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The Disease Detectives Stop Outbreaks at Their Source

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After two category 5 hurricanes hit the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017, the immediate aftermath left buildings destroyed and neighborhoods flooded. But another, less visible, threat left local health officials very concerned. After traces of the bacterial in
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Huntington Disease

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Huntington disease is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene. Understanding how the mutation causes neurodegeneration might help researchers develop treatments that protect brain function. This animation describes the genetic defect that underlies Huntingto
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Disease! Crash Course World History 203

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In which John Green teaches you about disease, and the effects that disease has had in human history. Disease has been with man since the beginning, and it has shaped the way humans operate in a lot of ways. John will teach you about the Black Death, the
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What Does Lyme Disease Do To Your Body?

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What exactly is the connection between a tick bite and lyme disease? While we’re not sure exactly where and when the disease originated, we do know a lot about how it works, its signs, its symptoms in humans and dogs, how it’s spread and its treatment. __
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What Is Alzheimer's Disease? - Ivan Seah Yu Jun

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-alzheimer-s-disease-ivan-seah-yu-jun Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century ago, scientists are
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Is There A Disease That Makes Us Love Cats? - Jaap De Roode

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-disease-that-makes-us-love-cats-jaap-de-roode Today, about a third of the world’s population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis — and most of them never even know it. And while th
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Lyme disease is spreading. Blame ticks — and climate change

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Nature fanaTICKS beware; cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US; and climate change is helping it to spread even more. Animals such as deer, mice
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Can CRISPR cure Sickle-cell Disease?

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Sickle-cell disease is one of the most common genetic conditions worldwide, with more than 6 million people living with the disease. Three-quarters of them are in sub-Saharan Africa, where childhood mortality due to sickle cell remains high.Previously, th
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Learning From Smallpox: How To Eradicate A Disease - Julie Garon And Walter A. Orenstein

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/learning-from-smallpox-how-to-eradicate-a-disease-julie-garon-and-walter-a-orenstein For most of human history, we have sought to treat and cure diseases. But only in recent decades did it become possible to ens
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Does Disease Have A Smell?

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For thousands of years, medical professionals have diagnosed illness based on their patient’s scent. How do humans, dogs and machines smell disease today? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com. Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/6igAQs Share on Twitter: https://
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See the Gear the CDC's Disease Detectives Use in the Field | WIRED

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The CDC's elite Disease Detectives investigate outbreaks of dangerous diseases like Ebola, Marburg Virus, Rabies, Anthrax and more. Find out about the equipment they use -- from protective gear to bat traps, machetes to blow guns, liquid nitrogen and more
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Inside Alzheimer’s disease

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Our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease has come along way in the last century. In this animation, Nature Neuroscience takes us inside the brain to explore the cells, molecules and mechanisms involved in the onset and progression of this devastating cond
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The Disease We Barely Know Anything About

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We don’t know what causes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, how to treat it or even what to call it. What’s up with this mysterious disease? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/chronic-fatigue/the-basics-of-chronic
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Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! https://twin-cities.umn.edu/Lyme disease is spreading like wildfire around the world: here's why.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube member
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How Scientists Are Hacking Bacteria To Fight Disease

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Gut bacteria helps you digest food and keeps your gut healthy but can scientists control this bacteria to fight off disease? Help support DNews by completing this one-question survey http://bit.ly/dnewssurvey Watch More ???? http://dne.ws/1hmhZ0v Read Mor
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This Neurological Disease Kept People Sleeping for 40 Years

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About 100 years ago, over a million people contracted a mysterious disease called encephalitis lethargica that left people in a sleepy state for decades. A breakthrough would finally come years later when a neurologist named Oliver Sacks took an unconvent
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What is chronic kidney disease and how does dialysis work?

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Read the full, 5-part series in partnership with Undark: Profit and Loss: America on Dialysis: https://undark.org/profit-and-loss-america-on-dialysis/ The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the r
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How Gene Editing Is Curing Disease

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Get 1 year of both Nebula and CuriosityStream for just 14.79 here: http://curiositystream.com/realscience using the code "realscience"New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/
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How A Few Scientists Transformed The Way We Think About Disease - Tien Nguyen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen For several centuries, people though diseases were caused by wandering clouds of poisonous vapor. We now know that this theory is prett
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How this disease changes the shape of your cells - Amber M. Yates

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Dig into the science of how a single genetic mutation alters the structure of hemoglobin and leads to sickle-cell disease. -- What shape are your cells? Squishy cylinders? Jagged zig-zags? You might not spend a lot of time thinking about the bodies of the
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A Disease's Guide to World Domination

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Get 3 weeks of free access to CuriosityStream by visiting http://curiositystream.com/minute and using the promo code "minute" There's something surprising that helps determine how damaging a disease is: distance. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https:/
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The New CRISPR Tool That Could Delete Disease From Our DNA

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CRISPR-Cas3 could be the new gene editing tool we need to finally eliminate diseases from our genome. Here's how it works.What Happens When a Human Gets Rabies? - https://youtu.be/0PHoioJ2ViYRead More: CRISPR-Cas3 innovation holds promise for disease cure
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What If You Aged Backwards? Is Benjamin Button Disease Real?

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Aging Backwards or Just Backwards Thinking? This is the true Benjamin Button Disease!Love Life Noggin? You'll love Nautilus: https://nautil.us/lifenogginCheck out Lifespan now: https://www.lifespan.io/lifenogginWatch more Life Noggin "The Science of Barbi
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Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler

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Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region. --In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold may have been easier th
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Light-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease

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Researchers in Li-Huei Tsai's laboratory at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that disrupted gamma waves in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be corrected by a unique non-invasive technique using flickering light. (Lea
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Why Malaria Isn’t Just a Tropical Disease

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Watch Hot Mess here! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Malaria is a global disease that we've beaten back around the world, including in some tropical places, but we’ve had the hardest time in Africa. Thanks to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/Minut
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Heart Disease and Heart Attacks

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Basics of heart disease, heart attacks, heart failure, angina, cardiac arrest. Special thanks to Edward J Perper, MD for help in clarifying certain aspects of this video. Licensed under CC-BY-SA More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=vYn
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You Are Immune Against Every Disease

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Order IMMUNE here: https://kgs.link/ImmuneBook Its available in English and German and at online retailers it should be available in pretty much all countries too.Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-immune2/You are not a perso
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Why Are Mosquitoes So Good At Carrying Disease?

