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Hallucinating Your Way to Behavioral and Life Changes—Matthew Johnson, PhD—Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins
December 17, 2019 09:51 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBFor many of us, the idea of addiction recovery and behavior change therapy might invoke images of a psychologist or counselor leading a one-on-one or group session, but these images probably wouldn’t involve the use of psychedelic drug therapy. On today’s episode, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and author of 47 articles on psychedelic drugs, Matthew Johnson, PhD, discusses how psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin pills can help people who face add...
The Culture Club – Dr. Christian Regenbrecht, CEO, CELLphenomics
December 17, 2019 07:58 - 36 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Christian Regenbrecht, the CEO of CELLphenomics, talks about 3D cell culture technologies, preclinical efficacy studies, and the changing healthcare landscape. Regenbrecht was a student of biology and philosophy at the University of Bonn, pushed forward toward his postdoc with noted scientist, Hans Lehrach, at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genomics in Berlin, and by a young age was already fully immersed in the biotechnology field. From working on improved pati...
A Perfect Pillow with Just A Picture—Nicola Beer with Richard Jacobs—The Good Night’s Sleep Project
December 13, 2019 10:47 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBAre you always tired in the morning, despite how much you slept? Do you go to bed with a sore neck, only to wake up with more soreness? Chronic poor sleep can wreak havoc on our bodies without us even knowing it. There are a number of sleeping problem solutions on the market, but the solution might be a bit simpler than we imagine. After years of frustration in trying to find a pillow that was comfortable and would retain its integrity over time, Richard Jacobs wondered why people couldn’t j...
Refining Cancer Treatment Using Organoids—Senthil K. Muthuswamy—Muthuswamy Lab
December 13, 2019 06:54 - 28 minutes - 28.9 MBChemotherapy is often one of the first methods of treatment following the diagnosis of cancer, but there’s never any guarantee that it will work. In fact, what works extremely well for one person might not change anything for another—even if the two people had the same type of cancer and received exactly the same treatment protocol. This is true even for targeted therapy, which aims to target specific aspects of cancer, such as the genes or proteins involved in its growth. Associate Profess...
The New Frontier of Bioscience – David Freedman, Co-founder, NanoView Biosciences – Exosomes, Study and Research
December 13, 2019 06:01 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this podcast, David Freedman, Co-founder of NanoView Biosciences, provides an overview of extracellular vesicles and the development of new therapeutics. Freedman has been an entrepreneur for over a decade and is the former CTO of eHomes, as well as former President of a successful computer services company. He completed a Ph.D. and Postdoc in Electrical Engineering at the prestigious Boston University. Freedman’s company, NanoView Biosciences, is a true leader in the biosciences, and th...
Undergraduate Students Reaching for the Stars and Sending Rockets to Space—Laura Potterat and Michael O’Neill—USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
December 11, 2019 07:41 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBAbout 15 years ago, the USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory was established with the aim of sending the first student designed and built rocket to space. This means sending a rocket beyond what’s internationally recognized as the Kάrmάn line: the line where Earth’s atmosphere meets outer space, about 100 km or 330,000 feet from the surface of Earth. It wasn’t until last year that this was achieved by the team at the USC Rocket Propulsion Lab, and on today’s podcast, media lead Michael O’Neill a...
Bad Breath, Bad Health—James Hyland, DDS—OraVital
December 11, 2019 06:52 - 46 minutes - 44.1 MBDo your gums bleed from time to time? If so, you’re not alone: 80 percent of people have gum disease despite their best efforts to maintain good oral health. Many of us don’t think this is a big deal, especially since it’s so common, but after listening to today’s episode, you may change your mind. Dr. James Hyland, DDS, President and CEO of OraVital, explains why traditional flossing and brushing aren’t doing nearly enough to prevent gum disease, and how gum disease can lead to fatal system...
