Health and Medicine (Audio)

Michele La Merrill, PhD, MPH, UC Davis Professor of Environmental Toxicology, discusses how calories are burned and whether some chemicals make it harder for us to burn calories and stay slim. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34086]

John Balmes, MD, UCSF Professor, gives insight into how air pollution may impact obesity and metabolic health. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34087]

Elissa Epel, PhD, and Dan Lowenstein, MD, open the symposium that explores how social, psychological and physical environments create metabolic disease. This is the 12th annual Consortium for Obesity Assessment Study and Treatment (COAST)/Sugar Stress Environment, and Weight (SSEW) Symposium. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Show ID: 34080]

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, Director of the UCSF Environmental Health Initiative, offers an overview on the field of toxic exposures and their impact on health outcomes. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Show ID: 34081]

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, Director of the UCSF Environmental Health Initiative, offers an overview on the field of toxic exposures and their impact on health outcomes. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34081]

Aric Prather, PhD, UCSF Professor and Co-Director of the Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment (COAST) discusses how social stressors and relationships can act like environmental toxins, a concept called the “social exposome." Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Show ID: 34082]

Robert Owens, MD joins host David Granet, MD to discuss sleep and its benefits. Series: "Health Matters" [Show ID: 34092]

Laurie A. Boyer, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering at MIT, discusses her work studying cell fate and cardiac regeneration. She shares how her lab is dissecting the gene regulatory mechanisms that control lineage commitment during heart development and congenital heart defects and applying this knowledge toward engineering cardiac tissues. Series: "The Stem Cell Channel" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33775]

Across the tree of life, we can trace cancer vulnerabilities back to the origins of multicellularity. Cancer is observed in almost all multicellular phyla, including lineages leading to plants, fungi, and animals. However, species vary remarkably in their susceptibility to cancer. Amy Boddy (UCSB Integrated Anthropological Sciences Unit) discusses how this variation in cancer susceptibility is characterized by life history trade-offs, as cancer defense mechanisms are a major component of a body's maintenance. She also looks at how understanding these trade-offs in the context of evolution may help explain the variability we see in cancer susceptibility across human populations. Series: "GRIT Talks" [Show ID: 34028]

Surrogates are involved in nearly half of major medical decisions for hospitalized older adults. Dr. Eric Widera, UCSF Geriatric Medicine, and lawyer Sarah Hopper discuss why it is important to plan for the future and what happens if you don't. They also go over important components of future planning for health care, finances, and other decisions and provide resources to help plan for the future. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33748]

There are 1.5 million osteoporosis fractures per year in the US. Dr. Eric Meinberg emphasizes the effects of exercise on bone density. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 34031]

One of the paths to healthy aging includes connecting with peers and building friendships. UCSF's Dr. Carla Perissinotto reviews the concepts of loneliness and social isolation; describe the effects of loneliness and connections on health, and discuss framework for maintaining connections and addressing loneliness. Then, Amber Carroll talks about the connections programs Well Connected and Social Call. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33747]

Most large hospitals have targeted resources to help older adults with severe acute illness. Dr. Candace Kim, UCSF Geriatric Medicine, talks about potential stressors and specialized services. Knowing about the options and how the system works will help prepare you to navigate the hospital and care transitions more effectively. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33746]

How do you model a disease process that stretches out over 20 years in a way that helps you intervene in that process? In the inaugural Shiley Endowed Lecture, Bradley Hyman, MD, PhD shares his research on the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Series: "The Brain Channel" [Show ID: 33992]

Dr. Sandro Galea Dean of Boston University School of Public Health, discusses how a leading academic medical center like UCSF can harness scholarship, education, and clinical care to tackle society’s thorniest problems -- problems that prevent us from achieving levels of health and well-being that we know are possible for all. Examples of UCSF’s current efforts in population health and health equity are discussed along with opportunities for expanded impact. Panelists: Dr. Robert Hiatt, Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and Dr. Daniel Lowenstein. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Show ID: 33990]