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Mosquitoes are one of the most annoying bugs on this planet, but they are also one of the most deadly. Why are they so good at carrying diseases? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Why Can’t We Get Rid of Mosquitoes ►►►►ht
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Inside ALS: The neurons behind the disease

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that mainly affects the nerve cells (neurons), which control muscle movement. As the motor neurons degenerate, they stop sending signals to the muscles, causing progressive muscle weaknes
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This Disease Can Make ALL Your Hair Fall Out

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Some people lose some of their hair naturally overtime, but what about those who lose all their hair? What's actually going on?Watch more: Peeling Skin Syndrome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Mqui_d804Meet The Life Noggin Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graz
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Can Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Help Fight Disease?

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Host Myles Bess dives into the science and policy surrounding the use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to combat mosquito-borne diseases like Zika, Dengue Fever and chikungunya. SUBSCRIBE to Above the Noise: [https://www.youtube.com/abovethenoise?sub_
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Can the “immortal” jellyfish help cure brain disease?

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Turritopsis dohrnii is a species of jellyfish that some scientists say can live forever by reverse aging, over and over again. In a process called transdifferentiation, these jellyfish can transform their dying adult cells into new healthy cells. Since th
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Personal Disease Scanner? -- Mind Blow #89

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Quit Smoking While You Sleep (0:00) http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/learn-to-quit-smoking-while-you-sleep/ Exosuit
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How Has Disease Helped Humans Evolve? | Earth Lab

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Diseases have been one of the biggest drivers of evolution by favouring genetic mutations. Best of Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos The Doctors Are In The House: http://bit.ly/TheDoctorsAr
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A Mom with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease)

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Sara was diagnosed with ALS and told she had 3 years to live. Upon learning this she made the goal to survive until her children graduate high school. Now 14 years later, Sara is getting close to her goal with help from her kids. SBSK Patreon: https://www
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Hacking bacteria to fight disease - Tal Danino

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Explore how synthetic biologists are programming bacteria to fight cancer by manipulating their DNA. --In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidly growing cancer in his neck came down with an unrelated bacterial skin infection. As he recovered from the
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The story of the killer disease humanity eradicated | BBC Ideas

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Smallpox was one of the biggest killers in the history of humanity. This is the story of how we eradicated it. Are there lessons for us now as we battle the Covid-19 pandemic?This video was made in partnership with The Royal Society.Made by Angel Sharp Me
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Why Doesn’t the Flu Vaccine Always Work?

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The flu vaccine changes from year to year and its efficacy varies. Here’s why. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @novapbs PRODUCTION CREDITS Writing & Research Theresa Machemer Digital Produ
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Should Everyone wear Masks?

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WHO recommends masks to be worn by the following people:People who are either sick or showing symptoms.Also, by those who are caring for people suspected of having coronavirus.As per WHO, medical masks should be reserved for healthcare workers.WHO is not
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Caffeine: Explained

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Caffeine is our favourite psychoactive drug and why most people drink coffee, but so much more than that too. Motion Design by Deshabita - https://www.deshabita.net Some Further Reading: - "Caffeine: Cognitive and Physical Performance Enhancer or Psychoac
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What Happens to Your Body at Different Ages?

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Aging. The body is changing! The back is aching!Get Elevant today!: https://elevant.co/?ref=LifeNogginEnter to become a Life Noggin Character!: https://gleam.io/v0Qft/life-noggin-giveawayWatch more Life Noggin: "The Last of Us Fungus" https://www.youtube.
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How to never have a serious poison ivy rash again

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Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works. http://www.extremedeerhabitat.com/habitat-blog Jim Brauke
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How to never have a serious poison ivy rash again

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Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works. http://www.extremedeerhabitat.com/habitat-blog Jim Brauke
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XX Files : The Smell Test : Kate Prigge

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Kate Prigge of the Monell Chemical Senses Center studies what things smell like—to us, to canines, and to machines. By using many different sensing technologies, from mass spectrometers to working dogs, she is honing in on the smells that signal health an
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Decoded: How do vaccines actually work?

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Vaccines are medicines that train the body to defend itself against future disease, and they have been saving human lives for hundreds of years.Vaccines are medicines that train the body to defend itself against future disease.
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Should You Really Wash Your Hands?

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What do we really mean when we say that we’re clean? Check out Melissa’s video at Clean My Space! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKO2gFWzxqU Many thanks to Google’s Making & Science team for making this collaboration possible #sciencegoals Subscribe! htt
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Why British People Can't Donate Blood in America

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Get 1 year of both Nebula and CuriosityStream for just 14.79 here: http://curiositystream.com/realscience using the code "realscience"New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/
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What happens during a heart attack? - Krishna Sudhir

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-during-a-heart-attack-krishna-sudhir Approximately seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year. And cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems
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The Pandemic the World Has Forgotten

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Cholera has plagued the world for centuries, the disease is responsible for the death of millions and one of the worlds longest pandemics. But what exactly does cholera to the body and how can we prevent it? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribesee
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How bats carry deadly diseases without dying

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Bats dont just host deadly diseases they can tolerate them shockingly well.Help keep Vox free for everybody: http://www.vox.com/give-now Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications () so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOBats get a bad
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How To Make And Wear DIY Face Masks, According To Experts

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To help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending for everyone in the US to wear cloth face coverings in public. We spoke with different experts about how to make, wear, and clean DIY face masks. They went
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Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water (Official Video)

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Head Above Water out now: https://avrillavigne.lnk.to/HeadAboveWaterAlbumID#HEADABOVEWATER FIGHT LYME CHARITABLE T-SHIRT: http://smarturl.it/TALFHAWTo find resources on Lyme Disease PREVENTIONEducate yourself on doctors and TREATMENT.Learn more about the
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Blame it on the DNA

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Lyrics by Mr. Cortez (Hogan High School) and Tom McFadden. DISCLAIMER: We wrote this song to get students excited about the basics of protein synthesis and how proteins can affect phenotypes, including disease phenotypes. Note that very few things in life
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Stenosis, ischemia and heart failure

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Clarifying a bunch of medical terms around heart disease More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=3858MaULDdI
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How Have We Almost Eradicated Polio?

