-A behavior. Alles explores a number of strategies for how Type-A behavior can be modified. (May 29, 2008)

Behavior, Energy and Climate Change: A Solutions-Oriented Approach (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2008 48:15


Carrie Armel, PhD, looks at how climate change and many public health issues, such as obesity, find common cause in transportation and eating habits in the US and elsewhere and other human activities. (May 29, 2008)

Behavior, Energy and Climate Change: A Solutions-Oriented Approach (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2008 48:15


Carrie Armel, PhD, looks at how climate change and many public health issues, such as obesity, find common cause in transportation and eating habits in the US and elsewhere and other human activities. (May 29, 2008)

Implications of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research on Women's Health (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2008 89:07


Renee Reijo Pera, PhD, the director of human embryonic stem cell research and education for the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, discusses current research with embryonic stem cells. (May 8, 2008)

Implications of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research on Women's Health (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2008 89:07


Renee Reijo Pera, PhD, the director of human embryonic stem cell research and education for the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, discusses current research with embryonic stem cells. (May 8, 2008)

Four Big Ideas from the Carnegie Study on Medical Education: What Would Flexner Think? (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2008 84:54


Medical science has changed a lot in the past 90 years. Medical education, until relatively recently, has not. (April 3, 2008)

Four Big Ideas from the Carnegie Study on Medical Education: What Would Flexner Think? (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2008 84:54


Medical science has changed a lot in the past 90 years. Medical education, until relatively recently, has not. (April 3, 2008)

Cancer Biology and Cancer Medicine (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2008 77:22


Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus discussed the intersection of cancer biology and cancer medicine at the second annual Alexander Tseng Jr., MD, Memorial Lecture. (April 9, 2008)

Cancer Biology and Cancer Medicine (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2008 77:22


Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus discussed the intersection of cancer biology and cancer medicine at the second annual Alexander Tseng Jr., MD, Memorial Lecture. (April 9, 2008)

Childhood Obesity and Public Policy (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2008 52:16


The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the percentage of children who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980 and continues to climb. (February 21, 2008)

Childhood Obesity and Public Policy (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2008 52:16


The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the percentage of children who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980 and continues to climb. (February 21, 2008)

What Our Mothers Never Taught Us: Changes in Female Sexual Function Throughout the Lifespan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2008 73:51


Female sexual dysfunction affects 43 percent of women, yet it continues to be one of the most underdiagnosed medical problems in the United States. (December 12, 2007)

Cancer and Climate Change: Parallels in Risk Management (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2008 78:13


When a climate expert gets cancer, the result is unifying theory about how to tackle questions in each field. Stephen Schneider, PhD, professor of biological sciences, discusses his ideas about climate and cancer. (January 29, 2008)

Cancer and Climate Change: Parallels in Risk Management (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2008 78:13


When a climate expert gets cancer, the result is unifying theory about how to tackle questions in each field. Stephen Schneider, PhD, professor of biological sciences, discusses his ideas about climate and cancer. (January 29, 2008)

The Influence of Sex/Gender on Cardiovascular Health (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008 47:09


While more men have heart disease, each year more women die from it. Moreover, studies have shown that only 8 percent of women are aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women. (January 17, 2008)

The Influence of Sex/Gender on Cardiovascular Health (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008 47:09


While more men have heart disease, each year more women die from it. Moreover, studies have shown that only 8 percent of women are aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women. (January 17, 2008)

The Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing?) (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2008 76:50


The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight. Christopher Gardner, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, has completed the largest and longest-ever comparison of four popular diets. (January 17, 2007)  

Vitamin D: It's Not Just For Bones Anymore (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2008 33:53


David Feldman, MD, professor of medicine, explores the biological action of Vitamin D beyond its widely understood role in the information and maintenance of bone. (December 12, 2007)

Vitamin D: It's Not Just For Bones Anymore (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2008 33:53


David Feldman, MD, professor of medicine, explores the biological action of Vitamin D beyond its widely understood role in the information and maintenance of bone. (December 12, 2007)

Environmental Degradation Begets Epidemics: Cholera in Bangladesh (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2008 39:23


Gary Schoolnik, MD, professor of medicine, discusses how the use of chemical fertilizers and other environmental disturbances are  driving the genetic transformation of cholera in Bangladesh. (November 21, 2007)

Environmental Degradation Begets Epidemics: Cholera in Bangladesh (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2008 39:23


Gary Schoolnik, MD, professor of medicine, discusses how the use of chemical fertilizers and other environmental disturbances are  driving the genetic transformation of cholera in Bangladesh. (November 21, 2007)

Using Dendritic Cells to Create Cancer Vaccines (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2008 57:01


Edgar Engleman, MD, medical director of the Stanford Blood Center, discusses his research involving the use of a special type of white blood cell as a treatment for cancer. (Nov 13, 2007)

Using Dendritic Cells to Create Cancer Vaccines (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2008 57:01


Edgar Engleman, MD, medical director of the Stanford Blood Center, discusses his research involving the use of a special type of white blood cell as a treatment for cancer. (Nov 13, 2007)

Maternal Infant Care and Challenges in East Africa (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2007 54:57


Ronald L. Ariagno, MD, professor of pediatrics, speaks about his sabbatical experiences in Kenya and other countries in East Africa. (Dec 7, 2007)

Maternal Infant Care and Challenges in East Africa (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2007 54:57


Ronald L. Ariagno, MD, professor of pediatrics, speaks about his sabbatical experiences in Kenya and other countries in East Africa. (Dec 7, 2007)

Mexican Migrant Health (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2007 60:47


Dr. Enrique Ríos Espinosa is the Deputy Director for Migrant Health at the Ministry of Health in Mexico. The goal of the Migrant Health program is to protect the health of migrants living in the United States. (October 18, 2007)

Mexican Migrant Health (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2007 60:47


Dr. Enrique Ríos Espinosa is the Deputy Director for Migrant Health at the Ministry of Health in Mexico. The goal of the Migrant Health program is to protect the health of migrants living in the United States. (October 18, 2007)

Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing)?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2007 48:02


Dr. Christopher Gardner, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center (Department of Medicine), recently completed a study of 311 overweight women randomly assigned to either the Atkins, Zone, or Ornish diets. (October 12, 2007)

Mood Disorders Across Women's Lifecycles (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2007 71:10


Ellie Williams, MD, discusses the role of hormones in women's mental health, as well as a range of other biological, psychological and social factors that can impact a woman's wellbeing throughout her lifespan.  (November 7, 2007)

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