Recent Episodes
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A Vaccine for Lung Cancer
Despite a drop in smoking, the number of new lung cancer cases continues to climb. It's among the more deadly cancers with more Americans dying from it than any other cancer. Fortunately, a new vaccine to treat lung cancer is being tested. There are two main types of lung cancer, non-small cell and small cell.
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Biomolecules are Left or Right Handed
Just like us, our biomedical world is either left or right-handed. For example, proteins, the machines of our cells are left-handed molecules. A DNA helix is right-handed which means the helix twists to the right. Other right-handed molecules in our cells are sugars such as glucose.
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Preventing AMR from Surpassing Cancer
In the US, there are close to 3 million AR infections that kill 50,000 people a year. And more than a million deaths globally of all ages and genders. If the trend is not reversed, AR microbial infections will become harder to treat and will likely surpass cancer as the leading cause of worldwide death by 2050.
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The Microbiome of the Brain
If you've been listening to our show, which has been around for nearly two decades, you've heard us discuss the importance of the microbiome. This is the collection of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that live on and in our bodies. And they outnumber our cells.
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Quick and Accurate Detection of Pathogens
Infections of the central nervous system or CNS are often serious and sometimes deadly and yet, determining which pathogen is causing the infection remains challenging. To find whether a virus or bacteria is the cause of someone's brain inflammation, doctors need a tissue sample, grow it in the lab, and then test it to identify it. Often the tests involve using antibodies of known pathogens.