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We might be close to eliminating a second disease: polio. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylistOnly one human disease in history has been fully stamped out; smallpox, with the World Health Organiza
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twenty one pilots: House of Gold [Music Video]

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twenty one pilots' music video for 'House of Gold' released before their debut record album, Vessel - available now on Fueled By Ramen. Visit http://twentyonepilots.com for more! Download the new album Vessel at http://smarturl.it/vessel Directed by Mark
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Bill Gates’s Heroes in the Field: Dr. Peter Piot

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Bill Gates profiles the scientist who discovered Ebola virus and is now training young doctors to deal with disease outbreaks. Learn more at https://b-gat.es/2W4RFNw
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A third of Americans are considered prediabetic—but many may be better off without treatment

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The war on ‘prediabetes’ could be a boon for pharma—but is it good medicine? Learn more: https://scim.ag/2XJoxfR Quick summary: Sweeping diagnosis | In 2004 and 2010, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) expanded the blood sugar range it considers a si
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George Washington and How Vaccines Work?

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Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest triumphs, and now save more lives than any other medical procedure. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines were mostly deployed against viruses that had plagued humans for centuries, such as measles and smallp
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The Avengers of virus hunters

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Bill Gates profiles a team of doctors who deploy at a moment’s notice to help stop disease outbreaks. Learn more at https://b-gat.es/2PpMhSj
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The Science Of Hay Fever... Are Parasitic Worms The Cure?

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Hay fever has an awful habit of ruining what should be the nicest time of the year. But what is it? And why is it called ‘hay fever’? Kate explores the science of allergies, and hunts through the research for a cure. Subscribe for more from Kate: http://b
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Can You Really 'Train' Your Brain?

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Brain training games claim to improve your memory, attention, and reasoning skills. Some even say they help prevent the onset of dementia. Problem is, they don’t really work. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreo
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Is Stopping A Hurricane Even Possible?

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When it comes to hurricane prevention, there’s no shortage of schemes and plots to stop these deadly storms from wreaking havoc. More methods: http://bit.ly/2OpFK8L #weird #hurricane #RipleysBelieveItorNot FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.fac
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Alzheimer's and the Brain

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HUGE THANKS to The Alzheimer's Association for graciously giving me time with and access to scientists currently researching the disease. You can learn more about them here: https://www.alz.org/ More good links: http://www.alz.org/facts/ Alzheimer’s disea
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A Few Things To Know About Cholera

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NPR’s Jason Beaubien explains cholera, a deadly disease spread through water contaminated with sewage, in under two minutes. Read more about cholera here: http://n.pr/2fpRZAs
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Why Farmers May Be Driving Vultures to Extinction

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Vultures are adept at getting rid of rotting animals and preventing the spread of disease. But the job isnt without its dangers some local farmers are inadvertently poisoning them.From the Series: Guardians of the Wild: Predators Uncovered http://bit.ly/2
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What Does Monkeypox Do To Your Body?

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What Is Monkeypox? Where does Monkeypox come from? Let's get some of your questions answered on this disease!Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_WaiVi3AikMeet the Life Noggin Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/PatGraziosi Exe
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Softstop Barrier System by LASERVISION

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The Softstop™ Barrier System solution was developed from Laservision’s Government endorsed Research & Development facility. The emergency response system was primarily designed for vehicle tunnels and has the key objectives of Safety (prev
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Coronavirus Animation: High Impact Demonstrates How COVID-19 Impacts the Body

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https://highimpact.com/ Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, originated in the city of Wuhan, China, and has since spread across the globe at an alarming rate. We produced this 3D coronavirus animation to show how COVID-19 is believed to be transmitted whi
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Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill

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Scientists are developing a CRISPR pill that can fight superbugs. Can we modify bacteria's DNA to make it self destruct? What is CRISPR & How Could It Edit Your DNA? - https://youtu.be/SyAo51IYgUw Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO
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A Lab The Size Of A Postage Stamp - George Whitesides

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Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer is a foolproof tool that can be manufactured at virtually zero cost. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.) Talk by George W
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The Civil War Prisoner Camp That Became A Place Of Horror

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The Confederate Civil War prisoner camp in Andersonville, Georgia, was an utter nightmare for the many soldiers held within. It was dangerously overcrowded, rife with disease, and food and medical supplies were always in short supply. From: AERIAL AMERICA
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The bold plan to end malaria with a gene drive

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How genetically engineered mosquitoes might defeat a disease that kills millions of children. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The invention of the CRISPR gene editing tool has injected new life into a line of research called gene drive. Gen
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What is CRISPR and how does it work?

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This revolutionary gene-editing system has taken science by storm. CRISPR is the basis of a revolutionary gene editing system. One day, it could make it possible to do everything from resurrect extinct species to develop cures for chronic disease.
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What Does It Take To Make Vaccines?

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Since vaccination was discovered in 1769 by Edward Jenner, it has come to become an indispensable part of healthcare. Over the last 50 years, advances in science and technology have allowed us to develop vaccines to diseases at breakneck speed, but the pr
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Can we get rid of Covid-19 forever?

