Parhaat Audio Medica Podcastit (2024)

Professor Peter Sandercock, Personal Chair in Medical Neurology, presents the fourth lecture in the 2014 Medical Detectives series entitled, Unravelling the Mystery of Stroke Disease - The Clue's in the Numbers... Ideas about the causes of stroke have evolved over the centuries from the mystical to the realisation that most strokes are due to a plu…

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Prof. Aziz Sheikh - The Sign of Three: An Investigation into the Epidemic of Itch, Sneeze and Wheeze 50:52

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Professor Aziz Sheikh, Professor of Primary Care Research & Development and Co-Director of the University's Centre for Population Health Scientist, delivers the third lecture in the 2014 Medical Detectives series entitled, "The Sign of Three: Progress Report on an Investigation into the Epidemic of Itch, Sneeze and Wheeze". In this lecture, Profess…

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Dr Richard Chin - Unlocking the Mysteries of Childhood Epilepsy 57:09

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Dr Chin addresses some of the major challenges in childhood epilepsy: identifying the cause, finding better treatments, and dealing with the learning and behavioural problems in epilepsy. http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/2014/chin Recorded on 9 October 2014 at the University of Edinburgh's Anatomy Lecture Theatre.…

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Dr Jeffrey Schoenebeck - Doggedly Dependent: A Canine Story of Human Intervention and Form 56:53

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No other terrestrial species of animal is as diverse in its morphology as man's best friend, the dog. Today more than four hundred breeds of dogs are recognized worldwide. Why and how did dogs evolve so rapidly and broadly? Dr Schoenebeck discusses the scientific advances that occurred in the last decade that have enabled researchers to begin unrav…

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Prof. Charles ffrench-Constant - Why Doesn't the Brain Repair Itself? 1:02:12

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Professor Charles ffrench-Constant, Professor of Multiple Sclerosis Research, presents the Medical Detectives lecture, "Why Doesn't the Brain Repair Itself?". The patient disabled by spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis illustrates the consequences of the failure of repair in the brain after injury. But why does this fail? Other tissues such as…

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Prof. Stephen Lawrie - Scanning for a Diagnostic Test for Schizophrenia 53:34

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Professor Stephen Lawrie, Professor of Psychiatry and Head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh, delivers his Medical Detectives lecture entitled "Scanning for a Diagnostic Test for Schizophrenia". Brain imaging can be used to distinguish patients with schizophrenia from their relatives, and from other patients with major ps…

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Prof. Stephen Wigmore - The Case of the Vanishing Yellow Man 38:04

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Professor Stephen Wigmore, Professor of Transplantation Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at The University of Edinburgh, delivers his Medical Detectives lecture entitled "The Case of the Vanishing Yellow Man". In this talk, Professor Wigmore examines approaches to management of liver failure, particularly liver transplantation and will also …

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Dr Angela Thomas - Curing Leukaemia; Mustard Gas, Guinea Pigs and DNA 59:09

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Dr Angela Thomas is an honorary senior lecturer within Child Life and Health at the University of Edinburgh. From First World War observations that mustard gas caused lymphoid tissue to dissolve and that folate seemed to accelerate the leukaemic process, carefully chosen chemicals were used to tackle leukaemia, sometimes with startling success. In …

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Prof Siddarthan Chandran - Stem cell research 55:54

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Professor Siddharthan Chandran is Director of the Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research at the University of Edinburgh. Stem cells have heralded a revolution in research, offering genuine possibilities for the discovery and delivery of new treatments. Professor Chandran will explore the myths and hype surrounding stem cells and p…

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Prof Brian Walker - Stress hormones and heart disease: the clue is in a mixed up colorist 59:44

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Great strides have been taken in preventing and treating heart disease, yet it remains one of the biggest serial killers and our understanding of its causes is incomplete. This lecture describes how clues from population databases, modern genetics, and detailed investigations in patients have implicated steroid stress hormones in heart disease and …

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Prof Jean Manson - Prions: tracking the elusive killer 48:46

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Professor Jean Manson is Head of the Neuropathogenesis Division of The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh. This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/ Recorded on 4 October 2…

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Prof David Cunningham Owens - Mindbending: the curious tale of psychotropic drugs 57:55

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David Cunningham Owens is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh and honorary consultant psychiatrist, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. This talk revealed how the development of neuronal communication at synapses is altered in Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). It also examines how basic research into the role of genetics has led to th…

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Prof David Cunningham - Mindbending: the curious tale of psychotropic drugs 57:55

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David Cunningham Owens is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh and honorary consultant psychiatrist, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medic…

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Prof Brendan Corcoran - Murder of a heart valve: An open-and-shut case? 51:59

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A public lecture presented by Professor Brendan Corcoran on Thursday 28 October 2010. This is the second lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. Brendan Corcoran is Professor of Veterinary Cardiopulmonary Medicine and Director of International Affairs in the University's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Audio version.…

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Prof Jane Norman - The mysteries of birth: Far from elementary, my dear Watson 50:12

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A public lecture presented by Professor Jane Norman on Thursday 21 October 2010. This is the first lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. Jane Norman is Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at the University and Director of the Tommy’s Centre of Maternal and Fetal Health. Audio version.…

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Prof James Ironside- Prions: The serial killers that attack the brain 54:16

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A public lecture presented by Professor James Ironside on Thursday 4 November 2010. This is the third lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. James Ironside is Professor of Clinical Neuropathology at the University and Director of the MRC Network of UK Brain Banks. Audio version.Kirjoittanut Liam.Duffy@ed.ac.uk

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David Argyle - Hounds and the Cancer Genes: Cats and Dogs Providing Clues to Treating Human Cancer 46:03

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The final in a series of public lectures which show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st Century doctors. Recorded on 19 November 2009 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh. Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the lectures highlight the University's acclaimed medical research. The speaker, David Argyle, is Wi…

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John Iredale - A Study in Scarring: The Dark Side of Wound Repair 46:03

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The third in a series of public lectures which show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st Century doctors. Recorded on 12 November 2009 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh. Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the lectures highlight the University's acclaimed medical research. The speaker, John Iredale, is Pr…

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Jonathan Seckl - On the Cushing Case: A Tale Linked to Obesity 46:43

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The second in a series of public lectures which show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st Century doctors. Recorded on 5 November 2009 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh. Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the lectures highlight the University's acclaimed medical research. The speaker, Jonathan Seckl, is …

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Dorothy Crawford - Case book: Fighting Cancer with Killer Cells 40:52

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The first in a series of public lectures which show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st Century doctors. Recorded on 29 October 2009 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh. Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the lectures highlight the University's acclaimed medical research. Dorothy Crawford is Professor of …