Latest Albert einstein Podcast Episodes
Science Talk: Outgrowing a Communication Disability of Autism
Science Talk - August 28, 2013 18:04 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingshttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Dr. John Foxe has shown that high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children appear to outgrow a critical social communication disability. The paper was published online August 28, 2013, in Cerebral Cortex. Dr. Foxe is professor of pediatrics and in the Domin...
Einstein On: Childhood Obesity, Dr. Keith Ayoob
Einstein On... - August 14, 2013 14:56 - 18 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., discusses childhood obesity and details the real-world tools he uses to help parents of obese children better manage their child’s weight. He also explains how he helps parents who don’t recognize that their children are overweight. Dr. Ayoob...
Science Talk: Pharmacies Are Effective Locations for Rapid HIV Testing
Science Talk - August 07, 2013 13:02 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingshttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Researchers Drs. Yvette Calderon, Jason Leider and Ethan Cowan have found that community-based pharmacies can be effective locations for offering rapid HIV testing, diagnosing HIV, and connecting those who test positive with medical care quickly. Their paper published...
Science Talk: Nervous System's Role in Prostate Cancer
Science Talk - July 18, 2013 14:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDr. Paul Frenette has found that nerves play a critical role in both the development and spread of prostate tumors. The paper was published online July 12, 2013, in Science. Dr. Frenette is professor of medicine and of cell biology and director of the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for ...
Science Talk: Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB
Science Talk - May 21, 2013 13:53 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsMay 21, 2013 - Dr. William Jacobs, Jr., has determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria in laboratory culture. The paper was published online May 21, in Nature Communications. Dr. Jacobs is professor of microbiology & immunology and of genetics at Einstein. Dr. Jacobs is ...
Temporary Hypochondria in Med Students (MedMo)
Student Interviews - May 08, 2013 15:43 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBy second year, medical students have learned a lot about disease. In this video, Einstein students take a light-hearted look at how this knowledge can sometimes trigger temporary hypochondria -- as well as unforeseen “eureka” moments. Want to know more about medical education? Go to www.einstein...
What I Learned from Patient Care (MedMo)
Student Interviews - May 08, 2013 15:41 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThird and fourth year medical students from Albert Einstein College of Medicine share practical advice and poignant lessons that they learned during their third year of training. Interviewed in 2012, the students explore topics that include how to be impressive during rounds and how caring for pa...
Survival Skills for Second Year Med Students (MedMo)
Student Interviews - May 08, 2013 15:37 - 5 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn response to first year med students' questions about the upcoming year, second year student Michael Kuo gathers advice from his Einstein classmates to help the first years. Get the scoop on confidence building, study tips and anxiety-reducing strategies, including a "stress relief" dance routi...
Survival Skills for First Year Med Students MedMo
Student Interviews - April 10, 2013 13:58 - 5 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHow do you survive and thrive in your first year of medical school? Albert Einstein College of Medicine medical student Arthie Jeyakumar is on the case, coaxing her fellow classmates - who are approaching the end of their first year - to share coping strategies. Among the topics discussed: advice...
Student Perspective: Mindy Statter, M.D., M.B.E. student
Student Interviews - April 10, 2013 13:54 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEinstein-Cardozo Master of Science in Bioethics (MBE) student Mindy Statter, M.D., discusses how the program has helped her grow personally, and in her career as a pediatric surgeon and a surgical educator. The Einstein-Cardozo MBE program provides physicians, healthcare workers, lawyers and othe...
Student Perspective: Catherine Cahill, RN-BC, M.S., M.B.E. student
Student Interviews - April 10, 2013 13:50 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCatherine Cahill, a RN-clinician and student in the Einstein-Cardozo Master of Science in Bioethics program (MBE), discusses how the MBE has given her a new perspective of the impact bioethics has on clinical consulting. Drawing upon the work of the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics, the E...
Science Talk: Unlocking the Mystery of Parkinson's Disease
Science Talk - April 10, 2013 13:36 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsMarch 3, 2013 - Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo has discovered why toxic clumps of proteins accumulate in brain cells of those with a familial form of Parkinson's disease. The paper was published online March 3 in Nature Neuroscience. Dr. Cuervo is professor of developmental & molecular biology and the Robe...
Einstein On: Frailty, Dr. Joe Verghese
Einstein On... - April 10, 2013 13:28 - 10 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S, M.S, discusses the complex connections between frailty, mobility and cognitive decline in older adults and research to identify, prevent and treat frailty. Dr. Verghese is Chief of Geriatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore...
Einstein On: Autism, Dr. John Foxe
Einstein On... - April 10, 2013 13:21 - 22 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - John Foxe, Ph.D., discusses the latest trends in autism research, theories and treatment including his own findings on why children with autism integrate information from the senses differently. Dr. Foxe is director of research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine's...
