Cancer's power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells
In this episode:0:46 Borrowing tricks from cancer could help improve immunotherapyT cell based immunotherapies have revolutionised the treatment of certain types of cancer. However these therapies — which involved taking someone’s own T cells and reprogramming them to kill cancer cells — have struggled to treat solid tumours, which put up multiple defences. To overcome these, a team has taken mutations found in cancer cells that help them thrive and put them into therapeutic T cells. Their results show these powered-up cells are more efficient at targeting solid tumours, but don’t turn cancerous themselves.Research...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 7, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
The source of solar wind, hackers and salt halt research, and a book on how institutions decide gender
A close look at a coronal hole, how salt and hackers can affect science, and the latest book in our series on science, sex, and gender
First up on this week’s show, determining the origin of solar wind—the streams of plasma that emerge from the Sun and envelope the Solar System. Host Sarah Crespi talks with Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, about how tiny jets in so-called coronal holes seem to be responsible. Sarah also talks with Science Editor Keith Smith about the source of the data, the Solar Orbiter mission. Read a related Perspective.
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Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
The source of solar wind, hackers and salt halt research, and a book on how institutions decide gender
A close look at a coronal hole, how salt and hackers can affect science, and the latest book in our series on science, sex, and gender
First up on this week’s show, determining the origin of solar wind—the streams of plasma that emerge from the Sun and envelope the Solar System. Host Sarah Crespi talks with Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, about how tiny jets in so-called coronal holes seem to be responsible. Sarah also talks with Science Editor Keith Smith about the source of the data, the Solar Orbiter mission. Read a related Perspective.
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Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Is it time for the Beano to drop the junk food brands?
Claire Mulrenan, specialist registrar in public health, and Mark Petticrew, professor of public health evaluation, both working at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine were surprised to see high-fat, high-salt fast food brands being featured heavily on the website of one of the UK's most beloved children's comics.
In this podcast, they describe why they think that is harmful, and why the Beano should think again about its editorial policies, to protect children's health.To read the full investigation:
www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p197 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Is it time for the Beano to drop the junk food brands?
Claire Mulrenan, specialist registrar in public health, and Mark Petticrew, professor of public health evaluation, both working at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine were surprised to see high-fat, high-salt fast food brands being featured heavily on the website of one of the UK's most beloved children's comics.
In this podcast, they describe why they think that is harmful, and why the Beano should think again about its editorial policies, to protect children's health.
To read the full investigation:
www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p197 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Diabetes Core Update Diabetic Neuropathy Part 3 May 2022
In this special three-part series we will be doing a deep dive into diabetic peripheral neuropathy. In this third episode Drs. J. Robinson Singleton and Robin Marcus join our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik to discuss non-pharmacologic treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. In part 1 we covered the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, screening and diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and in part 2 of the series we covered pharmacologic management. This series is supported by an unrestricted educational grant to the American Diabetes Association from Nevro, Inc. Presented by: Neil Skoln...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - May 16, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
The AI that deciphers ancient Greek graffiti
00:46 The AI helping historians read ancient textsResearchers have developed an artificial intelligence that can restore and date ancient Greek inscriptions. They hope that it will help historians by speeding up the process of reconstructing damaged texts.Research article: Assael et al.News and Views: AI minds the gap and fills in missing Greek inscriptionsVideo: The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient textsIthaca platform08:53 Research HighlightsPollinators prefer nectar with a pinch of salt, and measurements of a megacomet’s mighty size.Research Highlight: Even six-legged diners can’t resist sweet-and-salty ...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Salt grain size camera!
(Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - January 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