Foundations of Fertility – Audrey Gaskins
December 10, 2019 05:54 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this podcast, Audrey Gaskins, an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the prestigious Emory University, discusses the causes of abnormal sperm morphology, normal sperm motility, and semen quality in men. Gaskins has devoted much of her intensive research time to studying the connections between dietary, environmental, and various lifestyle factors with regard to fertility and fecundity in both the sexes. Gaskins is a prolific publisher, and has published on multiple topics, including ...
Planning for the Prevention of Climate-Changing Pollution—Mary Ellen Harte, PhD—Biologist, Author, and Biological Consultant
December 09, 2019 07:41 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MB“The thing to really unlock, the greatest change is to create a political leadership that recognizes these avenues of solution and acts on them; we don’t have that yet,” says Mary Ellen Harte, PhD, as she explains what needs to be done in order to create an immediate impact on the current rate and magnitude of climate change. Okay, so what are those avenues of solution, and why isn't more being done by the political leadership? These are just a couple of the many compelling and critically im...
Microbiome Makeover – Jonathan Hull, Business Development Head
December 06, 2019 11:50 - 20 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this podcast, Jonathan Hull, Business Development Head at Thryve Inside (thryveinside.com), discusses probiotics weight loss, microbiome testing, the importance of gut health, and the latest evolution in microbiome products. Hull talks about the early origins of Thryve, and explains how they grew from solely a microbiome testing company into a manufacturer of individualized probiotics designed for improving overall gut health. Hull describes the kinds of probiotics they offer, and how th...
Getting Serious About Saliva —Dr. Kim Kutsch—CariFree
December 06, 2019 10:20 - 57 minutes - 51.4 MBInside your mouth is a whole community of microbes which are hard at work restoring the natural pH in your mouth after it drops to around three (which is quite acidic) every time you eat or drink something. This is why you produce more saliva when you eat: the saliva and the microbes within it coat the teeth and essentially restore the mineral that’s been lost by exposure to an acidic environment. However, as the pH in your mouth decreases or becomes more acidic, the composition of your oral...
What’s Going On in the Microbiome? – Dale R. Pfost, Cofounder, Microbiome Therapeutics
December 06, 2019 07:41 - 50 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this podcast, Dale R. Pfost, PhD, Director and Cofounder of Microbiome Therapeutics, talks in-depth about microbiome therapeutics, microbes, gut health, prediabetes treatment, and so much more. Dr. Pfost has over a quarter century of expertise in the biotechnology industry. He was the Chief Executive of six biotechnology companies, and is the founding CEO of MicroBiome Therapeutics. Dr. Pfost earned a BS from UC Santa Barbara and a PhD in physics from the prestigious Brown University. D...
Understanding the Value of Investing in Nature - Gretchen Cara Daily, Ph.D.—Stanford Center for Conservation Biology
December 05, 2019 05:45 - 22 minutes - 19.9 MBImagine waking up on the sterile landscape of the moon. What would you need in order to make life possible and enjoyable? According to Gretchen Cara Daily, Director of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University, this is the kind of question you’d need to answer in order to begin understanding the value—both intrinsic and monetary---of nature. If it weren’t for wasps, we probably wouldn’t have wine; if it weren’t for the bees in tropical rainforests, we probably wouldn’t have ...
Microbe Mechanics – Fedor Galkin, Insilico Medicine, Inc. – The Remarkable Microbiome
December 02, 2019 07:45 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this podcast, Fedor Galkin, the Project Manager at Insilico Medicine, Inc., talks in detail about his studies in aging/longevity, human genotypes, and the microbiome. Galkin attended Moscow State University and earned a degree in Bioengineering & Bioinformatics. Galkin’s work focuses on microbiome aging clocks based in deep learning. It is important to note that the microbiome can be utilized to predict the age of people, accurately, within but a few years. Galkin provides information o...
