The science of loneliness, making one of organic chemistry ’s oldest reactions safer, and a new book series
Researchers try to identify effective loneliness interventions, making the Sandmeyer safer, and books that look to the future and don’t see doom and gloom First up on the show, Deputy News Editor Kelly Servick explores the science of loneliness. Is loneliness on the rise or just our awareness of it? How do we deal with the stigma of being lonely? Also appearing in this segment:● Laura Coll-Planas● Julianne Holt-Lunstad● Samia Akhter-Khan Next, producer Ariana Remmel talks with Tim Schulte, a graduate student at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and RWTH Aachen University, abou...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Stewardship Prompts to Improve Antibiotic Selection for Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infection
Can real-time EHR–generated recommendations safely reduce antibiotic use in hospitalized patients with pneumonia or UTI? Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, of the University of California-Irvine, joins JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, to discuss the INSPIRE randomized clinical trial. Related Content: Stewardship Prompts to Improve Antibiotic Selection for Pneumonia Stewardship Prompts to Improve Antibiotic Selection for Urinary Tract Infection Harnessing the Electronic Health Record to Improve Empiric Antibiotic Prescribing (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Smartphone apps for people with overweight or obesity
Digital interventions, or mHealth or eHealth interventions, are increasingly common in health care and it ' s important to evaluate their effects. With this in mind, a new Cochrane Review from February 2024 examines the evidence for smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity. In this podcast, Eva Madrid, from the University of Valpara íso in Chile, talks with lead author Maria-Inti Metzendorf, from the University of Düsseldorf, Germany, both of whom are currently on fellowships at the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center in Barcelona, Spain. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Social connection is essential for health; supporting adolescent health and wellbeing
Conclusion: personal reflections on connectedness (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Dr. Howard Gurr talks with Dr. Kim Bullock about VR in therapy
to see the video of this podcast go to Dr. Howard Gurr Talks with Dr. Kim Bullock about Virtual Reality Therapy - YouTube.Dr. Bullock received her undergraduate degree with honors and distinction in physiology and psychology from the University of California, San Diego, Revelle College and her medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Washington Hospital in D.C. and a psychiatry residency at Stanford University. She is a diplomat in the subspecialties of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry and Lifestyle Medicine. She is currently appointed C...
Source: The Shrink Is In - November 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts
Kevin Mitchell argues for FREE WILL in BS 213
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In the this episode of Brain Science we talk with neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell about his new book Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will. While many neuroscientists and philosophers argue that free will is an illusion, Mitchell argues that the ability to make meaningful choices is part of our evolutionary heritage. He also addresses the important issue of determinism, siding with those physicists who argue that the fundamental nature of our universe is NOT deterministic. These issues are crucial to how we see oursel...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 27, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Evolution Decision Making Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Thomas Metzinger on "The Ego Tunnel" (BS 212)
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This month's episode of Brain Science features Thomas Metzinger, author of The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self. Metzinger is a philosopher with a longstanding interest in Philosophy of Mind with a focus on incorporating the findings of neuroscience. We discuss the implications of the discovery that consciousness is a biological process generated by the interaction of the brain, body, and external world. Metzinger also emphasized the importance of considering altered states including dreaming, out of body experien...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 22, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Source Type: podcasts
Molecular Biologist Seth Grant (BS 211)
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This episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist Seth Grant. We briefly review his decades of research into the complexity of the protein structure of the synapse and then we focus on his most recent paper, which describes how the life-span of synapse proteins appears to change as animals age. Grant reflects of the significance of this finding both for animal research and human medicine.This episode is appropriate for listeners of all backgrounds.Seth Grant has previously appeared on Brain Scien...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 25, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Addiction Brain Chemistry dopamine For Newbies Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Synapses Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 1034: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the immunogenicity, safety, and preliminary efficacy evaluation of OVX836, a nucleoprotein-based universal influenza A vaccine candidate, association between nose picking and SARS-CoV-2 incidence, a cohort study in hospital health care workers; effect of COVID-19 vaccination and booster on maternal-fetal outcomes, dynamics of inflammatory responses after SARS-CoV-2 infection by vaccination status in the USA, does monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 impact short and long- term outcomes in a large generalizable population, persistent endothelial dysfunction in post-...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 12, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Basics of Neurotransmitters (BS 210)
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This episode is our first review of neurotransmitters since episode 8 way back in 2007. We start with some basics of neuron function and brain anatomy, but the meat of the episode is a discussion of neurotransmitters and how they work. The key idea is that a simple molecule, such as dopamine, can have a wide variety of effects because of the existence of multiple receptors.This episode is appropriate for listeners of all backgrounds, but might be a little challenging for new listeners. It will be a review episode for longtime liste...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 28, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Addiction Brain Chemistry dopamine For Newbies Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Synapses Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Psychiatry : Disparities in Telehealth Use for Mental Health Care Among American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans
Interview with Jay Shore, MD, MPH, author of Rural-Urban Disparities in Video Telehealth Use During Rapid Mental Health Care Virtualization Among American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Rural-Urban Disparities in Video Telehealth Use During Rapid Mental Health Care Virtualization Among American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - July 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
"The Entangled Brain" with Luiz Pessoa (BS 209)
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This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Luiz Pessoa, author of The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together.This is Pessoa's first book aimed at a general audience and it provides a concise overview of our current understanding of basic brain function. However, he also explains the limitations of the traditional modular view of the brain. A key take home point is that emotion and cognition are deeply intertwined at every level.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 23, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Books Brain Research Cognitive Science For Newbies Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
"Foolproof" with Sander van der Linden (BS 208)
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This month's episode is an interview with Cambridge Psychology professor Sander van der Linden, author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity. We discuss the important topic of how techniques like appealing to emotion contribute to the spread of misinformation. Dr. Campbell reflects on why this topic is important.Our discussion began with the problem of the “Illusory truth” effect, which is the observation that the more often something is repeated the more likely people are to belie...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 26, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science For Newbies Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology Source Type: podcasts
"The Cognitive-Emotional Brain" with Luiz Pessoa (BS 207)
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This month's episode of Brain Science is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientist Luiz Pessoa discussing his fascinating book The Cognitive-Emotional Brain: From Interactions to Integration. We explored the surprising role of the amygdala in decision making and learned that cognition and emotion are deeply intertwined at every level.This month’s transcript is also free.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - April 28, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Brain Research Cognitive Science Decision Making Emotion Encore Episode Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Ophthalmology : Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
Interview with Rishi P. Singh, MD, author of Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Within Aggregated Electronic Health Record Data. Hosted by Neil Bressler, MD. Related Content: Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Within Aggregated Electronic Health Record Data (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - April 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
