Global Educational Outreach for Science Engineering and Technology

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TitleTopic / SubtopicLevelPresenterDate RecordedDuration (Min)Feedback
A silent killer?Synopsis:
In communicating the challenges and hopes for the future, Professor Fran Balkwill of Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry will demonstrate how cancer scientists can help patients and their families, as well as inspire young people to take up careers in this exciting area of science.		Health / CancerUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Balkwil, FranJan 25, 200652Feedback
Asthma on the RunSynopsis:
A look into the research of biochemist Ceri Harrop, who specialises in respiratory medicine and developing new treatments for people with breathing difficulties.\nAs part of her research at the University of Manchester, Ceri meets with athlete Wayne Ashall, a 400m runner and hopeful for the 2012 Olympics, despite having asthma. Wayne's personal best is only seconds off the world record, and he's hoping Ceri's work will help him perform even better.		Health / AsthmaMiddle - ages 11 - 14Harrop, CeriDec 01, 200915Feedback
Breaking down Altzheimer'sSynopsis:
Alzheimer's disease is caused by abnormal clumps or aggregations of proteins in the brain. Simon Pöpsel is about to embark on PhD work on a protein that might help us to treat this devastating disease, and Nobel Prize winning biochemist Aaron Ciechanover is clearly excited by his ideas.		Health / Global HealthUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Ciechanover, AaronAug 27, 20096Feedback
Global HealthSynopsis:
An important and wide-ranging view of the state of the human-world's health for the Director of Disease Monitoring WHO Collaborating Centre Professor of Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh		Health / Global HealthGeneral interest - all agesLaPorte, RonJan 01, 200847Feedback
Malaria - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Professor of Tropical Public Health, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health is one of the world’s experts on vector born infections such as malaria and dengue which constitute a heavy and increasing burden on human health throughout much of the tropics. In this interview Andrew gives his views on how to achieve a long-term sustainable solution for the control and spread of malaria. He explains that insects that transmit these pathogens generally depend on features of disturbed landscapes that are caused by human activity. Diseases that result derive from interactions linking pathogen, vector, reservoir and human populations. Relevant strategies for long-term improvements in health, according to Andrew should be based on a synthesis of ecological, genetic, physiological, microbiological and immunological information and require a combination of laboratory and field research. Ultimately, these studies seek to devise environmentally-friendly interventions. In Ethiopia, for instance Andrew’s malariological studies focus on the environmental conditions that promote maturation of the anopheline mosquitoes that transmit this infection. In particular, he and his colleagues are exploring the effect of maize cultivation on malaria risk and seek to expand their observation on the importance of maize pollen as a food for the larval stages of these mosquitoes.		Health / Global HealthHigh - ages 14-19Spielman, Andrew35Feedback
Menigitis vaccineSynopsis:
A look at vaccines with a focus on meningitis		Health / Global HealthHigh - ages 14-19VanAntwerp, SageNov 13, 200910Feedback
Multiple SclerosisSynopsis:
This presentation will cover the topic of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects roughly 25 million people worldwide. MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system caused by damage to the myelin sheath of nerve fibers. This presentation will include causes, symptoms, and other details of the dibilitating disease.		Health / DiseaseGeneral interest - all agesColbourne, CaseyApr 20, 20109Feedback
Smoking and lung cancer genesSynopsis:
Some of the strongest evidence that lung cancer risk variants are common in the general population appears in Nature and Nature Genetics, although the three papers differ on whether the association is direct or mediated through nicotine dependence. Watch the research being discussed here.Stephen Chanock,David Hunter and Kari Stefansson discuss how your genes can affect your addiction to nicotine and your cancer risk from smoking.		Health / Global HealthHigh - ages 14-19Hunter, DavidApr 02, 20099Feedback
Surviving pandemics: a pathogen’s perspectiveSynopsis:
One of the biggest challenges faced by pathogens in their bid for survival is the host immune response. Within an infected individual, pathogen populations face direct attack by the different processes of the immune system; at a community level, immunity affects pathogen fitness by reducing the pool of susceptible persons.		Health / Global HealthUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Gupta, SunetraNov 02, 200963Feedback
The biological basis of depression.Synopsis:
Stephen Smith presents on the biological basis of two competing theories of the causes of depression.\n		Health / DepressionHigh - ages 14-19Smith, StephenApr 25, 20096Feedback
Why not experiment on humans?Synopsis:
Ruth describes a variety of ways of testing medical procedures and responses to drugs without using humans by examining the limits of scientific research and exploring the benefits of using model organisms.\n		Health / Global HealthHigh - ages 14-19Brown, RuthJul 01, 200915Feedback

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