While it's clear that stress can make depression worse, it's never been clear why this is. Dr. Owen Wolkowitz, a professor of psychiatry at UCSF, explores the biological connection between stress and depression. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17621]
Tags: depression stress psychiatry Wolkowitz
Tax experts and journalists engage in a lively debate about what caused Californias current budget troubles in Part One of a series sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley. Series: Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (IGS) [1/2010] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 17547]
UCSB emeritus professor of sociology Thomas Scheff explores the place that emotion holds in cognition. [8/2009] [Humanities] [Show ID: 16938]
Tags: thomas scheff sociology emotions
Aging is warfare between chemistry and biology says Steven G. Clarke, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA and an authority on the biochemistry of the aging process. Clarke focuses on the fascinating dichotomy between two crucial disciplines, chemistry and biology, and how protein modification can regulate biological function. Series: UCLA Faculty Research Lectures [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 17866]
Dr. Nicholas Fidelman of UCSF presents a new radioembolization treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Then, ucsfs Dr. Andrew Posselt discuss bariatric surgery before and after liver tranplant Series: UCSF Transplant Update [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 17843]
Tags: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Bariatric Surgery Liver Transplant
Thomas Lyon, Director of Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, describes climate change as the ultimate collective-action problem. In the absence of a satisfactory global regulatory structure, hundreds of local and regional climate initiatives have sprung up, some voluntary and some mandatory. Professor Lyon examines this chaotic process and assesses what it implies for environmental governance. Series: Scientific Horizons [12/2009] [Public Affairs ...
Dr. Judith Luce of UCSF examines the incidence of breast cancer in young women and explores what types of preventive medical treatments exist that may offer hope to women at risk. Series: Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment [2/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17797]
Tags: breast cancer health prevention women
Young women can and do get breast cancer and understand your genetic risk may help. Robin Lee discusses how to assess the genetic risks and Dr. Mary Beattie explores strategies for breast cancer prevention for women at high genetic risk. Series: Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment [2/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17678]
Tags: breast cancer health prevention women
In this annual update, Dr. John Roberts, Chief of the UCSF Transplant Service gives an overview of 20 years of progress in liver transplantation at UCSF. In the second segment, Dr. Nathan Bass takes a look at the current treatments for management of complications of portal hypertension. Series: UCSF Transplant Update [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 17840]
Dr. Chris Freise of UCSF looks at the Management of Cystic Disease of the Liver. In the second segment Dr. Peter Chin-Hong examines transplant infectious disease - prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis. Series: UCSF Transplant Update [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 17844]
Tags: Cystic Disease of the Liver Transplant Infectious Disease TB
