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Over 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than two percent chance of survival. How could this be? Jack Andraka talks about how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer...

Along with a crew of technologists and scientists, Jorge Soto is developing a simple, noninvasive, open-source test that looks for early signs of multiple forms of cancer. Onstage at TEDGlobal 2014, he demonstrates a working prototype of...

We know that our immune system watches out for us, but is there a way we could give it a leg up in spotting cancerous tumors?

Anyone who has lost a loved one to pancreatic cancer knows the devastating speed with which it can affect an otherwise healthy person. TED Fellow and biomedical entrepreneur Laura Indolfi is developing a revolutionary way to treat this...

B kind, a club started by 2 students, is all about encouraging acts of kindness in our everyday lives.



B kind was inspired by the life of Bill Mahoney, a loving husband and father whose life was tragically cut short by...

On October 1st, 1993, standup comedian Bill Hicks performed on David Letterman’s new late night talk show for the first time -- it was a classic Hicks set that everyone had come to expect. In less than seven minutes, Hicks delivered some...

In this week's episode we discover the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid. We learn about a new device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. We study the cougars' diet and finally we explore a science & engineering festival. Check it...

In this week’s episode, we discover the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid; we learn about a new device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer; we study the cougars’ diet; and, finally, we explore a science & engineering festival....

In this week's episode we also learn about a new device that may help diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier and how cougars may have survived extinction 12,000 years ago by not being picky about what they ate. Check it out!

JACK ANDRAKA was just a fifteen year old Maryland high school sophomore when he invented an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers. Now, at seventeen, Jack’s groundbreaking results have earned him...

A former US Marine discusses the health consequences of exposure to toxic chemicals, particularly from burn pits in Iraq, and the lack of support from the government for veterans. Using cadavers in a lab, he explains how the chemicals...

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes involved in DNA repair and other important functions. However, mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of different types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer. In this lesson, we discuss the...