Pentasaccharides for the prevention of venous blood clots
Venous thromboembolism is a common condition with potentially serious and life-threatening consequences, and several reviews from the Cochrane Vascular Group look at the evidence on interventions to prevent or treat it. In an updated review in October 2016, Yanzhi Song from Fudan University in Shanghai China and colleagues brought together the evidence on the use of pentasaccharides to prevent venous thromboembolism. We asked Yanzhi to tell us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 26, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

The Most Transformational Biologist of Our Era?
Dr Eric Topol interviews CRISPR scientist Feng Zhang about his journey from China to the gene editing labs of America. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - March 31, 2017 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Killing off stowaways to Mars, chasing synthetic opiates, and how soil contributes to global carbon calculations
This week, how to avoid contaminating Mars with microbial hitchhikers, turning mammalian cells into biocomputers, and a look at how underground labs in China are creating synthetic opioids for street sales in the United States with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic. Caitlin Hicks Pries joins Julia Rosen to discuss her study of the response of soil carbon to a warming world. And for this month ’s book segment, Jen Golbeck talks to Rob Dunn about his book Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want When We Want It Threatens Our Food Supply and Our Future. Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcript. T...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 30, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Killing off stowaways to Mars, chasing synthetic opiates, and how soil contributes to global carbon calculations
This week, how to avoid contaminating Mars with microbial hitchhikers, turning mammalian cells into biocomputers, and a look at how underground labs in China are creating synthetic opioids for street sales in the United States with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic. Caitlin Hicks Pries joins Julia Rosen to discuss her study of the response of soil carbon to a warming world. And for this month’s book segment, Jen Golbeck talks to Rob Dunn about his book Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want When We Want It Threatens Our Food Supply and Our Future . Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcri...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 30, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Killing off stowaways to Mars, chasing synthetic opiates, and how soil contributes to global carbon calculations
This week, how to avoid contaminating Mars with microbial hitchhikers, turning mammalian cells into biocomputers, and a look at how underground labs in China are creating synthetic opioids for street sales in the United States with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic. Caitlin Hicks Pries joins Julia Rosen to discuss her study of the response of soil carbon to a warming world. And for this month ’s book segment, Jen Golbeck talks to Rob Dunn about his book Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want When We Want It Threatens Our Food Supply and Our Future. Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcript. T...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 30, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Killing off stowaways to Mars, chasing synthetic opiates, and how soil contributes to global carbon calculations
This week, how to avoid contaminating Mars with microbial hitchhikers, turning mammalian cells into biocomputers, and a look at how underground labs in China are creating synthetic opioids for street sales in the United States with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic. Caitlin Hicks Pries joins Julia Rosen to discuss her study of the response of soil carbon to a warming world. And for this month’s book segment, Jen Golbeck talks to Rob Dunn about his book Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want When We Want It Threatens Our Food Supply and Our Future. Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcript. Tr...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 30, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

ASFH CMV Endotheliitis and Pterygium Outcomes at The 2016 Asia Cornea Society
Guests: Jodhbir Mehta, MD Associate Professor, Head of Cornea External Disease, Senior Consultant in Refractive Surgery Singapore National Eye Centre Singapore Alvin L. Young, MD Chief of Service, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Prince of Wales and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospitals The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - March 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Bringing back tomato flavor genes, linking pollution and dementia, and when giant otters roamed Earth
This week, we chat about 50-kilogram otters that once stalked southern China, using baseball stats to show how jet lag puts players off their game, and a growing link between pollution and dementia, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Also in this week ’s show: our very first monthly book segment. In the inaugural segment, Jen Golbeck interviews Helen Pilcher about her new book Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction. Plus Denise Tieman joins Alexa Billow to discuss the genes behind tomato flavor, or lack thereof.   Listen to pre vious podcasts.    [Image: Dutodom; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Bringing back tomato flavor genes, linking pollution and dementia, and when giant otters roamed Earth
This week, we chat about 50-kilogram otters that once stalked southern China, using baseball stats to show how jet lag puts players off their game, and a growing link between pollution and dementia, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Also in this week’s show: our very first monthly book segment. In the inaugural segment, Jen Golbeck interviews Helen Pilcher about her new book Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction. Plus Denise Tieman joins Alexa Billow to discuss the genes behind tomato flavor, or lack thereof.   Listen to previous podcasts.    [Image: Dutodom; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Bringing back tomato flavor genes, linking pollution and dementia, and when giant otters roamed Earth
This week, we chat about 50-kilogram otters that once stalked southern China, using baseball stats to show how jet lag puts players off their game, and a growing link between pollution and dementia, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Also in this week ’s show: our very first monthly book segment. In the inaugural segment, Jen Golbeck interviews Helen Pilcher about her new book Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction. Plus Denise Tieman joins Alexa Billow to discuss the genes behind tomato flavor, or lack thereof.   Listen to prev ious podcasts.    [Image: Dutodom; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

ASFH Molecular Markers for Keratoconus and Thygeson ’s in Children
Guests: Gerod Sutton, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology Sydney Medical School Foundation Sydney, Australia   Vishal Jhanji, M.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service Chinese University of Hong Kong Eye  Hong Kong (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - January 16, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

ASFH Progressive Myopia and National Intervention
Guest: Ian Morgan, PhD Professor Research School of Biology Australian National University Canberra, Australia Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, China (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - July 4, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

Mental health in China and India: The Lancet and The Lancet Psychiatry: May 18, 2016
The Lancet Psychiatry Editor Niall Boyce talks to authors Vikram Patel and Michael Phillips about the mental health care needs of two countries undergoing massive social and economic change. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - May 20, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts