Harvard Medical Labcast
By Harvard Medical School Office of Communications and External Relations
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Description
HMS scientists tackle a variety of important questions, ranging from how your neurons work to which genes play a role in particular diseases. Our podcast gives you the scoop on some of this work, providing context and highlighting the latest trends in medical education and biomedical research.
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Episode 39: From Harvard to Hollywood | Emmy-nominated alum combines medicine, media and storytelling | 1/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 38: Chew on This | Reintegrating dental and medical care | 2/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 37: Blunt Scrutiny | Tackling research gaps in marijuana use | 10/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 36: Challenging Common Knowledge | Inside the mind of physician-economist Bapu Jena | 8/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 35: Connecting the Dots | Improving transgender health care by unifying efforts across HMS | 6/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 34: Culture Clash | Improving communication and reducing disparities at the doctor's office | 4/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 33: Genetics in Space | Improving human health on and off the Earth's surface | 2/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 32: The A-Word | Trying to catch Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear | 10/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 31: Genetics of Sleep | Tour a lab that studies slumbering fruit flies | 9/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 30: Object Lessons | Inside the life of an anatomical museum curator | 8/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 29: Rx Poetry | How doctors and patients can improve with the power of poems | 7/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 28: Medicine and Morality | How do doctors resolve ethical dilemmas hidden in everyday patient care? | 6/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 27: Your Digital Phenotype | John Brownstein mines social media to track disease | 5/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 26: Digging into Ancient DNA | David Reich unravels prehistoric genetic code to explore human history | 4/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 25: The Future of Science | Young researchers call for change to make scientific careers sustainable | 3/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 24: The Methodical Adventurer | Stem cell researcher Amy Wagers enjoys the thrill of discovery | 4/29/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 23: Psychosocial Healing | A plastic surgeon finds new ways to soothe physical and emotional wounds | 11/12/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 22: Heart Matters | Husband-wife team studies the genetics of cardiac disease | 9/28/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 21: The Case for Curiosity | Basic science lays the foundation for tomorrow's medical breakthroughs | 7/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 20: Evolution of the Patient-Doctor Relationship | A physician reflects on power shifts over the decades | 5/31/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 19: Supreme Court Considers Health Reform | Decision will shape policy for years to come | 4/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 18: Origins of Life | Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak seeks to build primitive cells | 4/20/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 17: 3D Mammography Gains Momentum | New imaging tool poised to transform breast cancer screening | 3/29/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 16: Metamorphosis of a Medical Student | Third-year experiences in the clinic spur a remarkable transformation | 2/15/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 15: Transforming Drug Discovery | A new initiative takes aim at the alarming slowdown in the development of new and lifesaving drugs | 10/17/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 14: Under 6 and overweight | Learn about a new Institute of Medicine report on early childhood obesity | 7/26/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 13: Building a sustainable future | Find out how HMS Professor of Systems Biology Pam Silver is working to build a sustainable future through synthetic biology | 6/23/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 12: Are you getting enough sleep? | Learn about research that indicates adults should be getting 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep each night | 5/23/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 11: Human genome turns 10 | David Altshuler discusses how the Human Genome Project has changed the landscape of biomedical research | 3/10/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 10: Powerful placebo | Find out why researchers are trying to understand the magnitude, duration and boundaries of placebo effects | 2/10/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 9: How to make a doctor | We ask some Bostonians to envision a doctor of the future and bring their questions about medical training to HMS Dean for Education Thomas Michel | 2/9/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 8: Working the system | HMS professor Peter Sorger shares his perspectives on the emerging field of systems biology, and we visit the lab of Roy Kishony, where researchers are using mathematical models to probe the evolution of drug resistant bacteria. | 11/26/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 7: Inside the brain's black box | Adrian Ivinson, director of the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center, explains why researchers need to collaborate to tackle neurodegenerative diseases | 10/30/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 6: Your genome, your future | HMS professor David Altshuler discusses the relationship between human genetic variation and disease, and HMS professor George Church explains the complexities of the Personal Genome Project. | 9/30/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 5: Striving for global health | Nobel Laureate Eric Chivian discusses the connection between biodiversity and human disease, and Yvonna Reekie examines the emerging problem of drug-resistant tuberculosis. | 8/21/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 4: And coverage for all? | HMS associate professor Stephanie Woolhandler shares her views on universal healthcare, and Yvonna Reekie takes you for a ride on the Family Van | 7/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 3: The art of perception | HMS professor of neurobiology Margaret Livingstone uses art to understand how we perceive and process visual stimuli, and HMS professor of pediatrics Charles Nelson employs noninvasive techniques to measure the brain activity of children. | 6/20/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 2: The secrets of aging | HMS associate professor of pathology David Sinclair is getting under the hood of the molecular machinery that drives longevity, and HMS assistant professor of medicine Anne Fabiny is preparing students for an aging population. | 5/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Episode 1: The science of social networks | HMS professor of medical sociology Nicholas Christakis examines how social networks affect our health, and an HMS student relies on social networking websites to rally the Kenyan diaspora. | 2/7/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 39 Items |
- Free
- Category: Science
- Language: English
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