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Einstein On: Bioterrorism, Dr. Arturo Casadevall
Einstein On... - July 08, 2010 05:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 1 ratingHow vulnerable are we to bioterrorism? Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D., chair of microbiology and immunology at Einstein and deputy director of the Northeast Biodefense Center, discusses the progress and the barriers in the perpetual fight against biological attacks—by man and by nature.
Einstein On: Diabetes Epidemic, Dean Allen M. Spiegel, M.D.
Einstein On... - June 07, 2010 05:00 - 5 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingRecent studies project the number of people in the U.S. with diabetes will double to 44.1 million by 2034. Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean and former director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases describes the proactive measures need...
Science Talk: Study Finds Genetic Links Among Jewish People
Science Talk - June 03, 2010 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJune 3, 2010 — Using sophisticated genetic analysis, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and New York University School of Medicine have published a study indicating that Jews are a widely dispersed people with a common ancestry. The study is published in the J...
Einstein On: Salt, Dr. Michael Alderman
Einstein On... - May 10, 2010 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★ - 1 ratingMichael Alderman, M.D., professor of epidemiology and population health and of medicine and the Atran Foundation Chair in Social Medicine, discusses the April 2010 announcement that the FDA is planning a far-reaching effort to reduce the amount of salt in the American diet. Dr. Alderman explains ...
Science Talk: Novel Nanoparticles Prevent Radiation Damage
Science Talk - April 26, 2010 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsApril 26, 2010 — Tiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the strategy in mouse models. The research is published in the A...
Science Talk: Einstein Researchers Find Molecular Structure Of Key Fluorescent Proteins
Science Talk - April 22, 2010 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsApril 22, 2010 — Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined the crystal structures of two key fluorescent proteins — one blue, one red — used to "light up" molecules in cells. Their study appears in the April 22 online edition of Chemistry and Biology,...
Science Talk: Faulty Clean-up Process May Be Key Event in Huntington's Disease
Science Talk - April 11, 2010 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsApril 11, 2010 — In a step towards a possible treatment for Huntington's disease, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown for the first time that the accumulation of a mutated protein may explain damaging cellular behavior in Huntington's disease. Their ...
Einstein On: Haiti, Dr. Mahalia Desruisseaux
Einstein On... - April 10, 2010 05:00 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingMahalia Desruisseaux, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and pathology, reflects on the events during and after the earthquake that struck Haiti on February 12, 2010. Dr. Desruisseaux, a native of Haiti, lost three family members along with her childhood home during this tragedy. Immediately f...
Einstein On: Haiti, Dr. Mahalia Desruisseaux
Einstein On... - April 10, 2010 05:00 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingMahalia Desruisseaux, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and pathology, reflects on the events during and after the earthquake that struck Haiti on February 12, 2010. Dr. Desruisseaux, a native of Haiti, lost three family members along with her childhood home during this tragedy. Immediately f...
Science Talk: FDNY Rescue Workers Show Lasting Lung Damage From 9/11 World Trade Center Dust
Science Talk - April 07, 2010 05:00 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsApril 7, 2010 — A study of nearly 13,000 rescue workers from the Fire Department of the City of New York shows that those who suffered acute lung damage after exposure to World Trade Center dust have not recovered normal lung function. The study appears in the April 8, 2010 edition of The New Eng...
Science Talk: Novel Approach to Tuberculosis (TB)
Science Talk - March 21, 2010 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsMarch 21, 2010 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found two novel ways of killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, a disease responsible for an estimated two million deaths each year. The findings are published in the March 21 online issue of Natu...
Einstein On: Cancer, Drs. Susan Band Horwitz and Mina Bissell
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:09 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 1 ratingPioneering cancer researchers Susan Band Horwitz, Ph.D., distinguished professor and co-chair of molecular pharmacology at Einstein, and Mina Bissell, Ph.D., distinguished scientist at Berkeley National Laboratory, discuss their research, the future of cancer treatment and life as women scientist...
Einstein On: Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. Richard Kitsis
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:08 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 1 ratingRichard Kitsis, M.D., professor of medicine (cardiology) and of cell biology, the Dr. Gerald and Myra Dorros Chair in Cardiovascular Disease, and director of the Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, puts this devastating killer into sharp focus, detailing the causes, costs and research ...
