Latest Yeshiva university Podcast Episodes

Science Talk: Do Three Meals a Day Keep Fungi Away?

Science Talk - October 14, 2009 05:00 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
October 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

Science Talk - September 18, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
September 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...

Science Talk: Scientists Move Closer to a Safer Anthrax Vaccine

Science Talk - September 03, 2009 05:00 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
September 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 consi...

Science Talk: Link Found Between Concussions and Brain Tissue Injury

Science Talk - August 21, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
August 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 ...

Science Talk: Stimulating Brain Activities Delay Onset of Memory Decline

Science Talk - August 04, 2009 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
August 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 ons...

Science Talk: Millions of U.S. Children Low in Vitamin D

Science Talk - August 03, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
August 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 deficie...

Science Talk: Researchers Uncover Topical Drug for Diabetes-related Wounds

Science Talk - July 28, 2009 05:00 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
July 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...

Science Talk: Protein Linked to Protection Against Diabetes and Dementia

Science Talk - July 21, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
July 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 Califo...

Science Talk: New Lab Test Offers Better Prediction of HIV Microbicide Safety

Science Talk - July 09, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
July 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...

Veteran Concussion Research: Examining Combat-related Brain Injury

Science Talk - January 09, 1900 05:00 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 8 ratings
http://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 ve...