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Episode 166: Vyvyane Loh and Ken Ford discuss atherosclerotic heart disease
Season 9 Episode 166
Dr. Vyvyane Loh returns to STEM-Talk for her second appearance to talk about atherosclerotic heart disease. Also known as ASCVD, the disease has been…
2 years, 2 months ago
John Edwards on ketamine treatment for depression and suicide prevention
Season 9 Episode 165
Today we have Dr. Johnathan Edwards, an anesthesiologist and medical practitioner who specializes in human health and optimization. He is perhaps bes…
2 years, 2 months ago
Michael Leon on olfactory stimulation as a buffer for dementia symptoms
Season 9 Episode 164
What if the path to delaying the onset of dementia symptoms begins at the nose?
It is a doorway that the research of Dr. Michael Leon opened with a 2…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mark Mattson discusses glutamate, the brain’s most important neurotransmitter
Season 9 Episode 163
Today we have Dr. Mark Mattson, an adjunct professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine who is making his third appearance on STEM-T…
2 years, 4 months ago
Marc Hamilton discusses the soleus push-up and how excessive sitting is a health hazard
Season 9 Episode 162
Today we have Dr. Marc Hamilton, an international expert in muscle physiology. He has published pioneering work on the soleus push-up, a potent physi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 161: Sten Stray-Gundersen on the benefits of blood-flow restriction training
Season 8 Episode 161
Today’s episode of STEM-Talk features Dr. Sten Stray-Gundersen, a post-doctoral research associate at the University of South Carolina who is also an…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 160: Euan Ashley discusses precision medicine and the potential to predict, prevent, and diagnose diseases before they occur
Season 8 Episode 160
Our guest today is Dr. Euan Ashley, a pioneer in the use of genomic sequencing to solve some of our most puzzling medical mysteries. Medical genomics…
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 159: Ken and Dawn discuss chatbots, termites, kratom, ketosis, and the future of AI
Season 8 Episode 159
Today’s episode marks the return of another Ask Me Anything episode where listeners ask Ken and Dawn to weigh in on a wide range of topics.
In this g…
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 158: Judith Curry talks about the uncertainties of climate change
Season 8 Episode 158
Today we have climatologist Dr. Judith Curry, Professor Emerita of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Judy also i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 157: Don Layman discusses the role of dietary protein in muscle, health, and disease
Season 8 Episode 157
Today we have one of the world’s foremost authorities on dietary protein and amino acids, Dr. Donald Layman. He is known for his extensive research o…
2 years, 8 months ago