Cancer & the Human Microbiome – Gregory Kuehn
December 02, 2019 07:28 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this podcast, Gregory Kuehn, President and COO of Prescient Metabiomics, talks about his company’s innovative work in colorectal cancer treatment, as well as their development of a stool test for cancer. Kuehn earned his MBA from the University of Colorado, and a BS from the College of William and Mary in molecular biology as well as computer science. Kuehn discusses Prescient Metabiomics’ work researching how the microbiome can be used to predict or associate with various diseases. Kue...
A Talk with the Woman who Walks on Air—Dustin Lindblad—Yoga Slacklining
December 02, 2019 07:11 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB“My yoga practice was wonderful and I really enjoyed it, but slacklining really took it to a whole other level, because my yoga mat…all the sudden became one inch wide,” says Dustin Lindblad, who was featured in The Wall Street Journal earlier this year as a woman “walking on air.” So, what exactly does she do and teach? Lindblad slacklines, but not in the way you might think: she performs yoga poses, including kneeling, laying down, backbending, planking, and even squatting while on webbing...
Vaccine Development in the Non-Profit Sector for Diseases of Extreme Poverty—Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.—National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
December 02, 2019 06:48 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB“Globally, there are 750 million people who live below the World Bank poverty figure of $1.90 a day, and basically every one of them has at least one neglected tropical disease…now we know there are about 5.3 million Americans living in that same level of poverty, and they have neglected tropical diseases, so they’re not only the diseases of the poorest countries,” says Dr. Peter Jay Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. There seems to be a va...
Developing a Deeper Understanding of Host-Microbiome Interactions—Dr. Jonathan Clayton—Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska
November 27, 2019 07:29 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBIn recent years, understanding the role of the human microbiome in health and disease states and how it changes over time has become an area of increasing interest in biomedical research. Dr. Jonathan Clayton, better known as “The Monkey Doc,” has conducted research using non-human primates as a model system for studying the effects of immigration and lifestyle disruption on the human gut microbiome. Specifically, he looked at how the microbiome of wild non-human primates differs from the mi...
Picking Your Second Brain, then Personalizing Recommendations for Improving Your Health—Guru Banavar—Viome
November 27, 2019 07:09 - 40 minutes - 38.1 MB“The gut microbiome…is known as the second brain. It is the most important organ that drives many of the chronic illnesses that we have been seeing, especially in the developed world in the last few decades,” says Guru Banavar, Chief Technology Officer at Viome. Why is this the case? According to Banavar, we’ve essentially destroyed our own gut microbiomes with the widespread use of antimicrobial liquids, sprays, and antibiotics since around the time of the Industrial Revolution. In order to...
The Pancreatic Cancer Microbiome—Florencia McAllister, MD—Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, MD Anderson Center at the University of Texas
November 26, 2019 05:59 - 33 minutes - 31.8 MBWith an average survival rate of less than 10 percent within five years of diagnosis, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly and aggressive. But in the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention at the University of Texas, Dr. Florencia McAllister’s research may lead to insights which could forever change this grim prognosis and pave the way for an effective pancreatic cancer treatment. Her work centers around developing a better understanding of how the microbiome of pancreatic tumo...
Understanding the Tradeoff Between Your Privacy and Information About Your Genome—Kristen V. Brown—Futures of Health Reporter, Bloomberg News
November 25, 2019 07:35 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBNever before have we had such easy access to information about our DNA, including our predisposition to diseases, whether we are likely to pass on a disease to our children, and the nature of our ancestral lineage. This information can be obtained through a process that lies entirely outside the doctor’s office—one that involves just sending out a sample of DNA to a company like 23andMe or Ancestry. It sounds great, but there’s at least one glaring problem: very few privacy protections exist...
Safely Stripping Away a Cancer Cell’s Defenses—Robin Bannister, Ph.D.—Care Oncology Clinic
November 25, 2019 06:53 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBRobin Bannister, Ph.D. had spent his professional life trying to understand the true nature of thousands of pharmaceuticals, including old ones which might be repurposed for the treatment of a number of diseases. When his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and it became metastatic in 2010, he knew he had to do something. There was no time to waste in trying to locate a drug which might extend her life, and he knew he didn’t have time to develop a new one. This was when he founded ...
