Innovations in Medicine
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnExploring innovation in science and biotechnology with the top thought leaders in medicine. Sponsored by Amgen Corporation.
View ArticleInnovations in Medicine: Autism Genome Project
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnThis week's guest is Dr. Stephen Scherer from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto focusing on the Autism Gene Scan Study. Sponsored by Amgen Corporation.
View ArticleInnovations in Medicine: The "Clock" Gene
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnDr. Colleen McClung explains what the clock gene is and what areas of behavior are regulated by this gene.
View ArticleInnovations in Medicine: Middle Ear Infections
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnDr. Vincent Fischetti discusses new research related to middle ear infections in infants and children and highlights a new nasal spray that may help prevent this infection....
View ArticleInnovations in Medicine: Updates in Cancer
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Ben Ho ParkDr. Ben Ho Park discusses the new findings in the molecular biology of breast cancer. Focusing on a newly identified gene that targets breast cancer and how to...
View ArticleInnovations in Medicine: Infections in Infants
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuests: John Kattwinkel, J. Randall MoormanDrs. Kattwinkel and Moorman discuss serious infections in infants and how to quickly detect and treat the infections. Hosted by Paul...
View ArticleNew Test for Prostate Cancer
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Robert H. GetzenbergA new test for prostate cancer promises to be far more accurate than the PSA in detecting prostate cancer. Sponsored by Amgen
View ArticleInnovations in Medicine: Bipolar Depression
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: David MiklowitzDavid Miklowitz of the University of Colorado unveils exciting new findings from the largest federally funded study even conducted of bipolar disorder.
View ArticleThe Surprising Genetics of Bipolar Disorder
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Francis McMahonA genome-wide scan that looked for evidence of bipolar genes at 500,000 spots around the genome found a surprisingly large number of genes that can...
View ArticleThe death of neurons in ALS--murder, or suicide?
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Doug KerrWhat is responsible for the progressive death of neurons in ALS and other motor neuron disorders? Do the cells destroy themselves, or are they destroyed by...
View ArticleThe Child's Brain
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Philip ShawIs it possible to look at a child's brain and predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease? Or to predict intelligence? Or psychiatric disorders? What secrets does...
View ArticleHow Breast Cancer Cells Metastasize
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Joan MassagueDr. Joan Massague of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is unraveling how breast cancer cells use and abuse the body for its own dark purposes -- to bring...
View ArticleThe Elusive AIDS Vaccine
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Jim MullinsDr. Jim Mullins has been working on AIDS science since the virus was first discovered in this country 25 years ago. He has come up with a beautifully elegant...
View ArticleCord Blood Stem cells to treat Diabetes
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Randall UrbanRandall Urban at the University of Texas Medical Branch and his colleagues have successfully used cord blood to create insulin, a critical step towards the...
View ArticleGene Therapy for a Failing Heart
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Walter KochImagine a virus that heals failing heart cells as it infects them. Researchers say gene therapy could one day be a powerful treatment for heart failure. Join...
View ArticleExploring the Human Genome
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Evan EichlerWhen the human genome project was finished in 2000, the job of understanding human genetic had only begun. Now researchers are decoding the genomes of 62...
View ArticleGene Therapy for Hearing Loss
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Jeffrey HoltResearchers at the University of Virginia have identified some 100 genes that contribute to hearing loss, and they are using gene therapy--in animals so...
View ArticleThe Curious Ecology of Cancer Cells
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Jose CostaLong before symptoms of cancer appear, cancer cells behave like an angry mob, fighting among themselves until the strongest survives--and goes on to reproduce...
View ArticleOvercoming chemotherapy resistance
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Charles SwantonWhy does it happen that chemotherapy that appears to be successful suddenly stops working, allowing tumor cells to surge back? Dr. Charles Swanton of the...
View ArticleThe surprising benefits of herpes viruses
Hosted by: Paul RaeburnGuest: Erik BartonUntil now, it's been a mystery: Why does the body allow herpes viruses to remain latent for a lifetime, rather than eliminating them? Now researchers have...
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