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How to eradicate a disease, in 4 steps.Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications () so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOAs of March 2021, Covid-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people. Its brought on a dramatic economic downfall,
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The 1850s map that changed how we fight outbreaks

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It all starts with a pump.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn this episode of Vox Almanac, Voxs Phil Edwards explores Dr. John Snows map of the Broad Street Pump, which changed epidemiology forever.In 1854, news spread about a mysterious new
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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Lighting a fire in 15% Oxygen

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As part of Lecture One of his 2012 Christmas Lectures, 'The Modern Alchemist', Dr Peter Wothers visits a research lab near Cambridge where they are investigating new fire prevention technologies.Normal air contains 21% Oxygen. Will Peter be able to light
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How To Solve Every Global Crisis

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Check out the heroes who saved the ozone layer at https://futureoflife.org/future-of-life-award/Lots of global problems seem intractable, but theres a formula for success that we can follow.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start you
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The Man Who Saved 200,000,000 Lives

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The Rise & Fall of the Worst Disease in History TWATTER: https://twitter.com/_britmonkey MUSIC: https://pastebin.com/mLFfLBtN SOURCES: https://pastebin.com/YPfAxdyf
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Why Are You Anxious?

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10 Ways To Deal With Anxiety: https://youtu.be/IAJ7KCuN3zA Subscribe! http://bit.ly/asapsci Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written by: Amanda Edward, Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit & Gregory Brown Illustrated by: Max Simmons Edited by: Sel Gh
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Why isn't the Netherlands underwater? - Stefan Al

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Dig into the incredible engineering of the Netherlands Delta Works the most sophisticated flood prevention system in the world. --In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 peopl
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The Hunt for Patient Zero Is Important But Impossible

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Finding the source of a disease outbreak requires intensive detective work from health experts. But is finding Patient Zero even possible? How Did We Kill Smallpox? - https://youtu.be/zi5HIMgQCEA Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1
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Why Do Arteries Get Clogged? Its Not What You Think

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Heart disease is the number one killer in the world. To understand why this disease is so deadly, Patrick has some answers for you. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist Visit our shop at http://s
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How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting Themselves

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/The same enzyme that used to save us is now killing us because the body reactions it catalyzes now cause more harm than good.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons htt
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Mosquito Wars

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In Southeast Asia, some types of the malaria parasite develop resistance to the drug combinations used to cure and prevent the disease. If this drug resistance spread to Africa, it’d be a disaster. Fortunately, partners on the front lines are finding ways
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What Does Nuclear Fallout Do To Your Body?

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Nuclear explosions can spread harmful particulates for hundreds of miles. What is nuclear fallout and how can we protect ourselves from it? How Uranium Becomes Nuclear Fuel - http://bit.ly/2aGF6Bf Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO
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What If Your Heart Was Twice As Big?

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I'M GOING ON TOUR! Get your tickets at http://penpalstour.com/Follow Blocko On Twitter: http://twitter.com/lifenogginMeet The Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/PatGraziosi Executive Producer - Ian Dokie: http://instagram.com/iandokie
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The Power of Music | All Good

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Music is an amazing outlet to express yourself, and the nonprofit Campbell Learning Center in Houston, Texas teaches people of all ages and abilities. One of their students, Jason Liu, has autism and Parkinson's disease. Jason's family was looking for a w
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How humans are making pandemics more likely

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Its never been easier for animal pathogens to spill over into humans.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labOver the last 40 years, disease outbreaks among humans have become more and more frequent. The majority of those diseases are zoonoses,
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Here's What Makes Measles So Dangerous

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The measles virus has been around for thousands of years, and is one of the most contagious diseases known to man. Its outbreaks have been responsible for the deaths of millions of people. Take a deep-dive into the disease and the science behind it with S
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Could a Polio Vaccine Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options while vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are being developed. One option might be the oral #polio #vaccine. We chatted with one of the researchers proposing the ideaDr. Robert Gallo
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What Is Obesity? - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-obesity-mia-nacamulli Obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. But what is the
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Is the Cure for Superbugs Hiding Deep Under the Earth?

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Dr. Naowarat "Ann" Cheeptham is combing cave systems for brand new bacteria that may hold the answer to the growing crisis of drug-resistant infections. How NASA’s Rover Team Reimagined Mars 2020 - https://youtu.be/O9YBPRF3o5w Read More Another outbreak i
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Real and This Is How It Works

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Each year, we hear stories about new (and old) cases of flesh-eating bacteria, but what exactly is this invasive infection and how is it contracted? Lets flesh it out. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICK
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The Genetic Reasons Why You Love (or Hate) Certain Foods

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Weird History Food is getting into the Genetic Reasons Why You Like Certain Foods. Here's some good news for picky eaters: genetic dispositions cause you to enjoy the taste of certain foods but not others. If some cultural food choices seem baffling to yo
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How does asthma work? - Christopher E. Gaw

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-asthma-work-christopher-e-gaw More than 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and around 250,000 people die from it each year. But why do people get asthma, and how can this disease be
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Graphene | How It's Made

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In 2004, scientists extracted a substance called graphene from graphite - the material used to make pencils. Graphene can reveal chemical in the air, as well as disease enzymes in blood. #HowItsMade Mondays 9/8c on Science http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv
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Include Someone Ep 1: Be Patient | Stop Bullying: Speak Up | Cartoon Network

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Cartoon Network and PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center have partnered to inspire kids across the nation to make a difference by including someone.In this episode, we break down a clip from Teen Titans GO! and hear from kids about what they learne
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Can a Good Nights Sleep Protect You From Alzheimer's?

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Could good sleep prevent Alzheimers disease? Recent studies have shown a direct correlation between poor sleep and the build-up of amyloid plaques, which are a well-known indicator of this notorious malady. Learn how we can work together to fight Alzheime
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Why Exercise Is Hard

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Because exercise isn't essential for short-term survival, we don't exercise enough, so we need to reincorporate purposeful physical activity into our lives.Thanks
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‘Glowing Tumors’ Might Be the Next Step in Detecting Cancer

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This new pill could help doctors fight cancer by making tumors glow and they can even detect some as small as 2cm. Here’s how it works. Some Popular Surgeries Are Just Placebos, Here’s Why They Still Exist - https://youtu.be/tFTDNotO0Hs Supplementary foot
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What Is Depression? - Helen M. Farrell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-depression-helen-m-farrell Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, i
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Include Someone | Stop Bullying, Speak Up | Cartoon Network

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Going out of your way to include someone can change everything! Watch as your favorite Cartoon Network characters work together to include their new friends and visit www.IncludeSomeone.com to learn more about how YOU can include someone, too! Cartoon Net
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Why is it so hard to cure ALS? - Fernando G. Vieira

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-it-so-hard-to-cure-als-fernando-vieira Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called motor neuron disease and Lou Gehrig’s Disease, affects ab
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What Causes a Heart Attack?

