Some bandages are embedded with medicine to treat wounds, but researchers at Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital have something much more sophisticated in mind for the future of chronic wound care.



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This episode explores an innovative new monitoring software that allows diabetics with chronic foot ailments to track and monitor their condition at home, and a vast collection of subglacial lakes hidden deep beneath the West Antarctic...

In this video, we discuss the basic mechanisms of action of cardiac drugs such as statins and diabetic medications.

This is an introduction to the topic of atherosclerosis and heart disease, specifically a new line of thinking in this field.



The old school thinking is that dietary fat is the culprit for heart disease. But...

A long-term medical condition that affects the body's blood sugar levels, due to a defect in the production of the hormone insulin.
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Paul Andersen explains how feedback loops allow living organisms to maintain homeostasis. He uses thermoregulation in mammals to explain how a negative feedback loop functions. He uses fruit ripening to explain how a positive feedback...

There's a lot of interest in knowing your future when you're a kid. But one thing you can know with basically 100% certainty isn't one you'd expect - your risk of developing type one diabetes. So if one simple blood test can tell you if...