A Look Inside the World of an Audiologist—Jennifer Conlin, Au.D.—Love to Hear Again Audiology
November 22, 2019 09:08 - 37 minutes - 33.3 MBImagine being triggered in a negatively emotional and physiological way by certain sounds in the environment—sounds considered ordinary or only slightly annoying to most people. Consider also what it would be like to experience long-term high-frequency ringing or buzzing in your ears, something that seems to worsen by simply noticing it. These experiences are called misophonia and tinnitus, respectively, and if she didn’t suffer from both, Dr. Jennifer Conlin likely wouldn’t be where she is ...
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Extracellular Vesicles and Nanoparticles—Joy Wolfram, Ph.D.—The Nanomedicine and Extracellular Vesicles Lab, Mayo Clinic in Florida
November 22, 2019 07:22 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBAbout a decade ago, most scientific communities believed that extracellular vesicles (EVs)—the small particles that are created by every cell in our body—were not much more than nonfunctional waste. However, recent research is uncovering a lot of information about these particles, much of which could allow us to predict the likelihood of a cancer metastasizing in the human body, and potentially even use them as a treatment for myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and lung ischemia with ef...
Gradually Desensitizing Your Body to Food Allergens—Dr. Richard Wasserman, M.D., Ph.D.—Dallas Food Allergy Center
November 22, 2019 06:22 - 41 minutes - 39.6 MBAside from being an inconvenience, or a disappointing restriction that affects daily life, living with a food allergy can be akin to living with a life-threatening condition. It’s not surprising then, to find that the mothers of children that have a food allergy experience significantly higher blood pressure than mothers of children that don’t have a food allergy. To top it off, 40% of children in primary school have been bullied about their food allergy, further compounding the stress for e...
The First-Ever Antibiotic Alternative to Move Into Phase 3 Clinical Trials—Vincent A. Fischetti—The Fischetti Lab at Rockefeller University
November 21, 2019 07:30 - 50 minutes - 47.7 MBIn one way or another throughout his entire career, Dr. Vincent A. Fischetti, head of the Fischetti Lab at Rockefeller University, has studied bacteria and viruses that kill them. These viruses are called bacteriophages or simply “phages,” and over the last 20 years or so, understanding the mechanism by which they kill bacteria has become increasingly important in light of the worsening problem of antibiotic resistance—the ability of bacteria to resist being killed by antibiotics. In order ...
Skin Disease – Richard Andrews and Mark Sampson of Azitra – Treatment and the Microbiome
November 21, 2019 07:05 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this podcast, Richard Andrews, SM, MS, President/CEO, and Mark Sampson, Chief Scientific Officer, of Azitra, a clinical-stage medical dermatology company that is breaking new ground in skin disease research, discuss their company’s mission. Andrews is a seasoned executive, a sought-after leader in development, operations, and finance. Dr. Sampson is an experienced preclinical strategist and clinical development researcher. The disease researcher and sought-after executive discuss their ...
Approaches to Medicine – Oscar Sierra, L.Ac, of Buckhead Acupuncture – Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture for Better Health
November 21, 2019 06:30 - 42 minutes - 41 MBIn this podcast, Oscar Sierra, L.Ac, Board Certified Acupuncture Practitioner (NCCAOM), Dipl. O.M., discusses acupuncture, medicinal plants for cancer treatment, and more. Sierra holds a BS in Nutrition from the University of Georgia and he has many years of experience studying Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Sierra talks about the differences between conventional medicine and traditional medicine. Sierra points out that he practices traditional medicine, and the methods and practices of ...