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What is the leading cause of heart attacks worldwide? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylistAtherosclerosis. Thats athero, which talks about the vessels in our heart, plus sclerosis, which means fib
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6 Common Misconceptions About Cancer

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Today we take a look at six misconceptions about cancer that seem plausible, but just don't hold up. Annotations: Oxygen is Killing You: https://youtu.be/VnAhAX98HY4 Do We Have To Give Up Bacon: https://youtu.be/UqvXc4q0NyM Hosted by: Hank Green Thumbnail
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What’s The Big Deal With Gluten? - William D. Chey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-big-deal-with-gluten-william-d-chey If you've been to a restaurant in the last few years, you’ve likely seen the words gluten-free written somewhere on the menu. But what exactly is gluten, and why ca
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Why The Worlds Most Popular Banana May Go Extinct | Big Business

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Bananas are facing a pandemic, too. Almost all of the bananas exported globally are just one variety called the Cavendish. And the Cavendish is vulnerable to a fungus called Panama Disease, which is ravaging banana farms across the globe. If it's not stop
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How Lice Turn Your Hair Into Their Jungle Gym | Deep Look

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Why are itchy lice so tough to get rid of and how do they spread like wildfire? They have huge claws that hook on hair perfectly, as they crawl quickly from head to head. JOIN our Deep Look community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplook SUBSCRIBE
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The Past, Present And Future Of The Bubonic Plague - Sharon N. DeWitte

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bubonic-plague-sharon-n-dewitte The bubonic plague, which killed around 1/5 of the world’s population in the 14th century, is still around today -- but it now claims only a few
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How Do Carbohydrates Impact Your Health? - Richard J. Wood

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-carbohydrates-impact-your-health-richard-j-wood The things we eat and drink on a daily basis can impact our health in big ways. Too many carbohydrates, for instance, can lead to insulin resistance, which
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How Long Can Someone Sleep For? #shorts #DearBlocko

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Dear Blocko is BACK! Ask your questions in the comments below! Use #DearBlocko so I can find them! How long have you slept for?Meet The Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/PatGraziosi Executive Producer - Keith Comito: https://twitter.c
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What Is Leukemia? - Danilo Allegra And Dania Puggioni

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-leukemia-danilo-allegra-and-dania-puggioni Stem cells found in the bone marrow are crucial for our health because they are needed to become new blood cells that sustain and protect our bodies. But when t
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How Repeated Concussions Damage Your Brain Forever

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Repeated head trauma may lead to a disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, but what is CTE, and what does it do to your brain? What Happens When You're In a Coma? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1PZqazQ Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit
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Include Someone, Make a Difference | Stop Bullying: Speak Up | Cartoon Network

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Were sharing real life Stop Bullying: Speak Up stories! Visit www.IncludeSomeone.com to record your inclusive act and make a difference by stopping bullying before it starts. #IncludeSomeone today! Cartoon Network's Stop Bullying: Speak Up is partnering w
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Ancient battle-scarred feral cat meets tiny kittens

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Mason is an ancient, battle-scarred feral cat with advanced kidney disease. Instead of euthanasia, we felt he deserved to live his sunset months in comfort, free from pain. What happened next will make your heart melt. See additional videos of the adorabl
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How We Conquered The Deadly Smallpox Virus - Simona Zompi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-conquered-the-deadly-smallpox-virus-simona-zompi For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left survivors horrib
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Why Some Old People Act Half Their Age: It's in the Brain

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Scientists are studying people over 80 whose memories are just as good as someone in their 50s. What sets these 'SuperAgers' apart? Is the Internet Changing Our Memory? - https://youtu.be/InlMjKJBrbE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/
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Rebuilding a retina: The challenge of AMD

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The eye disease called age-related macular degeneration is expected to affect 18 million people worldwide by 2040. The dry form is currently untreatable but a slew of promising therapies could offer ways to lessen the damage.Read more in https://nature.co
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Strange Symptoms: Why COVID-19 Affects the Skin, Sense of Smell, and More

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When COVID-19 first started popping up, the symptoms were described as a fever, a dry cough and sometimes shortness of breath. But now we know this disease affects so many different systems in the body - circulatory, endocrine, and even neurological. This
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How You Can Survive With Only One-Third of Your Blood

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How much blood can a human lose without dying, and how does the body replenish that blood once it's gone? The World's Deadliest Venom Could Save Your Life - https://youtu.be/_GAQuRalhlA Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read M
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Taking on Hawaii’s Plant Extinction Crisis

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For the past 45 years, Steve Perlman has dedicated himself to saving Hawaii’s dying species of plant life. As a field botanist for the Plant Extinction Prevention Program, Perlman focuses on cultivating rare plants in the wild, often navigating unchartere
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Why the Bubonic Plague Still Exists Today

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When you think of the Plague, the Black Death of the 14th century, with its medieval cities overrun with rats and creepy plague masks, probably comes to mind. But the Plague isn't a disease of the past; it's still very much around. Subscribe to Seeker! ht
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How Can You Breathe On An Airplane?

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Oxygen is sparse at high altitudes but flying in a plane couldn’t be more comfortable. Where do planes get their oxygen? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG The Truth About Phones on Airplanes ►►►►http://bit.ly/1S4g9ip Read
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Are Energy Drinks Really That Dangerous?

