Health & Medicine

The study of the human mind and body, how these function, and how they interact—not only with each other but also with their environment—has been of utmost importance in ensuring human well-being. Research on potential treatments and preventive medicine has expanded greatly with the development of modern medicine, and a network of disciplines, including such fields as genetics, psychology, and nutrition, aims to facilitate the betterment of our health.

Discover why coffee has a laxative effect on some people

Learn about the roles of the growth plate, bone marrow, and osteons in bone growth

Uncover the effect of marijuana on the brain and know how its potency and safety is determined

Watch tympanic membrane and auditory ossicles transmit sound wave vibrations to the human inner ear

Examine how a composite of collagen proteins and calcium can support a load of one ton

Learn why our body feels itchy and why scratching an itch makes it worse

Learn about aspartame as a sugar substitute and its safety

Learn about the health effects of salt on the human body

Learn about creativity and the influence of creativity in language

View an animation to understand the science behind nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia)

Learn about the history of homeopathy and its effectiveness

Know about a research experiment using premature lambs to create a biobag that acts as an artificial womb which can help take care of premature babies

Know about penicillin's discovery by Alexander Fleming and development by Ernst Chain and Howard Florey and its success in treating the wounded in World War II

Compare radiation treatments external beam therapy with brachytherapy and learn about their side effects

Discover the location and role of skeletal muscles in the human body

See researchers simulate the 3-D motion of the human rhinovirus using IBM Blue Gene Q supercomputer to understand how the virus works

Hear a neuroscientist Christof Koch speaks about how a neuron identifies selective encoding and coding to specific memories

Investigate the causes of brain damage and find out how neurologists can learn from it

Know about a cookbook with numerous nourishing recipes to deal with involuntary weight loss of cancer patients during the treatment

Uncover the science behind how the human digestive system breaks down carbohydrates, proteins, and fat

Understand how pathogenic bacteria can cause botulism, typhoid, cholera, and pneumonia

Discover the cause of acne and how to treat it

Learn about the social cognitive neuroscience during test messaging

Learn how tissue implants which are grown on 3-d scaffold proved to be more effective in healing damaged blood vessels by atherosclerosis

Learn different ways of increase alertness without consuming caffeine

See experimenters discussing the myths and benefits of wine baths

Watch archival footage of children with polio, and see Jonas Salk administerpolio vaccine as the nationwide immunization effort began

Learn how breast cancer is detected using Magnetic resonance mammography

Learn how humans can inherit the A, B, and O blood types

Learn about anxiety disorders and ways to treat them

Learn the difference between saturated and polyunsaturated fats

Learn about the discovery of the leptin protein in mice and its benefit for diabetes and obesity treatment in humans

Uncover how food and healthy lifestyle leads to high life expectancy on Okinawa island, Japan

Watch a physician perform an endoscopy using coherent optic fibres to examine a patient's interior

Learn about electrolytes, its significance in the body functions and controversy related to the use of sports drink

Learn about the use of modern technology in monitoring infant brain waves for signs of distress

Know about trans fat and how they are harmful to health

Know about Sigmund Freud's triple-decker model of the human psyche: the id, ego, and superego

Understand temperature, thermal energy and how temperature affects the skin

Discover how the brains of coma patients stimulate by hearing familiar voices of their loved ones

Hear about the ancient Greek's holistic approach to medicine and how it can help us rethink on the relevant medical issues of today

Learn about spinal disc herniations and various treatments like surgery, acupuncture, and exercise

Uncover the commonly misunderstood treatments about cold and flu and other health misconceptions

Understand the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic

Learn about the popular yet controversial use of Botox injection in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures

Know about good and bad cholesterol and how moderate alcohol consumption can lower heart disease

Study X-ray imaging and slow-motion footage of hinge, gliding, and ball-and-socket joints

Understand how early exposure to peanuts can combat the development of peanut allergies in children

Discover the causes of kidney stones and how to prevent them from forming

See how wounds heal

Understand the theories on how Tylenol (acetaminophen or paracetamol) relieves pain and reduces fever and know the side effects of its overdose

Witness and learn how computer-aided physiotherapy help treat a woman suffering from back pain

Travel with the red blood cell as it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide through the heart, lungs, and body tissues

Know the factors that favor higher production of baby boys than girls which result in skewed sex ratio with human populations

Observe neurosurgeons using electrodes to detect electrical activity in an epileptic patient's brain

Know why toothpaste transforms the taste of certain foods

Care of Hair and Nails (1951)

Know how stress affects the human body

Know about prosthetic jaw joint replacement and how that technology can help in other joint replacements like the shoulder, the hip, or even the spine

Know about the stigma and impact associated with combat fatigue (shell shock) and the changing perceptions of society towards it

Hear about the relationship between genetics and psychiatric disorders, with the stigmas associated with them

