Brain Matters (Video)

William Mobley, MD, PhD shares the latest research on preventing Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome. He looks at the genetics and progression of both conditions and shares potential therapies to reduce APP expression that leads to dementia. Series: "Alzheimer’s Disease" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 33600]

Michael Rafii, MD, PhD describes the conditions that affect people with Down syndrome including vision issues, hearing issues, hormonal issue, spinal cord issues, sleep apnea, and Alzheimer's disease. He stresses the need for routine medical follow ups with primary care physicians and specialty clinics to make sure all changes in health are addressed. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 33603]

UCSF Physical Therapist Monika Patel answers the question, what is a stroke? Patel goes on to describe the issues associated with the occurrence of a stroke. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33479]

UCSF Physical Therapist Monika Patel goes over brain plasticity and suggests new skills as a way of maintaining it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33480]

UCSF Physical Therapist Monika Patel briefly describes both Multiple Sclerosis and its symptoms. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33481]

UCSF Physical Therapist Monika Patel answers the question, what is a stroke? Patel goes on to describe the issues associated with the occurrence of a stroke. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33479]

UCSF Physical Therapist Monika Patel goes over brain plasticity and suggests new skills as a way of maintaining it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33480]

Andy Josephson is one of the most respected academic neurologists in the nation. In addition to serving as chair of UCSF's Department of Neurology, he is a founder of the neuro-hospitalist movement in the United States, an accomplished clinical researcher, the recipient of several teaching awards, and chair of UCSF's Ethics Committee. Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of UCSF's Department of Medicine, interviews him about academic medicine, the evolving science of clinical neurology, and how he combines his disparate interests into a meaningful career. Series: "A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 32872]

Michael Green, neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA, has been fascinated with the human brain, behavior and mental illness since his undergraduate days. In particular, his research focuses on schizophrenia, a chronic brain disorder that affects about 1 percent of the population. In this UCLA Faculty Research Lecture, he describes how his lab uses discoveries in psychology and social neuroscience about normal brain functioning to inform his schizophrenia research. And now, Green and his colleagues are moving into new territory, studying the causes of social isolation among people who do not have schizophrenia. You’ll learn about the tools they use such as functional MRI, that measures and maps brain activity, and EEG, that detects electrical activity in the brain, and how they do research to answer questions about social isolation in the general public. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 32573]

Can (Martin) Zhang of Harvard Medical School leads off the panel with a detailed discussion of factors leading to Alzheimer’s disease and the potential benefits of curcumin in treatment. He is followed by Rinchen Dhondrup of Qinghai University, who presents on treating chronic atrophic gastritis and Chenchen Wang of Tufts University who explains her work using Tibetan medicines and Tai Chi to treat rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and other chronic diseases as part of the Tibetan Medicine Conference on Mind-Body Health held at Harvard in October, 2017.

Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33048]