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Energy drinks are an all too common morning picker upper but what exactly are they doing to your body? Why Mixing Alcohol And Caffine Is So Bad ►►►► http://bit.ly/1kfyOv7 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: Mayo
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The Super Secrets of Sewage

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Order your copy of ""How To Prevent The Next Pandemic"" here: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Next-Pandemic-Bill-Gates/dp/0593534484In 2020, many cities started monitoring wastewater for viruses, and there are a lot of non-virus reasons to keep doing it.LE
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This Vending Machine Takes Bottles And Gives Food To Stray Dogs In Exchange

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A company in Turkey called Pugedon has created a somewhat bizarre but effective way to kill two birds with one stone – their vending machine in Istanbul takes bottles deposited for recycling and dispenses food for the city’s stray dogs. The ma
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Zombie Cells Are Hiding in Your Body, Could Killing Them Stop Aging?

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After killing senescent “zombie” cells in mice, researchers were able to extend the mice’s lives by 25%. But what are these hidden cells? Is Young Blood The Secret To Eternal Youth? - https://youtu.be/CTNTfjbG14Y Read More: To Stay Young, Kill Zombie Cell
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How China Creates Cancer Refugees | NYT News

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A rural resident in China is 30 percent more likely to die after a cancer diagnosis than an urban resident. Three rural families trying to beat these odds — “cancer refugees” — share their stories of battling the disease far from home and the financial ru
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How Does Inflammation Work in Your Body?

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There is always marketing claiming a new product reduces inflammation, but inflammation is a natural biological process, and we need at least some of it to keep us safe. In this episode, Patrick explains the inflammatory response and why it's necessary fo
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Your Cells Send Trillions of Messages Every Second, Here's How

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To function properly, our bodies depend on tons of chemical messages to fire every second of our lives, but how exactly does our body know how to do this? In this episode, Patrick will help break down communication on a cellular level. Subscribe to Seeker
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The quantum world of diamonds

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Diamonds are dazzling physicists with their powerful quantum properties. A particular impurity the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre allows diamonds to be used for everything from geolocation to diagnosing disease. This animation takes a closer look at these N
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Are Emotions Bad for Your Heart? | Earth Lab

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What is the correlation between emotions and feelings and heart diseases? Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating science videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the best Earth Lab videos http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth videos
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Could a breathalyzer detect cancer? - Julian Burschka

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Discover how scientists are analyzing compounds in the breath to create a versatile breathalyzer capable of detecting disease.--How is it that a breathalyzer can measure the alcohol content in someones blood, hours after they had their last drink, based o
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Is There a Correlation Between Poverty and Heart Diseases? | Earth Lab

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Deprived areas now suffer from higher heart diseases - and the causes might be linked to emotional stress. Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating science videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the best Earth Lab videos http://bit.ly/EarthLabO
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Why you shouldn't pop your pimples

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Acne is the most common skin disease, according to the National Institute of Health. Even if it may ease the pain or the unsightly pus, dermatologist Michelle Rodrigues explains in an article on The Conversation that we should not pop them. Subscribe to B
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At-Home DNA Tests Might Not Be as Accurate as You Think...

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DNA tests are a popular resource for people wanting to understand their ancestry and disease probability. But how accurate are these tests? We Got Our DNA Tested, Here's How It Actually Works - https://youtu.be/dbiv6BAmdF4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newslette
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Is Makeup Bad For You?

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Should you be using makeup? Science Makeup PARODY: https://youtu.be/ve-mr-fp7xk Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/asapsci Written by Amanda Edward, Gregory Brown, Rachel Salt and Mitchell Moffit GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ FOLLO
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Why Can't We Experiment On Human Embryonic Stem Cells?

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Human embryonic stem cell research is incredibly controversial, and the current law says we can only study them for 14 days. Why is this? Will This New Stem Cell Treatment End The Controversy? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1tC1DWO Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter H
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What Does Chemotherapy Actually Do To Your Body?

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Chemotherapy, while effective at treating many types of cancers, can cause hair loss and fatigue. So, what does it do to the body? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: WHO: Imminent global cancer 'disaster' reflec
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A Short History Of Humans And Germs: Humans Get A Clue | Goats & Soda | NPR

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For most of human history, we had a lot of bad ideas about how we were getting sick: angry gods, misaligned planets, stinky fumes. We also had plenty of bad ideas about how to prevent it, like bloodletting, large holes in the head and drinking arsenic. Th
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Dzanga-Sangha gorilla twins turn four

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The first-ever twins born to habituated gorillas in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area are now four years old. Gorilla twins are extremely rare, but the survival of Inguka and Inganda brings hope that it is possible for other gorilla twins to survive in the
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Will You Get the Brain Vaccine?

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Protect the Noggin! Protect your Life!Learn more about the SENS Research Foundation's End of Year Fundraiser here - https://www.sens.org/eoy2022/SENS Website: https://bit.ly/SENSLNSENS Intro: https://bit.ly/SENSIntroEnter to become a Life Noggin Character
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Vampires: The Science Behind the Myth

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You’ve heard of vampires (pale, undead, sometimes sparkly), but did you know some of these myths have basis in scientific fact? We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurv
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The next pandemic could come from our farms

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We've engineered the perfect environment for deadly new germs.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labIn the last half-century, the global production of meat has undergone a seismic shift. While meat was once mostly raised on small farms, today
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Scientists are turning spinach leaves into heart tissue

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Spinach might be good for your heart, but scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are actually trying to turn spinach into heart tissue. Using a process that strips the cells from plants, researchers turned the leafy green into a clear cellulose str
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Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42

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In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rat
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Eating Hot Peppers Will Extend Your Life

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A new study found that people who eat spicy food might live longer. Is this the secret to longevity, or just a random correlation? Are Spicy Food Lovers More Manly? - https://youtu.be/ijwnZuJiP6g Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1
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Are You REALLY Sick? (false Positives) - Numberphile

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Bayes' Theorem applied to disease diagnosis. Featuring Lisa Goldberg from UC Berkeley Department of Statistics. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/sFNJc6gsap4 Monty Hall: http://bit.ly/MontyHallProb NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphil
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What Would Happen If You Never Stopped Eating?