Airway Issues – Howard Hindin, DDS, of The Hindin Center
November 20, 2019 10:16 - 49 minutes - 44.8 MBHoward Hindin, DDS, of The Hindin Center (hindincenter.com), discusses airway preservation and other myofunctional dentistry issues that affect people. Dr. Hindin is a graduate of the prestigious New York University College of Dentistry. He is trained in all areas of general dentistry, including surgery and endodontia. Additionally, Dr. Hindin assists people with cosmetic dentistry issues, and many types of oral and dental problems, including temporo mandibular joint disorders, and cranio f...
Ovarian Overview – Monica M. Laronda, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) – Reproductive Biology and 3D Printed Ovaries
November 20, 2019 09:50 - 35 minutes - 31.9 MBMonica M. Laronda, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), provides an overview of her research work in endocrinology, reproductive biology, and 3D printed ovaries. Laronda is passionate about research and she has a keen interest in the reproductive biology and endocrinology that forms the foundation for the the development of treatments to protect or restore hormone function and fertility. Laronda received her PhD from Northwestern University and her Postdoctoral Fellow wor...
Re-Aligning Wellness—Adam Lamb—Lamb Chiropractic
November 20, 2019 09:49 - 24 minutes - 21.7 MBMany of us might associate misalignment in the body with past injuries or repetitive motions, but how many of us consider the impact of so many other contributors to misalignment, such as what we eat, how we sleep, the way we sit…and just about everything else we do in life? On today’s episode, Adam Lamb, DC shares over 18 years’ worth of insight and knowledge on chiropractic, explaining how misalignments develop and why they impact our health, touching on a number of chiropractic adjustme...
A Look Into the Science of Coffee Roasting—Mackenzie Wells—Professional Coffee Roaster
November 20, 2019 09:31 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBMany of us enjoy—or even rely on—a cup of coffee as a part of our morning routine, but few understand what goes into each cup as well as Mackenzie Wells, a professional coffee roaster who has spent the last four years in the industry, building an impressive body of knowledge and honing her skills. On today’s episode, she gives us a look into the science of coffee roasting and coffee roasting techniques, explaining everything from the types of heat sources used for roasting to one of the late...
Dog Days – Jessica Pierce, PhD, Bioethicist, Lecturer, Professor, and Author – Dog Cloning, Dog Health, Bioethics, and More
November 20, 2019 09:16 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MBJessica Pierce, PhD, bioethicist, lecturer, professor, and author, discusses her work, ethics, and the concept of dog cloning. Her newest book, Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible is an interesting and popular read. Pierce received a Bachelor’s degree from Scripps College, an M.Div. from The Divinity School at Harvard University, and a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. Pierce digs deep into the concept of cloning...
Future Clinical Applications of Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnosis, Treatments, and Prognosis – Dr. Kenneth Witwer – Associate Professor of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology and Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
November 19, 2019 12:32 - 45 minutes - 42.9 MBDr. Kenneth Witwer, associate professor of molecular and comparative pathobiology and neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, joins us to discuss extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their roles in cell communication. EVs, also called exosomes, are small signaling particles that cells use to communicate with one another. Dr. Witwer discusses where EVs are found on cells and their applications in identifying the status and/or type of cell. He discusses the role of EVs in r...
Developmental Biology – Thomas Bosch, Professor of General Zoology at Kiel University – The Microbiome, Metaorganisms, and the Elements of Life
November 19, 2019 10:02 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThomas Bosch, Professor of General Zoology at Kiel University, discusses his intensive work studying animal life, cell and developmental biology, and more. Fascinated by the sciences, Bosch studied Biology at the University of Munich and Swansea University College in the UK, earned a doctorate from the University of Munich, then held a postdoctoral position at the University of California, Irvine. Bosch is Senior Fellow of the prestigious Canadian Institute of Advanced Research (CIFAR). As...
