February 2 2016 Issue
1) Orthostatic tremor: Clinical, electrophysiologic and treatment findings in 184 patients2) What's Trending: Interview with Dr. Gretchen Birbeck about Global Neurology site, which will be called Without Borders3) Topic of the month: Neurology Today story about the SPRINT trial and lowering of blood pressure and strokeThis podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Ratliff interviews Dr. Anhar Hassan about her paper on the clinical, electrophysiologic and treatment findi...
Source: Neurology Podcast - February 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 374: Discordance in B
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVniks consider the role of a cell enzyme that removes a protein linked to the 5'-end of the picornavirus genome, and the connection between malaria, Epstein-Barr virus, and endemic Burkitt's lymphoma.
Links for this episode
Divergent requirements for removing VPg (mBio)
Bond, covalent bond (TWiV 210)
Link between malaria and endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (PLoS Path)
Multifactorial role of malaria in Burkitt's lymphoma (PLoS Path)
Plasmodium infection promotes AID-dependent B cell lymphoma (Cell)
Children's cance...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 31, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 372: Latent viral tendencies
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV-osphere introduces influenza D virus, virus-like particles encoded in the wasp genome which protect its eggs from caterpillar immunity, and a cytomegalovirus protein counters a host restriction protein that prevents establishment of latency.
Links for this episode
Ebolavirus update (ProMedMail)
Influenza D virus (mBio)
Vincent's influenza C virus paper (J Virol)
Virus-like particles protect wasp eggs (Sci Adv)
CMV protein foils cell defense against latency (Sci Adv)
Image credit: Mark
Letters read on TWiV 372
This episode...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 17, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 371: Sympathy for the devil
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVologists discuss the finding of a second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils, and development of new poliovirus strains for the production of inactivated vaccine in the post-eradication era.
Links for this episode
Second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian Devils (PNAS)
New strains for production of IPV (PLoS Path)
Synchronized switch to bivalent OPV (polioeradication.org)
Virologists, start your poliovirus destruction (virology blog)
Image is a painting by George Kush
Letters read on TWiV 371
This episode i...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 10, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
January 5 2016 Issue
1) Pregnancy outcomes in aquaporin-4 positive neuromyelitis optica2) What's Trending: Safety and tolerability of resveratrol for Alzheimer disease3) Topic of the month: Endovascular Stroke Therapy This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Melanie Ward interviews Dr. Maria Isabel S. Leite about her paper on pregnancy outcomes in aquaporin-4 positive neuromyelitis optica. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. R. Scott Turner for our “What's Trending” feature of the week a...
Source: Neurology Podcast - December 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: podcasts
Biomarker analysis of coBRIM: Phase 3 trial of cobimetinib plus vemurafenib for advanced melanoma | Prof Grant McArthur
At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, Grant McArthur, MBBS, BMedSc, PhD, FRACP, of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia, discusses the impact of baseline genetic heterogeneitie...
Author: EMJ
Added: 11/17/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 17, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
November 3 2015 Issue
1) Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation: Rituximab in treatment-resistant CIDP with antibodies against paranodal proteins and 2) Topic of the month: Neuromyelitis optica. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Dr. Isabel Illa about her Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation paper on rituximab in treatment-resistant CIDP with antibodies against paranodal proteins. Dr. Ted Burns is interviewing Dr. Murray Grossman for our ...
Source: Neurology Podcast - November 2, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: podcasts
Addressing the challenges of melanoma through clinical trials
At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, Prof Grant McArthur, Co-chair of the Melanoma and Skin Service, Head of the Molecular Oncology Laboratory and Head of Translational Research Laboratory, fro...
Author: PatientPowerEU
Added: 10/09/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - October 9, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
New treatments in melanoma: How do we choose one option over another?
At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, Prof Grant McArthur, Co-chair of the Melanoma and Skin Service, Head of the Molecular Oncology Laboratory and Head of Translational Research Laboratory, fro...
Author: PatientPowerEU
Added: 10/09/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - October 9, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 335: Ebola lite
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVumvirate discusses a whole Ebolavirus vaccine that protects primates, the finding that Ebolavirus is not undergoing rapid evolution, and a proposal to increase the pool of life science researchers by cutting money and time from grants.
This episode is sponsored byASM Microbe and ICAAC/ICC
Links for this episode
Possible sexual transmission of Ebolavirus (MMWR)
Ebolavirus whole-virus vaccine protects primates (Science)
Biologically contained Ebolaviruses (PNAS)
Ebolavirus is evolving but not changing (Virology)
E...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 3, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Standards of Care - Diabetes Core Update Special Editon January 2015
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.
Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatm...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - February 13, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