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Eating might be a lot of fun, and keep you alive, but what happens if you never stop? Watch More: What Would Happen If You Never Showered? ►►►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqXzmiAvav0 Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://www.keeponthinking.co
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Men vs. Women: Who Really Gets Sicker?

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Do illnesses really affect men worse than women? As it turns out, they do! Why does this happen? Why Men Never Get Over A Breakup - https://youtu.be/lCSjuylaYUk Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Man flu is no myth a
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Scientists Confirm Dogs Can Detect 8 Diseases

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Scientists Confirm Dogs Can Detect 8 DiseasesYou may be surprised to learn that dogs can detect life-threatening diseases in humans. #1. Dogs can tell when you have cancerdogs can detect breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even bladder cancer. Simply by s
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Nobody Really Knows What A Concussion Is

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Go to https://curiositystream.com/minute to get a free month trial with CuriosityStream and get a subscription to Nebula bundled in for free!Experts can't agree on the definition of the term "concussion," which makes it difficult to diagnose, treat, and r
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Why fighting the coronavirus depends on you

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If we can slow the virus down, it could save hundreds of thousands of lives.Read more about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at http://vox.com/coronavirusIn March 2020, the World Health Organization officially classified Covid-19, the disease caused by t
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A Short History Of Humans And Germs: The Golden Age Of Germs | Goats & Soda | NPR

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Ten thousand years ago, at the dawn of the agricultural revolution, many of our deadly human diseases didn't exist. What changed? For the first time in history, humans were living in close contact with domesticated animals - milking them, taking care of t
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Why Do My Eyes Glow Red In Photos?

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You know how sometimes your eyes glow bright red in photos, making you look like a scary demon and ruining a priceless family memory? Well, there's a pretty cool reason it happens and ways to stop it! Learn about both in today's QQ! Hosted by: Michael Ara
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Why popping your pimples is bad for you

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Admit it, you love to pop those little pimples when they form on your face. But it turns out that might not be a wise move. On this episode of the Facebook series "Science the $#!* out of it," Joe Avella and Jessica Orwig talk about what pimples are, how
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Sequencing DNA in Space.

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Kate Rubins is a biologist-turned-astronaut who's studied infectious disease in a biosafety level 4 facility and on the ground in Congo. That wasn't enough for her, so she went to space to sequence some DNA. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►
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Engineers Made Fake DNA To Fix Genetic Disorders

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Can you alter DNA to cure blood diseases like thalassemia? Engineers look into peptide nucleic acid molecules to explore the possibilities! Animal Planet GO – http://smart.link/57ae190980d80 What is CRISPR & How Could It Edit Your DNA? - https://youtu.be/
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Could We Cure HIV With Lasers? | Patience Mthunzi | TED Talks

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Swallowing pills to get medication is a quick, painless and often not entirely effective way of treating disease. A potentially better way? Lasers. In this passionate talk, TED Fellow Patience Mthunzi explains her idea to use lasers to deliver drugs direc
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Whole Vs. Skim: Which Milk Is Better For You?

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Researchers have found that skim milk might actually increase your risk for diabetes. So, how much milk fat should you be drinking? Soy, Almond or Coconut: Which Non-Dairy Milk Is Best? ►►►►http://bit.ly/20UevDJ Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►
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What Happens When You Eat Too Much Sugar? According To A Sugar Expert

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What happens when you eat too much sugar? According to Robert Lustig, the author of "The Hacking Of The American Mind," the liver is the only organ that can metabolize sugar. Consuming too much of the sweet substance can cause your liver to build a resist
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14 Critical Signs Your Dog Is Begging For Help

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In this video, we will discuss 14 important signs that your dog desperately needs your help, and you Since dogs cant tell us when something is wrong, its up to us to recognize the signs that they may give us. Here are 14 signs that your dog is crying out
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Hookworms And The Myth Of The

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The stereotype of the "lazy Southerner" may have been caused by widespread hookworm infections in the American South. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓
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Adolescence: Crash Course Psychology #20

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Also, if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing great content.
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Dangerous Rocks

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DEATH ROCKS! An episode about deadly rocks! Really, it's about some minerals which may contain harmful elements that through the repeated, ongoing, and/or prolonged exposure to them in unregulated environments may cause damage over time... but that doesn'
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The diseases that changed humanity forever - Dan Kwartler

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Explore the history of humanitys deadliest diseases, and find out how our progress and innovation exposed us to new pathogens.--Since humanitys earliest days, weve been plagued by countless disease-causing pathogens. Invisible and persistent, these microo
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Is NASA a waste of money?

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5 reasons NASA is da best. Thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates for their support on this video. Check out the 2018 annual letter here: http://b-gat.es/2Cfph0jMy five reasons:1) Makes Earth a better place2) Extinction prevention3) Offshoot technology4) Econom
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The Science Of HIV/AIDS

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What is it, and are we close to a cure? SHARE on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1NalHm8 & Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1MTLpMp Get a FREE Audible Trial: http://audible.com/asap Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown SUBSCRIBE for more (it's free!)
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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along w
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Life Aboard the International Space Station

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From 250 miles above the Earths surface, NASA astronaut Anne McClain has a unique perspective. Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Circling the planet 16 times a day aboard the International Space Station, NASA as
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Breakthrough: Connecting the Drops

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Bacteria and viruses hitch a ride inside droplets of all kinds—sneezes, raindrops, toilet splatter. By reviewing footage of different types of drops, applied mathematician Lydia Bourouiba records and measures where they disperse in order to better underst
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This New Antibody Could Kill 98% of HIV Strains!

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Researchers just found an antibody that can neutralize 98% of HIV strains tested. What does this mean for the future of HIV/AIDS? Why Do So Many People Have Herpes? - https://youtu.be/nTUcf8aPoOg Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1
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How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks | Deep Look

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Support Deep Look on Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/deeplook Why can't you just flick a tick? Because it attaches to you with a mouth covered in hooks, while it fattens up on your blood. For days. But don't worry – there *is* a way to pull it out. SUBS
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Why Electroshock Therapy Is Back

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Please support us on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth or as a YouTube Sponsor! Thanks to everyone who already does! Shocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it’s currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief
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Coronavirus Drugs: Where Are We and What's Next?

