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Back to SearchHow Ocean Currents Shape Our Brains, Health, and Climate Resilience
How are deep ocean dynamics, extreme weather, and human health intertwined? In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down …
21 hours ago
How the Brain Balances Flexibility and Robustness with Dr. Wolfgang Stein
Season 3 Episode 18
In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphall sits down with Dr. Wolfgang Stein, a professor at Illinois State University School of…
1 week ago
Rethinking Neurodegeneration: The Hidden Role of Blood Vessels in Alzheimer's Disease
What if the blood vessels in your brain aren't just collateral damage in Alzheimer's disease, but part of the cause?
Dr. Rachel Bennett, associate pro…
3 months, 1 week ago
How Early Life Adversity Rewires the Developing Brain
Season 3 Episode 16
What if the roots of anxiety, depression, and early puberty trace back to the first years of life — and we've been asking the wrong questions?
In this…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Eye Knows: Using Ocular Biometrics to Diagnose PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression
What if diagnosing PTSD, anxiety, and depression could be as objective as a blood test — done in 10 minutes on your phone?
That's the vision behind Se…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Third Pillar: Why Sleep Apnea, Circadian Rhythms, and Cognitive Health Are More Connected Than You Think
Are you trading your long-term brain health for late-night screen time? Dr. Paul Chung, physician and researcher at Northwestern University, joins ho…
4 months ago
Why One Gene at a Time Isn't Enough: A Pioneer's View on Autism, Transcriptomics, and Future Cures
What if the key to understanding autism isn't one gene — but thousands working together?
In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westpha…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Brain's Plumbing Problem: A Neurologist-Scientist's Quest to Clear Alzheimer's Proteins
What if one of the most promising frontiers in Alzheimer's research isn't just about what's building up in the brain - but how the brain clears it ou…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hidden Genome: How Mitochondrial DNA Shapes Aging and Disease
Season 3 Episode 11
The Hidden Genome Inside Every Cell
Most of us learned that mitochondria are the “powerhouse of the cell.”
What we didn’t learn?
They carry their own DN…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Rewiring Mental Health: Nature-Inspired Brain Medicine with Dr. Jacob Hooker
Season 3 Episode 10
What if the next breakthrough in mental health didn’t start in a lab — but in nature?
In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal s…
5 months ago