Lifting Brain Fog - Professor Etienne Sibille and Professor James Cook
Effective treatments for cognitive dysfunction, such as declines in memory and other mental faculties often associated with depression or old age, may be within reach, according to Professor Etienne S...
23 Aug 201913min
Understanding Lassa virus - Dr Matthew Boisen, Zalgen Labs
For many years, Dr Matthew Boisen, Director of Diagnostics Development at Zalgen Labs, has focussed on trying to understand Lassa fever. Part of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium, his group’s obj...
16 Aug 201913min
Understanding Fear in Animals - Professor Jeansok Kim, University of Washington
Research into animal fear typically utilises laboratory techniques based on Pavlovian fear conditioning, but these approaches are limited. Professor Jeansok Kim, from the Department of Psychology, Uni...
16 Aug 201912min
Unravelling the Mysteries of Working Memory - Mark D’Esposito, MD, University of California, Berkeley
To accomplish even a simple goal, our brain must coordinate thousands of pieces of information, remember which parts are relevant, and ignore anything that is extraneous. Professor Mark D’Esposito of ...
9 Aug 201913min
Leveraging New Technologies to Treat Brain Injury - Mark D’Esposito, MD, University of California, Berkeley
The brain is the most mysterious organ in the human body – despite decades of research, we have just begun to scratch the surface in understanding how the brain works and how we can help it to heal fo...
9 Aug 201912min
Improving Milk Quality from the Farm to the Table - Professor Ronald Erskine, Michigan State University
The US dairy industry has undergone major restructuring over the past couple of decades, with growing herd sizes and an increased reliance on labour from outside the family. These changes have brought...
19 Juli 201913min
Protecting the Brain - Dr Mary Logan Dr Sean Speese, Oregon Health and Science University
Our nervous system has such an important function in our body that neurons have their own bodyguards. Known as glial cells, they protect brain cells against injury and prevent damage. Dr Mary Logan an...
19 Juli 201913min
An Education in Sustainability Achieving a Climate-Neutral University – Dr Oliver Opel, West-Coast University of Applied Sciences
Dr Oliver Opel of the West-Coast University of Applied Sciences in Germany reports on how Leuphana University was transformed into a climate-neutral and environmentally sustainable campus. In the face...
12 Juli 201910min