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Antiviral drugs could help us fight the new coronavirus, but we dont currently have a highly potent and effective antiviral that cures COVID-19. Why not? We called a few virologists to find out.You might also like:Gilead's remdesivir gets emergency use au
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The Worst Diet? || Your Food and Your Death

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Almost everyone's diet is out of whack—it's just a question of how. Nearly every nation fails to get the right balance of nutrients, whether it's because folks indulge in processed meats and giant sodas or because they lack basic access to nutritious legu
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The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-cause-of-stomach-ulcers-rusha-modi It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress,
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What Was Living In Ancient Rome REALLY like?

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Ancient Rome was a time in history of great highs and lows. Could you survive as a citizen of the ancient Roman empire?Watch more: Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-hek8LVtE Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin Foll
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What Happens If You Drink Mercury?

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Mercury poisoning can have some devastating effects on your body! Watch more: How this 50-year-old NASA invention could kill cancer ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh6ZSQytxbU Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin mer
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How The Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs | Deep Look

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The new coronavirus packs a devastating punch. It penetrates deep into your lungs, causing our immune cells to go haywire and damage tiny air sacs the alveoli where oxygen normally flows into our blood.More COVID-19 Reporting and resources from KQED Scien
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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In which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus "discovered" the Americas, Eu
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The World's Most Expensive Fungus

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The priciest fungus in the world is a parasite that grows from a caterpillar’s head. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ NPR—Caterpillar Fungus: The Viag
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Why the US celebrates Columbus Day

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Should Columbus Day be Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In past decades, Christopher Columbus has gone from unquestioned US hero to problematic figure. For centuries, the destruction and disease he ushered into the A
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Can You Catch Cancer?

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Can you catch cancer from someone else? WARNING: There is a graphic image of a poor tasmanian devil with facial tumors in this episode. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow wi
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How Does Tear Gas Work?

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CS gas is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know its not actually a gas? We break down why it causes so much pain and the best ways to recover if youre hit with it. A reminder: were not doctors! Please contact
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Asthma Preventing Microbes, Pollinator Plant Preference, and More: 60 Second Science Podcasts

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Listen and learn about the microbes that may lower children's risk of having asthma, why an early flower bloom might be a sign of low biodiversity, how pollinators shape plant evolution, how treating disease might involve treating poverty, and how the gut
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Why Don't Scavengers Get Sick?

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Thanks to Harry’s for supporting this video. Use the coupon code MINUTEEARTH for $5 off your order! https://www.harrys.com/ Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - @AntoineCoeur - Mark - @TodayIFoundOut1 - Emil Kampp Please support MinuteEarth on Patreon: h
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Mr. Frosty, the Cancer-fighting Gecko

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Not only is this gecko adorned with beautiful coloration, but the same thing that makes it look so pretty could help us understand where some our cancers come from and how to stop them from progressing! Hosted by: Michael ArandaSciShow is on TikTok! Check
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Does Your Dog Respond Better When You Use a Baby Voice?

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Most people make their voices higher pitched when talking to their pets. But does this Pet-Directed Speech have any influence on animals? How Bilingual Brains Perceive Time Differently - https://youtu.be/L2sw-oRR2D8 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here
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Coronavirus is not the flu. It's worse.

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Send this to anyone who still thinks Covid-19 is basically the same as the flu.Read more about the coronavirus pandemic at http://vox.com/coronavirusCovid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has similar symptoms to the flu. They also spread in simi
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How Lions Say Hello | The Lion Whisperer

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This year marks 2 DECADES of Kevin's relationships with the lions. Here are some highlights of how the good friends say hello! Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/LionWhispererTV and help #SaveLions Website: http://www.lionwhisperer.co.za Twitter: https://twitt
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Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Observing the effects of microbes using satellites can give us all sorts of useful information about life on Earth ... and other planets too.Thanks also to our Pat
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Summiting Mountains Without Sight

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Scaling the world’s tallest mountains is a feat in and of its own—doing it while blind is extraordinary. Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind rock climber to summit the tallest peak in every continent, Mount Everest included. At a young age, Weihenmayer wa
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Is Ultrasound The Future of Diabetes Treatment? | Next Gen Medicine

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Insulin prices have skyrocketed, threatening the lives of many people who are no longer able to afford the drug. Is the day approaching when diabetes will no longer be controlled and managed with blood sugar readings, insulin injections, and drugs?Physici
Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments

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A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team su
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Are Handshakes Gone for Good?

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Like this video about the future of the handshake and subscribe here: https://freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe-handshakesUp next- This Pen Makes Hand Washing Fun For Kids: https://youtu.be/y3EuGIOLpAUThe rapid spread of COVID-19 over recent months has turned
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How British suffragettes fought for the vote

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In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison disrupted a major horse race in the name of winning British women the vote. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labBritish suffragettes in the early 20th century used spectacle and drama to draw attention to t
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Tiny robots swim through the eye to deliver medicine

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Scientists use magnetic fields to drive spiral nanobots for drug delivery. Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/watch-tiny-robots-swim-through-eyeball-deliver-medicine Read the paper: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/11/eaat4388 Cre
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Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From?

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Order your copy of How To Prevent The Next Pandemic here: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Next-Pandemic-Bill-Gates/dp/0593534484 The most likely cause of the next pandemic will be the spillover of a disease from one of a select group of animals with partic
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What If We Stopped Vaccinations?

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You’ve heard all the scary rumors surrounding vaccines: they cause autism, they contain toxins. Even that they can give you the disease they’re trying to prevent! But do they fully grasp what that world would look like? What kind of diseases would be welc
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AUDIO: New AI model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections

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A team of MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can distinguish asymptomatic people with Covid-19 from healthy individuals without the disease through forced-cough recordings. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detect

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