Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRethinking Depression: Why Mental Health Is a Whole-Body Disease
What if depression and anxiety are not just disorders of the brain, but conditions shaped by the entire body?
In this episode of Research Renaissance,…
5 months, 1 week ago
Bioethics at the Bedside and Beyond: How Ethics Shaped Modern Medicine
Modern medicine is not shaped by science alone. It is shaped by ethics, trust, and the difficult decisions made when technology moves faster than soc…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Can We Halt Parkinson’s Progression? Targeted Brain Therapies Explained
Season 3 Episode 7
Parkinson’s disease begins decades before symptoms appear — and by the time tremors start, brain changes have already been unfolding for years.
In thi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Parkinson’s a Whole-Body Disease? Rethinking the Immune System’s Role
Season 3 Episode 6
For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been viewed primarily as a disorder of dopamine-producing brain cells.
But what if that’s only part of the story?…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
How MicroRNAs Could Change Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
Season 3 Episode 5
In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down with neuroscientist Micaelly Alves, PhD candidate at Temple University and a…
6 months ago
From Neuroscience to State Policy: How Science Shapes Decisions in California
Season 3 Episode 4
How does neuroscience shape state policy? And what happens when scientists step inside government?
In this episode of Research Renaissance, Deborah We…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Vagus Nerve Revolution: How Bioelectronic Medicine Is Changing the Future of Healthcare
Season 3 Episode 3
In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down with Dr. Şiyar Bahadır, neurosurgeon and Elmezzi Scholar at the Feinstein In…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside Health Informatics: Data, Decisions, and the Future of Patient Care
Healthcare today runs on data, but few people understand how deeply information systems shape patient outcomes, clinician workflows, and long-term pu…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Alzheimer’s Is No Longer a Black Box: Science, Resilience, and the Path Forward
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease was treated as an unavoidable consequence of aging. In this episode of Research Renaissance, Dr. Jessica Rexach expl…
7 months ago
From Lived Experience to Life-Changing Innovation: How Praxis Reimagines Spinal Cord Injury Solutions
In this powerful episode of Research Renaissance, Arushi Raina and John Chernesky from the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute pull back the curtain on what…
10 months, 1 week ago