Hear Dr. Teepu Siddique talk about his research on the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Know about dengue fever and how NS1 viral protein makes dengue a severe disease by causing vascular leak and shock

Learn about type I and type II diabetes mellitus, the genetic and environmental risk factors and ways to manage it

Find out from Dr. Tina Tan of Northwestern University why adult vaccination against various types of diseases is important

Know how the urushiol compound of poison ivy makes the skin cause rashes and itchy and how to treat those allergic reactions

Learn about the treatment for combat fatigue (shell shock) administered to British soldiers in WWI

Probe the human limbic system to understand a human's emotions, ability to learn, and sense of smell

Venture through the fog onto a treacherous boggy moor, a landscape that can hide well-preserved bog bodies centuries old

Learn about hygiene hypothesis and know-how the immune system recognize and neutralize foreign bacteria from harming the body

See how drones are used to transport medical supplies and speed up the treatment of HIV infected persons to fight the spread of AIDS in Malawi

Hear a discussion about the uniqueness in humans which separates them from other animals

Learn about Tourette syndrome and listen to a young boy talk about his life with Tourette syndrome

Listen to an exposed human heartbeat during open-heart surgery

Examine X-rays of broken bones mending themselves and see how important it is to exercise and eat right

Uncover the history of pandemics and its impact around the world

Discover the science behind consuming carrots and improving human eye vison

Know about the chemical elements in alcohol and their adverse effects on the human body

Uncover the reason why some people do not perceive colors in the same way

Explore the human cardiovascular system and learn about arteries, veins, and capillaries

Know about the sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder

Discover why the human stomach rumbles

Know about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and the efforts of researchers to understand the long term effect of repetitive head injury

Know what makes carbon monoxide so dangerous and tips to stay safe from poisoning

Know why tuberculosis still poses a threat to humans and why the fight against this disease is far from over

Notice the growth of Penicillium and yeast

Know the science of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and uncover the myth surrounding it

Alcohol and the Human Body: Part 2 (1949)

Know about the structure of autism studies program at the University College Cork in Ireland

See how researchers use transcranial magnetic stimulation to study the brain and improve memory

Understand the concept of calorie, the use of nutritional value on the food label, and methods to measure them

Uncover the science behind myopia and its underlying causes

Watch a researcher explain the biological and psychological processes of how love works

Hear about testing the effectiveness of lab-grown mosquitoes carrying Zika-blocking bacterium to combat the virus spread in Brazil, a part of “Eliminate Dengue” program

Uncover the science behind how soap removes dirt

Uncover the science behind skin aging

Understand the effects of nuclear radiation on the human body, such as damage to lungs and thyroid and severe burns

Know how retailing industries use the process of scent marketing to manipulate consumers

Overview mechanism and anatomy of the respiratory tract; passaging air from the mouth and nose to the lungs

Understand about the rehabilitation physiotherapy program in which people with spinal cord injuries learn to sail and go sailing

Discover some facts about sweat

Study the ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol to determine if a person is at risk of heart attack or stroke

Discover the various factors that contribute to foot odors and ways to prevent it

Learn about osteoporosis and the challenges in diagnosis and treatment

Discover how gene therapy can treat diseases caused by genetic mutations such as cystic fibrosis

Learn about pheromones and its role in human attraction

Learn how a failure in the endocrine system may affect digestive, circulatory, and excretory systems

Discover the causes of morning sickness or nausea during pregnancy

Uncover the science behind the working of “smart bandages” that can detect bedsores as they form

Discover the importance of antibiotics and how to prevent their overuse

Study whether e-cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes

Learn what happens to the human body in the absence of physical activity

Hear American virologist Robert Gallo speaking about the prospects in the development of HIV vaccine

Know about antibiotics, its uses, and risks

Discover biofilm and learn about potential benefits of harvesting ocean bacteria

Learn about tryptophan to debunk the myth that eating turkey induces drowsiness on Thanksgiving

Investigate an experiment demonstrating the advantages of microbiota transplantation therapy in treating Clostridium difficile infection

Understand the structure and functions of the central nervous system

Witness smoking's toll on the respiratory system as ciliated cells die and the mucous membrane breaks down

Learn how the right and left hemispheres of the brain differ and how speech can be affected by brain damage

Observe how a red blood cell travels from the heart to the lungs and other body tissues to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

Know about nonviral human hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy injections to treat diabetic neuropathy

Tobacco and the Human Body: Part 1 (1954)

Witness the transmission of leptospirosis disease-causing germs from rats to humans and its effects

Learn about head lice and remedies to get rid of them

Observe a cleft-lip surgery performed by doctors of the International Children's Surgical Foundation

Discover the health benefits of avocados and learn how to cut, peel, and prepare avocados for maximum health benefit and how to keep guacamole from browning

Understand what happens when someone undergoes hormone therapy, used for physically transitioning genders

Learn about optogenetics and its possible use in treating brain disorders

Learn about sickle cell anemia and how a tiny microfluidic device can help analyze the behaviour of blood from sickle cell patients

