Huge dataset shows 80% of US professors come from just 20% of institutions
00:46 Inequalities in US faculty hiringIn the US, where a person gained their PhD can have an outsized influence on their future career. Now, using a decade worth of data, researchers have shown there are stark inequalities in the hiring process, with 80% of US faculty trained at just 20% of institutions.Research article: Wapman et al.09:01 Research HighlightsHow wildlife can influence chocolate production, and the large planets captured by huge stars.Research Highlight: A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the batsResearch Highlight: Giant stars turn to theft to snag jumbo planets11:42 Briefing ChatWe discuss s...
Source: Nature Podcast - September 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Retinas revived after donor's death open door to new science
00:57 Reviving retinas to understand eyesResearch efforts to learn more about diseases of the human eye have been hampered as these organs degrade rapidly after death, and animal eyes are quite different to those from humans. To address this, a team have developed a new method to revive retinas taken from donors shortly after their death. They hope this will provide tissue for new studies looking into the workings of the human eye and nervous system.Research article: Abbas et al.08:05 Research HighlightsA technique that simplifies chocolate making yields fragrant flavours, and 3D imaging reveals some of the largest-known N...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 11, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 779: Evolving boosterism
TWiV reviews evidence that COVID-19 mRNA vaccination of both uninfected and previously infected persons elicits cross-variant neutralizing antibodies, and directed evolution of a bacterial protein to form a virus-like capsid that specifically packages its encoding mRNA. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode mRNA vaccine boosts cross-variant neutralizing Ab (Science) mRNA vaccine boosts variant B and T cell responses (Science) Directed evolution of virus-like nucleocapsid (Science) Letters read on...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 11, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
"Pass Protection" -- The Discovery Files
Those who crave brownies or hot cocoa may be happy to hear that heroes too small to be seen may help to protect the world's chocolate supply. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama found that exposing baby cacao plants to microbes from healthy adult cacao plants reduced the plant's chance of becoming infected with the serious cacao pathogen, Phytopthora palmivora, by half. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - July 24, 2017 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Research Summaries: Productivity Orientation and the Consumption of Collectable Experiences
Today’s research summary is once again from the Journal of Consumer Research. You can read the original article here.
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In the last research summary we looked at the notion of extraordinary experiences, or experiences that are rare and infrequent, and found that young people prefer them to build their experiential CV. The authors of this article refine this concept to come up with a concept of collectible experiences: experiences that are rare and infrequent, as well as novel and extreme. An example may help clarify; while staying in an Ice hotel may always remain an extraordinary exp...
Source: The Mouse Trap - July 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: happiness Research Summaries Source Type: podcasts
Jun 2 Cardiology News
Chocolate and AF, CTO PCI, restarting anticoagulation after ICH, novel LDL-lowering techniques, and anabolic steroid harms are discussed in this week ' s podcast. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - June 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Facing the dragon
This week, chocolate is good for your emotional heart, but what about your physical one? Oscar Franco, clinical lecturer in public health at the University of Cambridge, tells us about the results of his recent meta-analysis.
Also, Irfan Dhalla , an internist and lecturer at the University of Toronto, highlights the problem of opioid related death... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Facing the dragon
This week, chocolate is good for your emotional heart, but what about your physical one? Oscar Franco, clinical lecturer in public health at the University of Cambridge, tells us about the results of his recent meta-analysis.
Also, Irfan Dhalla , an internist and lecturer at the University of Toronto, highlights the problem of opioid related death in the USA, and how he thinks we can avoid a crisis. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
#157: Chocolate reduces stroke risk in men; RE-LY Registry: Wide global variation in AF management, mortality; apixaban for AF patients with renal dysfunction?; CDC: US losing war against hypertension; ATLAS ACS 2 TIMI 51: 2.5-mg rivaroxaban cuts cardiac
Chocolate reduces stroke risk in men; RE-LY Registry: Wide global variation in AF management, mortality; apixaban for AF patients with renal dysfunction?; CDC: US losing war against hypertension; ATLAS ACS 2 TIMI 51: 2.5-mg rivaroxaban cuts cardiac events (Source: Radio TheHeart.org)
Source: Radio TheHeart.org - September 7, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: theheart.org Tags: This week in cardiology from heartwire Source Type: podcasts
#154: JUPITER analysis on diabetes risk with statins; statins linked to cataracts; chocolate nudges down BP in meta-analysis; bleeding risk tools compared in AF; troponin algorithm rules MI in or out in 77% of chest-pain patients
JUPITER analysis on diabetes risk with statins; statins linked to cataracts; chocolate nudges down BP in meta-analysis; bleeding risk tools compared in AF; troponin algorithm rules MI in or out in 77% of chest-pain patients (Source: Radio TheHeart.org)
Source: Radio TheHeart.org - August 17, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: theheart.org Tags: This week in cardiology from heartwire Source Type: podcasts
#144: Exercise worsens a CV risk factor in 10% of people; don't give up on HDL, researchers plead; major bleeding with aspirin in primary prevention underestimated; dietary calcium better than supplements; more evidence dark chocolate is cardioprotective
Exercise worsens a CV risk factor in 10% of people; don't give up on HDL, researchers plead; major bleeding with aspirin in primary prevention underestimated; dietary calcium better than supplements; more evidence dark chocolate is cardioprotective (Source: Radio TheHeart.org)
Source: Radio TheHeart.org - June 8, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: theheart.org Tags: This week in cardiology from heartwire Source Type: podcasts
#127: Wine and chocolate: Flavonoid and polyphenol research; clopidogrel plus aspirin: No benefit for stroke prevention; wireless power delivery for LVADs; TRA 2°P: Vorapaxar meets end point but ups bleeding
Wine and chocolate: Flavonoid and polyphenol research; clopidogrel plus aspirin: No benefit for stroke prevention; wireless power delivery for LVADs; TRA 2°P: Vorapaxar meets end point but ups bleeding (Source: Radio TheHeart.org)
Source: Radio TheHeart.org - February 10, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: theheart.org Tags: This week in cardiology from heartwire Source Type: podcasts