Einstein On: Genetic Sequencing, Dr. Harry Ostrer
Einstein On... - April 10, 2013 13:14 - 7 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Harry Ostrer, M.D., discusses how genetic sequencing is changing the course of treatment for common diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease by identifying individuals at higher risk. It can also play a role in personalizing treatment: sequencing...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Student Interviews: Why I Want to be a Doctor
Student Interviews - February 07, 2013 20:50 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Members of Albert Einstein College of Medicine's M.D. class of 2015 and a first-year Ph.D. student sound off on what led to their decision to become a doctor. At a pre-boat cruise reception during orientation week, the new students share their career objectives, conce...
Einstein On: Clinical Bioethics: Dr. Tia Powell
Einstein On... - December 11, 2012 21:21 - 11 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Tia Powell, M.D., explores issues in the emerging field of clinical bioethics including end of life care, genetic testing, protection of participants in clinical research studies and public health policy. Dr. Powell is director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bi...
Einstein On: Diabetes, Dr. Jeffrey Pessin (2 of 3), Research and Community
Einstein On... - December 11, 2012 21:16 - 15 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Jeffrey Pessin, Ph.D., discusses basic and clinical diabetes research being conducted at Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center, including the brain’s influence on appetite, autoimmune and stem cell therapies, and the efforts to develop an artificial pancreas. Dr. Pes...
Einstein On: Diabetes, Dr. Jeffrey Pessin (1 of 3), Causes and Trends
Einstein On... - December 11, 2012 21:11 - 12 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Jeffrey Pessin, Ph.D., explains the causes and treatments for type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and malnutrition diabetes, a growing problem in the developing world. He also addresses the spiking rates of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. Dr. Pessin is director of the Diabet...
Einstein On: Cancer, Dr. Joseph Sparano: Personalized Medicine
Einstein On... - October 19, 2012 14:41 - 15 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Physician-researcher Joseph Sparano, M.D., discusses the difference between personalized and precision medicine and explains how both are changing the treatment and outcomes for cancer patients. He also discusses research and clinical trials taking place at Albert Ein...
Science Talk: Study Defines the Genetic Map of Jewish Diasporas
Science Talk - September 25, 2012 16:47 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsAugust 6, 2012 - Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center have developed a new genetic analysis focusing on Jews from North Africa which has provided an overall genetic map of the Jewish Diasporas. The study was published online August 6 in the Proceedings ...
Science Talk: Cervical Cancer and HIV
Science Talk - September 25, 2012 16:44 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJuly 22, 2012 - Researchers at Einstein have found that testing for HPV in HIV-positive women may help reduce the frequency of cervical cancer screening for some women, similar to practices accepted in the general population. These findings published in the July 25 issue of JAMA. See accompanying...
Einstein On: Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Richard Lipton (3 of 3): Testing for Alzheimer’s disease
Einstein On... - September 25, 2012 16:39 - 15 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Richard Lipton, M.D., discusses the moral and ethical issues about testing and/or informing patients that they are likely to get Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Lipton is the Edwin S. Lowe Chair at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, vice chair of neur...
Einstein On: Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Richard Lipton (2 of 3): Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
Einstein On... - September 25, 2012 16:37 - 10 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Richard Lipton, M.D., discusses the recent advances and promising research for treating Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Lipton is the Edwin S. Lowe Chair at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, vice chair of neurology at Montefiore Medical Center and di...
Einstein On: Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Richard Lipton (1 of 3): Advances in Diagnosis & Treatment
Einstein On... - September 25, 2012 16:34 - 13 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Richard Lipton, M.D., discusses recent advances in the early identification, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Lipton is the Edwin S. Lowe Chair at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, vice chair of neurology at Montefiore Medic...
Einstein On: Stem Cells, Dr. Paul Frenette (2 of 2): Benefits and Risks of Therapy
Einstein On... - September 25, 2012 16:28 - 8 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Paul Frenette, M.D., discusses the promise and risks of current stem cell treatments and explains how prospective patients can protect themselves from fraudulent therapies. Dr. Frenette is director of the Ruth A. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Rege...
Einstein On: Stem Cells, Dr. Paul Frenette (1 of 2): Research
Einstein On... - September 25, 2012 16:21 - 13 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratinghttp://www.einstein.yu.edu - Paul Frenette, M.D., puts into perspective the promise and challenge of stem cell research as well as established and experimental stem cell treatments. Also meet three young researchers who work in Dr. Frenette’s lab: instructor Christoph Scheiermann, postdoc Sandra...
Science Talk: Cervical Cancer and HIV
Science Talk - July 27, 2012 19:06 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJuly 22, 2012 - Researchers at Einstein have found that testing for HPV in HIV-positive women may help reduce the frequency of cervical cancer screening for some women, similar to practices accepted in the general population. These findings published in the July 25 issue of JAMA.
Science Talk: MDS Linked to Abnormal Stem Cells
Science Talk - July 18, 2012 17:06 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJuly 2, 2012 - Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that abnormal bone marrow stem cells drive the development of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The findings published online July 2 in the journal Blood.
Science Talk: Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Doubles Risk of Death
Science Talk - July 16, 2012 20:10 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJuly 16, 2012 - Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein, have found that amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) doubles the risk of death. See accompanying release: http://www.einstein.yu.edu/ne...
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