Caitlin Calio - Ann Higgins-D’Alessandro | Understanding the Experiences of Typically Developing Siblings of People with Autism
While research into the experiences of people with autism and their families is flourishing, there remains relatively little research on the experiences of typically developing siblings, particularly ...
19 Okt 20228min
Professor Zygmunt Pizlo | How Fundamentals in Physics Can Explain Perception and Cognition
Professor Zygmunt Pizlo at the University of California-Irvine has advanced degrees in both engineering and psychology. He is drawing on his extensive experience in these often disparate fields to exp...
13 Okt 20227min
Sarah Leighton | Can Assistance Dogs Help Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
Military veterans are diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder at a much higher rate than civilians. There is a growing interest in psychiatric assistance dog placements to help veterans cope with...
13 Okt 20227min
Professor Richard Klemke | Targeted Drug Delivery: From Science Fiction to Reality
Most human diseases are localised in terms of their location but currently, injected or orally administered drugs are evenly distributed all over the body and thus, act indiscriminately. The targeted ...
5 Okt 202213min
Professor Michael Bukrinsky | Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-morbidities: How Lipid Homeostasis Alterations Lead to Cardiovascular and Neurological Disorders
Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is still prevalent worldwide, life-saving antiretroviral drugs can now prevent an infection from progressing into acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)....
5 Okt 202216min
Dr Doug Brugge | Minimising Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution
People who live close to busy roads and highways are exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution. This puts them at risk of significant health difficulties such as high blood pressure, hea...
5 Okt 202212min
Professor Eckehard Schöll | Moritz Gerster - Rewiring the Brain: How a Small-world Network Structure Mimics Spontaneous Synchronisation in Epileptic Seizures
Epilepsy is a chronic, long-term disease in which abnormal activity in the brain leads to repeated seizures, and it affects nearly 70 million people worldwide. The exact mechanisms behind epileptic se...
3 Okt 20228min
Dr Alejandro Estrada | The Importance of Indigenous Peoples in Safeguarding Earth’s Primates
Non-human primates play crucial roles in sustaining natural ecosystems worldwide. However, approximately 68% of primate species are now at risk of extinction, mainly due to agriculture and the depleti...
28 Sep 20229min