Discover if natural vitamins are better than synthetic vitamins by studying the chemical structure of vitamin C

Learn how the olfactory bulb in the brain processes the information from the olfactory receptors lining the nose

Discover the science of caffeine and its effects on the human body

Learn how the motor cortex and the hypothalamus controls the voluntary and involuntary muscle movement

study researches to see how the left and right halves of the human brain play a crucial role in processing language

Understand how crossing multiple time zones make our sleep-wake cycle and our inner clock out of sync and make us jet lag

Hear how through philosophy the personal identity of a person is defined

View German pilot Norbert Biehler inside a human centrifuge training to withstand an accelerated centrifugal force

Explore how the pacemaker transmits electrical impulses through the heart which can be read by an electrocardiography

Learn about the hygiene hypothesis and understand how exposure to certain germs help develop a child's immunity

Learn how our immune system works and HudsonAlpha's research in immunogenomics

Observe ciliated cells throughout the human respiratory system

Explore the human heart and how the cardiovascular system help circulate blood throughout the body

See how the brainstem regulates heart rate and respiration along with other vital involuntary reflexes

See how ultrasound and chorionic villus biopsy procedures can prenatally screen and diagnose diseases such as cystic fibrosis through DNA amplification and genetic fingerprinting

Know about asthma, what triggers it, and ways to manage it

Hear neuroscientist Richard Haier speak about plasticity and debunk the Mozart effect, the claim that IQ can be increased by listening to a Mozart sonata

Understand how moisturizers work on the skin and also the types of moisturizers

Learn about the challenges faced by researchers in developing a vaccine to end nicotine addiction

Know how human ears help to perceive and distinguish sounds

Understand the placebo effect and how it helps patients to heal themselves

Know about an effort to make portable and low-cost prosthetic limbs

Listen to how an intensive back rehabilitation program in a clinic in Göttingen, Germany combines different disciplines to help patients deal with severe back pain

Understand the science behind human hair growth

Eat For Health (1954)

Learn the importance of the ten glands of the human endocrine system

Understand how scientists understand and treat melanoma by targeting the gene B-Raf oncogene

Understand allergies, their causes, and prevention

See animation on the role of the small and large intestine in the digestion process

Discover how constantly mutating viruses are a challenge to a universal flu vaccine

Learn about the phenomenon called synaesthesia through neurological research at the California Institute of Technology

Explore the health benefits of laughter and how contagious it can be

Know how Wilson Greatbatch invented the implantable cardiac pacemaker

Learn about the study on oral desensitization therapy to cure peanut allergy

Learn how researchers use biobanks, such as the Improved Pregnancy Outcomes by Early Detection study, or IMPROvED to improve maternal and newborn outcomes

Tobacco and the Human Body: Part 2 (1954)

Uncover some common notions on the medical and surgical care during the American Civil War, with a focus on the necessity of limb amputation

Discover the cloning of Dolly the sheep by using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)

Uncover the science of traditional Chinese medicine and the use of acupuncture instead of anesthetic during surgery

Uncover the science behind dizziness and vertigo

Track ventricle depolarization via the QRS complex in an electrocardiogram to observe electrical conduction

Know the process of how blood donation works and its significance

Discover what causes body odor and how deodorants and antiperspirants work

Learn which foods provide proteins and other nutrients humans need to maintain a healthy, balanced diet

Learn about the early outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S.

Learn of an effort to improve the health of people on Margarita Island through alternative medicines

Listen to a doctor explain the causes and treatment for a type of back pain called lordosis

Learn about the pathogen HIV causing the disease AIDS, its treatments and effects

Learn about the common cold, its causes, and remedies

Learn how vaccines enhance the human immune system to fight against harmful pathogens

Explore the health benefits of coffee consumption

Observe the subtle effects of the anticancer drug Taxol inside a cell

Understand the reason behind the unpleasant smell of urine after eating asparagus

Learn about diagnosing of psychiatric disorders by first determining the root cause of the disorder

Know the cause of feeling full and heartburn after eating a big meal

See how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin

Learn how the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster continued to affect survivors' health 30 years later, their entitlements reduced and compensations not paid

Discover how high-fructose corn syrup and sugar are chemically different from each other

Learn about chronic infections, the cause why bacteria turns chronic in cystic fibrosis patients, and why standard antibiotics are unable to the bacteria

Hear psycholinguist Steven Pinker outlining the evolution of several unique traits in humans as compared with other species

Learn about human intelligence and tests to measure intelligence quotient (IQ)

Learn how antibiotics work and how to use them effectively

Know about zoonosis disease and how it spreads from animals to humans

Know Broca's lesion method in mapping brain activity in humans and how studies of brain disorders to the Broca area help evolve the scientific understanding of cognition

Know about the chemistry of seasonal affective disorder and its treatments