Demystifying Medicine - Sickle Cell Anemia: Treatable and/or Curable?
Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series
Although the fundamental molecular pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia was elucidated in studies of this genetic disease starting more than 70 years ago, it is only in about the last two decades that this knowledge has led to specific therapies. Indeed in the last decade serious attention has turned to the possibility of a genetic cure of this condition.
Have we finally cured sickle cell anemia? Not quite, but we may be on the cusp. Really. In a dozen clinical trials planned or underway, some at the NIH Clinical Center, researchers are applying gene therapy to cure this well-studied g...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Richard W. Childs Flag Promotion Ceremony
The United States Public Health Service Flag Promotion ceremony for Rear Admiral (RADM) Richard W. Childs, promoted to RADM Upper Half O-8 in January 2020, is being webcast live on 3/27/2020 from Masur Auditorium. Richard Childs, MD serves as the Clinical Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He was commissioned in the USPHS Commissioned Corps as a Lieutenant in 1995 when joined the NCI as an Oncology Fellow. Following fellowship training, he was appointed a tenure-track investigator in the Hematology Branch of the NHLBI where he continues to conduct r...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Cellular Therapy Targeting Malignant Brain Tumors
CCR Grand Rounds
Duane A. Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D. is Co-Director of the Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy and Director of the UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program. He is the Phyllis Kottler Friedman Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and the State of Florida Endowed Cancer Research Chair at the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Dr. Mitchell graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey with a bachelor ’ s degree in biology before receiving his medical degree and doctorate degree in immunology from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 2001. He completed post-graduate...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NLM Informatics and Data Science Lecture Series: Using Google Street View Images to Examine Links Between the Built Environment and Health
The first lecture in the 2020 National Library of Medicine (NLM) Informatics and Data Science Lecture Series will be " Using Google Street View Images to Examine Links Between the Built Environment and Health " delivered by Quynh Nguyen, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.
Advances in neighborhood research have been constrained by the lack of neighborhood data for many geographical areas. Dr. Nguyen will discuss the use of Google Street View (GSV) images as a source of national data on built environment features and the use of computer visi...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity - January 2020 (Day 2)
The NSABB is a federal advisory committee that addresses issues related to biosecurity and dual use research at the request of the United States Government. The NSABB has up to 25 voting members with a broad range of expertise including molecular biology, microbiology, infectious diseases, biosafety, public health, veterinary medicine, plant health, national security, biodefense, law enforcement, scientific publishing, and other related fields.Air date: 1/24/2020 9:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity - January 2020 (Day 1)
The NSABB is a federal advisory committee that addresses issues related to biosecurity and dual use research at the request of the United States Government. The NSABB has up to 25 voting members with a broad range of expertise including molecular biology, microbiology, infectious diseases, biosafety, public health, veterinary medicine, plant health, national security, biodefense, law enforcement, scientific publishing, and other related fields.Air date: 1/23/2020 12:30:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Biomedical Research in France and Its Institutionalization, 1940 – 1970: At the origins of INSERM
French biomedical research is often associated with Louis Pasteur and the Institute that bears his name, created in 1887 thanks to an international public subscription. This long-term success also reveals the very insufficient commitment of French universities to research at that time. This is why, during the 20th century, the State in France engaged in growing support for scientific research by creating specific institutions distinct from universities. The foundation of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 1939 was a major turning point in this respect. While the CNRS, which developed strongly after ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - December 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Cassedy Lecture in the History of Medicine: " Savages cry easily and are afraid of the dark ” What it means to talk about race and African American health
12th annual Cassedy Lecture in the History of Medicine:
This lecture will examine the impact of racism on African American health, looking at pervasive inequities that drive higher rates of morbidity and death in the United States. Where once explicitly racist theories of African American bodies and minds dominated public and scientific discourse, contemporary understandings of racial inequities in health tend to use less incendiary language, but still conceive of poor health as fundamentally a problem of individuals. Such framing centers health behaviors including diet and visits to the doctor, and leaves the role of soci...
Source: Videocast - All Events - December 6, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
New Drugs, Old Problems: The Sulfonamide Revolution and Children ’ s Health Care Delivery in the United States, 1933-1949
Using pediatric patient records housed at the National Library of Medicine, Dr. Cynthia Connolly explore the transformation wrought by the sulfonamides in medical and nursing practice at Baltimore ’ s Sydenham Hospital. Published articles, oral histories, and physician memoirs reveal only part of the story of one of the twentieth century ’ s most pivotal scientific breakthroughs. Through patient records, which rarely survive intact, it is possible to appreciate the ways in which the new therapeutics demanded more intense bedside care, enhanced laboratory facilities, and new levels of cooperation. It also reveals how an...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Kinyoun Lecture: Structure-Assisted Design of Universal Vaccines and Therapeutics Against Influenza Virus
Kinyoun Lecture
Ian A. Wilson, D. Phil., D.Sc., Hansen professor of structural biology and chair, department of integrative structural and computational biology at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif., will deliver the 2019 Joseph J. Kinyoun Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, November 19, at 3 p.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater, Bldg. 10. His presentation is titled, “ Structure-assisted Design of Universal Vaccines and Therapeutics against Influenza Virus. ”
Wilson will explain how insights gained through structural biology approaches are aiding in devising new ways to treat or prevent influenza. The health and economi...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Celebrating 35 Years of Sj ö gren's Syndrome Research at NIH
To mark the genesis of the NIDCR Sj ö gren ’ s Syndrome Clinic at NIDCR, speakers will trace the past, present, and future of research on this systemic autoimmune condition. Sj ö gren ’ s syndrome, which commonly causes dry mouth and dry eyes, affects up to 4 million people in the United States. Dry mouth is caused by decreased functioning of the salivary glands, and interferes with taste, makes chewing and swallowing more difficult, and increases the risk for cavities, tooth loss, and oral infections.Air date: 11/15/2019 10:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 15, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
We are what we eat: nutrition, genes, cognition & deep learning in age-related macular degeneration
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the United States and in the developed world. Two NIH-supported randomized clinical trials with 10 years of follow-up in nearly 10,000 participants demonstrated that nutritional supplements with antioxidant vitamins and minerals reduces the risk of progression to late AMD. Dietary data suggest the importance of the Mediterranean diet in reducing the risk of AMD, particularly fish consumption. The analyses of the genetic interaction with nutrition challenges the idea that you can eat away your geneti...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Celebrating 35 Years of Sj ö gren's Syndrome Research at NIDCR
To mark the 35th anniversary of the first clinical study of Sj ö gren ’ s syndrome at NIDCR, speakers will trace the past, present, and future of research on this autoimmune condition.
Sj ö gren ’ s syndrome, which causes dry mouth and dry eyes, affects up to 4 million people in the United States. Dry mouth interferes with taste, makes chewing and swallowing more difficult, and increases the risk for cavities, tooth loss, and infections in the mouth.Air date: 11/15/2019 10:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
E-Tattoo Heart Monitor
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing approximately 610,000 people yearly. The electrocardiography machine-EKG-the current method for monitoring the heart has been the standard for decades. Now NSF-funded engineers at the University of Texas have developed a ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - September 12, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: video
Liberating healthcare data is the goal in US and abroad
Quest Analytics CEO Ari Tulla compares and contrasts the United States and European healthcare systems – and explains why eliminating data silos is key to better outcomes in each. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - September 6, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Accountable Care Data Warehousing Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & amp; Policy Source Type: video
