Brain Matters (Audio)

Can we turn off the genes responsible for neurodegenerative diseases? Designer DNA drugs are making this possible. By identifying and targeting the genes that drive disease, scientists are moving closer to treatments for ALS, Huntington's disease, and more. Don W. Cleveland, PhD, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego joins William Mobley, MD, PhD to talk about how these drugs work and how they will impact patient care. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 32505]

Can we turn off the genes responsible for neurodegenerative diseases? Designer DNA drugs are making this possible. By identifying and targeting the genes that drive disease, scientists are moving closer to treatments for ALS, Huntington's disease, and more. Don W. Cleveland, PhD, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego joins William Mobley, MD, PhD to talk about how these drugs work and how they will impact patient care. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 32505]

Dr. Gil Rabinovici explores CTE, a progressive disorder with symptoms appearing years to decades after exposure to repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (concussions and sub-concussive). Rabinovici discusses CTE's occurrence in the world's most popular sport, soccer. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33036]

Dr. Gil Rabinovici shares the details and definition of the oft-heard brain injury known as concussion. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33039]

Dr. Gil Rabinovici discusses getting one's bell rung or, as it's known in the medical field: a sub-concussive blow. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33038]

Dr. Gil Rabinovici explores CTE, a progressive disorder with symptoms appearing years to decades after exposure to repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (concussions and sub-concussive). Rabinovici discusses CTE's occurrence in the world's most popular sport, soccer. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33036]

Dr. Ramin Motarjemi, Assistant Professor of Medicine and geriatrician at UCSD, will speak about memory changes that suggest the onset of dementia. He will also discuss when to seek assistance. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32701]

Researchers at the UC San Diego Stem Cell Program have used a rare disorder, Aicardi Goutieres (AGS), to explore fundamental brain mechanisms.

By utilizing cortical organoids, or brains in a dish, they have tracked neurodevelopment while discovering new information about the relationship between retrotransposons and neuroinflammation.

Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32743]

UCSF Physical Therapist Heather Bhide explores balance and movement with a discussion on human proprioception. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32803]

"Basic mechanisms in the brain have universal applications and are the road to medical discovery," says Ralph Greenspan, PhD. Learn more as he joins William Mobley MD, PhD to discuss how his work creating dynamic maps of brain activity is shedding light not only on brain function but how we diagnosis and treat neurological diseases. Dr. Greenspan discusses his work with the national BRAIN Initiative, Cal-BRAIN, and discoveries in his lab at UC San Diego. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 32500]