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  • Zokinvy | Prescriptions

    Episode 351. Topic: Zokinvy. Theme: Prescriptions. What is progeria? How common is this disorder? What is the newest treatment for this syndrome and how expensive is it?

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    3 min
  • Albuterol | Prescriptions

    Episode 350. Topic: Albuterol. Theme: Prescriptions. What is asthma? How has it been treated historically? How was albuterol invented and why is it effective at relieving asthma attacks? 

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    3 min
  • Lipitor | Prescriptions

    Episode 349. Topic: Lipitor. Theme: Prescriptions. Why is lipitor (atorvastatin) the most prescribed drug in the United States? What does it do? Is it safe? Can you ever get off this medicine?

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    3 min
  • Bloom syndrome | Investigating myself

    Episode 348. Investigating myself. Topic: Bloom syndrome. How do some genetic diseases increase cancer risk? How is Bloom syndrome a particularly extreme example of this? How common is Bloom syndrome... and do I carry the gene for it?

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    Methodology notes:
    No functional or clinically relevant SNV or InDel variants  were discovered in the BLM gene.

    4 min
  • The Inca | Ancient civilizations

    Episode 347. Topic: The Inca. Theme: Ancient civilizations. How did the Inca Empire form? What was its society like? How did the empire eventually fall?

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    3 min
  • BRCA | Investigating myself

    Episode 342. Investigating myself. Topic: BRCA. How can breast and/or ovarian cancer run in families? How were BRCA1 and 2 discovered and how can they lead to cancer? Do I have a mutation in BRCA1 or 2?

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    Methodology notes:
    BRCA1 and 2 were queried in a genome browser. No SNV or InDel variants of pathological designation were discovered.

    4 min

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Education podcasts are great - but sometimes you just want an appetizer of knowledge. On 3 minute lesson, I attempt to communicate an interesting topic concisely and in less than 3 minutes.