Let’s Get Physical – Santiago “Santi” Villamil, Elite Physical Therapist, Strength/Conditioning Coach and Core Specialist – The Power of Conditioning, Rehabilitation, and Therapy
November 19, 2019 09:23 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBSantiago “Santi” Villamil, elite physical therapist, strength/conditioning coach and core specialist, talks about the fitness industry, and his philosophy of “Keep it simple, sweet and powerful.” As a sought-after Physical Therapist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with a long, successful career in orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, sports performance, and the fitness industry in general, Villamil works every day to find new ways to challenge people and help them...
A Pill for the Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes—Dr. Ali Tavakkoli—Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery
November 18, 2019 10:55 - 40 minutes - 39.3 MBOver 100 million people in the US either have type 2 diabetes or are at a high risk of developing it. In both his personal and professional life, Dr. Ali Tavakkoli has come to understand all too well the disease of diabetes and what it can do to the body over time. But as a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Tavakkoli began noticing a trend among almost all diabetic patients who’d undergone gastric bypass surgery: within no more than two days follow...
The Enterprise of Understanding Innovation—Gary Pisano
November 18, 2019 08:06 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB“Everyone has their own concept of what innovation is…but…when everything’s important, nothing is particularly important, and if nothing is particularly important, nothing gets done,” says Harvard Professor of Business Administration and well-known author, Gary Pisano. He continues by explaining that while everyone seems to be on board with this idea of being innovative, no one can really define exactly what that means. So, what is innovation? According to Pisano, there is no one answer, b...
I Heard That! – Dr. Michelle Saltarrelli of Autumn Oak Speech, Voice & Hearing – Advances in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
November 18, 2019 07:52 - 31 minutes - 28.1 MBDr. Michelle Saltarrelli of Autumn Oak Speech, Voice & Hearing, provides an overview of her services and the advances in speech language pathology, as well as the role of an audiologist. Dr. Saltarrelli completed her audiology residency at The Methodist Hospital within the Texas Medical Center and also at Houston Ear Research Foundation (HERF). She earned a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from ...
You Are When You Eat – Intermittent Fasting for Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Wellness--Jay W. Richards--New York Times Bestselling Author and Assistant Research Professor
November 18, 2019 07:10 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIntermittent fasting (IF) is an increasingly popular method to control weight and improve health. Intermittent fasting is a term used to describe eating patterns that include periods (of varying duration) of fasting between meals. While many of us have only learned of intermittent fasting over the last few years, intermittent fasting has actually long been incorporated into religious and spiritual practices. Assistant research professor at the Catholic University of America and New York Time...
On the Latest Research into Epigenetics—Dr. Qi Chen, PhD—Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences at UC Riverside
November 18, 2019 06:40 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBEach day we’re faced with countless choices: how we’ll get to work, what we plan to do over the weekend, what we’ll eat for lunch...and the list goes on. Over time, the choices we make and the environmental stimuli we encounter can actually cause changes in our gene expression, which is called epigenetics. On today’s podcast, Dr. Qi Chen, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of California, Riverside discusses epigenetic inheritance in humans—the way in which epigeneti...
Eat Your Way to Good Health – Matty Lansdown, Scientist & Nutrition Consultant – Good Nutrition and the Science of Health
November 15, 2019 11:34 - 33 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this informative and important podcast, Matty Lansdown, scientist and nutrition consultant, outlines some of the ways we can all take better care of our health. After getting started on Facebook Live where he produced intense rants about food, medicine, and nutrition, Lansdown’s online popularity ballooned quickly and soon thereafter he moved into conferences, seminars, and even retreats, launching his powerful message on health to thousands at each event. Lansdown’s podcast, “How To NOT...
Now Hear This! – Chris Ellis, CEO, AudioCardio – Amazing Improvements to Hearing, There’s an App That Can Help
November 15, 2019 10:49 - 28 minutes - 27 MBIn this podcast, Chris Ellis, Co-founder and CEO of AudioCardio, discusses the innovative technology, and hearing test app, that his company has developed that can help people improve their hearing. AudioCardio is a new kind of mobile app that utilizes technology to generate personalized audio therapy that can actually strengthen cells. The technology is remarkable; it analyzes hearing and delivers crucial hearing therapy for an individual’s ears, which provides for protection and maintenan...
