Science Talk
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsA Forum Where Einstein Scientists Discuss Their Latest Research
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Science Talk: Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Stroke and Death
December 11, 2009 05:00 - 2 minutes - 13.6 MB VideoDecember 14, 2009 — Postmenopausal women who take antidepressants face a small but statistically significant increased risk for stroke and death compared with those who do not take the drugs. The new findings are from the federally-funded, multi-institution, Women's Health Initiative Study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and the results are published in the December 14 online edition of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Science Talk: Einstein Receives High-Risk/High-Reward Cancer Research Funding
December 07, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 17.4 MB VideoDecember 7, 2009 — Matthew Levy, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been awarded more than $700,000 by Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) for his high-risk/high-reward cancer research. Dr. Levy's work will focus on creating self-guiding drugs that target only cancer cells, thus eliminating or significantly reducing serious or unpleasant side effects of current therapies.
Science Talk: Longevity Tied to Genes That Preserve Tips of Chromosomes
November 11, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 18.9 MB VideoNovember 11, 2009 — A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres — the tip ends of chromosomes. The findings appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Science Talk: Lifestyle Changes May Stave Off Diabetes for a Decade
November 02, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 18.2 MB VideoNovember 2, 2009 — Sustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing the disease, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study.
Science Talk: New Clues Into How Invasive Parasite Spreads
October 30, 2009 05:00 - 4 minutes - 24.3 MB VideoOctober 30, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a possible strategy against an invasive parasite that infects more than a quarter of the world's population, including 50 million Americans. The study, involving the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii, was led by Amos Orlofsky, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology at Einstein.
Science Talk: Do Three Meals a Day Keep Fungi Away?
October 14, 2009 05:00 - 4 minutes - 24.3 MB VideoOctober 15, 2009 — The fact that they eat a lot - and often - may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
Science Talk: Topical Erectile Dysfunction Therapy Shows Promise
September 18, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 15.3 MB VideoSeptember 18, 2009 — An innovative drug-delivery system — nanoparticles encapsulating nitric oxide or prescription drugs — shows promise for topical treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new study by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The new system, tested successfully on a small number of animals, could potentially prevent side effects associated with oral ED medications, if study results can be replicated in humans.
Science Talk: Scientists Move Closer to a Safer Anthrax Vaccine
September 03, 2009 05:00 - 1 minute - 7.75 MB VideoSeptember 4, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified two small protein fragments that could be developed into an anthrax vaccine that may cause fewer side effects than the current vaccine. The research is significant because anthrax is considered a major bioterrorism threat.
Science Talk: Link Found Between Concussions and Brain Tissue Injury
August 21, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 15.8 MB VideoAugust 24, 2009 — Concussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions involve structural damage to brain tissue or whether physiological changes that merely impair the way brain cells function, explain this loss. Now, for the first time, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have linked areas of brain injury to specific altered...
Science Talk: Stimulating Brain Activities Delay Onset of Memory Decline
August 04, 2009 05:00 - 2 minutes - 9.08 MB VideoAugust 4, 2009 — For the second time in six years, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that people who engage in brain-stimulating activities in later years can reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's and other types of dementia or delay its onset. The latest study, published in Neurology, found that cognitive activities as diverse as doing crossword puzzles and playing music can delay the occurrence of dementia.
Science Talk: Millions of U.S. Children Low in Vitamin D
August 03, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 15 MB VideoAugust 3, 2009 — Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The striking findings suggest that vitamin D deficiency could place millions of children at risk for high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease.
Science Talk: Researchers Uncover Topical Drug for Diabetes-related Wounds
July 28, 2009 05:00 - 2 minutes - 11.1 MB VideoJuly 28, 2009 — For those with diabetes, even a small foot wound can heal poorly, leading in some cases to amputation of toes, feet or legs. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Stanford University have shown that a drug used to remove excess iron from the body reduces by nearly half the time it takes diabetic wounds to heal in mice.
Science Talk: Protein Linked to Protection Against Diabetes and Dementia
July 21, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 18.8 MB VideoJuly 22, 2009 — A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in collaboration with scientists at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Science Talk: New Lab Test Offers Better Prediction of HIV Microbicide Safety
July 09, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 20.5 MB VideoJuly 9, 2009 — Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered why several supposedly "safe" microbicides made women more susceptible to HIV infection. The study appears today in the online version of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Veteran Concussion Research: Examining Combat-related Brain Injury
January 09, 1900 05:00 - 3 minutes - 27.5 MB Videohttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Former Army specialist Dan Hof, a veteran of the conflict in Iraq, sustained a concussion in 2005 while deployed and has been struggling with troubling symptoms of his injury ever since. Dan is one of the 20 participants in a study of mild traumatic brain injury in veterans led by Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In cooperation with the Resurrecting Lives Foundation, Dr. Lipton is using advanced MRI techniques and cognitive test...