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The Healthy Beverage Initiative UCSF to UC-Wide: Can We Change the Microbiome of the UC System?
Sugar-sweetened beverages are the single largest source of added sugar in the American diet and provide no nutritional value. UCSF now only sells zero-calorie beverages or non-sweetened drinks with nutritional value, such as milk and 100% juice in its onsite eateries, including cafeterias, vending machines and retail locations. Recorded on 12/10/2015.

Advances in Prosthetic Technology
Prosthetics have existed for centuries but today's advanced technologies are providing amazing devices to replace missing or impaired parts of the body. Matthew Garibaldi and Richard Nguyen explore these technology-driven advances.

Getting From Ideas To Innovation In Healthcare
UC Davis Professor Andrew Hargadon was the keynote speaker and panelist at Blue Shield of California's first Healthcare Innovation and Technology Career Summit in San Francisco. Illustrating several examples from his research, including the development of penicillin as a medical breakthrough, Professor Hargadon shared a primer on what it takes to turn an idea into an innovation -- and the power of the network. Recorded on 04/10/2018.

3D Printing with Stem Cells - Shaochen Chen
Bioengineer Shaochen Chen has developed a method of 3D printing live human tissue that could one day be used to heal damaged spinal cords, hearts, and other vital organs. And, because his technology uses stem cells, the transplant tissue can be patient specific. Now, he's using his technique to help researchers Alysson Muotri and Karl Wahlin understand brain and eye development.

Integrating Frailty Into Clinical Practice
Jennifer C. Lai, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology from UCSF. Recorded on 11/16/2018.

Herbal Allies for Emotional Distress
We have come so far in understanding the brain, yet we are often perplexed by our emotions. Geronima Cortese gives an brief history of herbalism and how it is practiced today. She explores the herbal approach from diagnosis to treatment.

Recorded on 03/21/2019.

Shaney jo Darden - No. HerPower: Education Vision Empowerment
"I use art to start conversations about something that is serious and complex." Shaney jo Darden, Founder and Global Creative Chief of The Keep A Breast Foundation, shares her journey in the world of art and activism. As someone who has carved out a career path focused on community and compassion, she stresses the importance discovering your unique talents and finding a place for them in your everyday work. Recorded on 03/12/2019.

Dr. Steve Schroeder - A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today
Dr. Steven Schroeder is Distinguished Professor of Health and Health Care at UCSF, where he also heads UCSF's Smoking Cessation Leadership Center. In this interview, he discusses academic medicine, the epidemic of substance abuse, his work at the RWJ Foundation (including the "failed study" that helped build the field of palliative care), and his life in healthcare policy and politics. Between 1990 and 2002, Dr. Schroeder was President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. During that time, the Foundation gave out nearly $4 billion in grants, including for new programs in substance abuse prevention and treatment, care at the end of life, and health insurance expansion for children, among others. He has won numerous awards, including six honorary doctoral degrees and the Gustav Leinhard Award from the National Academy of Medicine.

Gene Edited Cells: Next Generation of Cancer Therapeutics
Khalid Shah, MS, PhD discusses translating biological therapies into clinical care.

Demystifying Clinical Trials in Prostate Cancer
Dr. Rahul Aggarwal, is a genitourinary oncologist practicing at UCSF.

The ABCs of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Dr. Eric Small, Professor of Medicine; Urology; and Chief, Department of Medicine/Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF. Recorded on 06/08/2019.

Managing the Side Effects of Prostate Cancer and its Treatment
Alan Shindel, MD, Michael Rabow, MD, Nannette Perez, NP Recorded on 06/08/2019.

How a Year in Space Affects the Human Body
Scott Kelly spent a year in the International Space Station while his identical twin Mark Kelly was on earth. UC San Diego and many institutions studied the mental, cardiovascular, immune, genetic, muscular, microbial, bone, and eye changes in both twins to see the effects of long-term space travel. Changes were troubling, so NASA plans several more long-term space flights that will focus on genetic changes, bone loss, loss of vision, brain swelling, and Nutrition. Michael G. Ziegler, MD, is Professor of Medicine Emeritus at UCSD. He has studied astronaut health since 1978. He chaired NASA's yearly cardiovascular reviews, helped devise current astronaut protocols, and studied physiologic and genomic changes during the Year in Space study.  

The Modern Epidemic of Loneliness: Using Wisdom as Behavioral Vaccine with Dilip Jeste
As societal stresses have increased, loneliness and social isolation have become silent killers. Dilip Jeste, MD, a geriatric neuropsychiatrist who specializes in successful aging, explains how loneliness has become an epidemic, the risk factors, helpful interventions, and how we can harness wisdom for compassion, self regulation, and more.

In Good Shape
There is still no effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. That makes it all the more important to provide support for sufferers and their families. That is the job of Saskia Weiss from the German Alzheimer Society.

Staying Sharp: Current and Future Approaches to Brain Health and Alzheimer’s Therapeutics
Dr. Aimee Kao looks at recent news in Alzheimer's Disease therapeutics including drugs in development and the potential of stem cells and genome editing. Recorded on 10/24/2019.

The Ethics of Brain Organoids with Alysson Muotri Christof Koch Patricia Churchland Evan Thompson
Leading voices in philosophy and neuroscience wrap up a conference on the ethics of research using brain organoids with questions from the audience. Panelists: Christof Koch, Chief Scientist and President of the Allen Institute for Brain Science; Patricia Churchland, Emerita Professor, UC San Diego;
Evan Thompson, Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia; and Alysson Muotri, Director of the UC San Diego Stem Cell program.
Recorded on 10/04/2019.
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