On the Latest Research in Esophageal Biology and Diseases—Kelly Whelan, PhD—Temple University, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
November 14, 2019 07:26 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBAcid reflux disease, commonly known as “heartburn,” is a common problem faced by about 60 million people in the US, and is often associated with regret over having had a spicy or greasy meal. But the truth is that acid reflux is associated with a much more serious disease: esophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer that develops after normal esophageal tissue is displaced by tissue that’s more similar to intestinal tissue. This condition, which can lead to cancer, is referred to as Barrett...
Animal-Inspired Wetsuits—Jacopo Buongiorno—MIT Department of Engineering
November 14, 2019 06:38 - 29 minutes - 28.8 MBConventional wetsuits for cold water are made of neoprene, a type of clothing designed to have tiny trapped bubbles of gas within it. Since gas has low thermal conductivity, it works to keep the user warm while in cold water. The question is, how cold can the water be, and for how long will the user stay warm? According to Professor Jacopo Buongiorno who works in the nuclear engineering department at MIT, conventional wetsuits will do the job in very cold waters, but only for about 20 minute...
When Enough is Enough, There’s an App for That—Paige Mayer—OurPact
November 14, 2019 06:03 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBSmartphones are everywhere these days; enter a waiting room or a public bus and you can probably bet that over 50% of the people around you will be tuned in to their phones and tuned out of the world that surrounds them. The ability to acquire so much info at the touch of button is unprecedented in human history, and undoubtedly has a positive impact on our lives in some ways. However, there are also drawbacks to this level of accessibility, such as excessive use that interferes with our pro...
Organoid-Based Research of Environmental Toxins and Glioblastoma Tumors—David Pamies, PhD—University of Lausanne, Switzerland
November 13, 2019 06:27 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBAnimal models predominate the field of drug testing and discovery, despite a growing body of evidence suggesting that such models are often poor predictors of human reactions. As a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, Dr. David Pamies is working on something which might help to address these shortcomings: a human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived 3D platform, and the development of a brain organoid—an in vitro model representing the human brain. He and h...
Biotech Detect – Kevin Hrusovsky
November 12, 2019 09:39 - 34 minutes - 31 MBKevin Hrusovsky, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Quanterix (quanterix.com), discusses the innovative work his company is engaged in, and the future of biotech. Hrusovsky is a seasoned biotech entrepreneur and engineer who has been passionately pursuing the transformation of medicine from reactive care to preventative medicine over his extensive 30-year career. For Hrusovsky, healthy living and peer-reviewed science that addresses health and disease issues on a molecular str...
Audio Pharma – Dr. Tony Guerra, Instructor and Pre-Pharmacy Advisor, Des Moines Area Community College – Audio Books for the Pharmacy and Pharmacology Fields, Education & Outreach
November 12, 2019 07:27 - 22 minutes - 22.7 MBDr. Tony Guerra, Instructor and Pre-Pharmacy Advisor, Ankeny Campus, Des Moines Area Community College, delivers an interesting overview of his work in pharmacy education and the writing and production of audio books. Dr. Guerra is passionate about educating young minds and he teaches multiple courses in chemistry, pharmacy and pharmacology. And Dr. Guerra earned an AS degree from DMACC himself, back in 2010. Dr. Guerra talks about his background and his interest in creating audio books fo...
Microbial Matters – Peter Christey, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO of GALT – Microbiome Cultivation and Research
November 11, 2019 09:34 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this podcast, Peter Christey, PhD, CEO of General Automation Lab Technologies, commonly known simply as GALT, provides an overview of his company’s work in the area of microbial cultivation. Christey has two decades of extensive experience commercializing research instruments for complex applications. Christey commercialized new, innovative products for Guava Technologies, as well as the industry leader, Chiron Corporation and also Applied Biosystems. Christey has a bachelor’s degree in ...