Einstein On: Epilepsy, Drs. Solomon Moshe and Shlomo Shinnar
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:07 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingSolomon Moshe, M.D., director of the division of pediatric neurology, and Shlomo Shinnar, M.D., Ph.D., professor of neurology and pediatrics, discuss three decades of epilepsy research. Their collaboration bridges the gap between basic and clinical research. Interviewed by Einstein’s Karen Gardner.
Einstein On: Global Health, Dr. Dan Kelly
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:06 - 7 minutes ★★★ - 1 ratingDan Kelly, M.D., who graduated from Einstein in 2008, discusses his experience running the global health program for an amputee community in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Dr. Kelly is currently a resident of Baylor College of Medicine. Interviewed by Einstein’s Karen Gardner.
Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention, Dr. Stephen Baum
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:05 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingIn this segment of Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention, Stephen Baum, M.D., professor of microbiology and immunology and of medicine at Einstein, discusses the 2009-10 flu season and how to prevent transmission of the H1N1 and seasonal influenza viruses.
Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Treatment, Dr. Belinda Ostrowsky
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:04 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingIn this segment of Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Treatment, Belinda Ostrowsky, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) at Einstein, and an infectious disease specialist at Montefiore Medical Center, discusses treatment for H1N1 and seasonal flu.
Einstein On: Literature, Dr. T. Byram Karasu
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:03 - 31 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingT. Byram Karasu, M.D., the Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses his novel Rags of My Soul and Of God and Madness. Interviewed by Einstein’s Karen Gardner.
Einstein On: Literature, Dr. Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, 1 of 2
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:02 - 24 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingIn this segment of Einstein On: Literature, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and population health, discusses her novel, Rachel and Aleks.
Einstein On: Literature, Dr. Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, 2 of 2
Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 05:01 - 24 minutes - Video ★★★ - 1 ratingIn this segment of Einstein On: Literature, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and population health, discusses her novel, Rachel and Aleks, and shares Holocaust memories and experiences with readers.
Science Talk: Migraine May Double Risk of Heart Attack
Science Talk - February 10, 2010 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsFebruary 10, 2010 — Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in the February 10 online issue of Neurology, found that migraine...
Science Talk: Blood Protein Offers Help Against Anemia
Science Talk - January 26, 2010 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJanuary 26, 2010 — A new study shows that a protein found in blood alleviates anemia, a condition in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen from the blood. In this animal study, injections of the protein, known as transferrin, also protected against potentially fatal iron overload in mi...
Science Talk: Hypertension Linked to Dementia in Older Women
Science Talk - January 12, 2010 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJanuary 12, 2010 — Older women with hypertension are at increased risk for developing brain lesions that cause dementia later in life, according to data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). The findings were published in the December 2009 online issue of the Journal of Clinica...
Science Talk: ''Longevity Gene'' Helps Prevent Dementia and Memory Decline
Science Talk - January 12, 2010 05:00 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsJanuary 12, 2010 — Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a "longevity gene" helps to slow age-related decline in brain function in older adults. Drugs that mimic the gene's effect are now under development, the researchers note, and could help pro...
Science Talk: Nanotechnology Heals Staph Abscesses
Science Talk - December 22, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDecember 22, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a new approach for treating and healing skin abscesses caused by bacteria resistant to most antibiotics. For their new treatment strategy, the Einstein scientists developed tiny nanoparticl...
Science Talk: Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Stroke and Death
Science Talk - December 11, 2009 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDecember 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 sponso...
Science Talk: Einstein Receives High-Risk/High-Reward Cancer Research Funding
Science Talk - December 07, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDecember 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-gui...
Science Talk: Longevity Tied to Genes That Preserve Tips of Chromosomes
Science Talk - November 11, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsNovember 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 ...
Science Talk: Lifestyle Changes May Stave Off Diabetes for a Decade
Science Talk - November 02, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsNovember 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 ...
Science Talk: New Clues Into How Invasive Parasite Spreads
Science Talk - October 30, 2009 05:00 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratingsOctober 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 ...
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