Michael F. Holick, PhD MD, Boston University Medical Center gives an energetic talk on the positive impacts of sunlight on your health. How can we balance current thinking on the negative effects of sun exposure with new research on its benefits? How does sunlight help in the production of vitamin D? Join Dr. Holick as he explains how sunlight reaches us, how it is absorbed by the skin and much more.  Series: "Vitamin D for Public Health - Integrating Sunshine, Supplements and Measurement for Optimal Health 2014" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29075]

Sunlight and Your Health: An EnLIGHTening Perspective

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Dr. Elaine Fuchs is an American cell biologist, famous for her work on the biology and molecular mechanisms of mammalian skin and skin diseases, who helped lead the modernization of dermatology. Fuchs pioneered reverse genetics approaches, which assess protein function first and then assess its role in development and disease. In particular, Fuchs researches skin stem cells, and their production of hair and skin. She is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University. In this talk, she presents her paper as published in the September 2, 2020 issue of Nature.  Series: "Breaking News in Stem Cells: Southern California Stem Cell Seminar Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36176]

Stem Cells as Architects of Their Niches and Their Mechanical Forces

Our climate is changing and the world is warming. Our health and well-being will be impacted. What does this have to do with skin? As out first line of defense we rely on our skin to be a barrier and protector. Dr. Mary Williams, Clinical Professor of Dermatology at UCSF, looks at the effects of air pollution and climate change on the skin. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35927]

How Climate Change Affects Your Skin

Noemi Alice Spinazzi, MD, FAAP, UCSF School of Medicine. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34669]

Comforatable in My Skin: Dermatological Issues in Down Syndrome

Renee Howard, MD, Dermatology, UCSF Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34670]

Dermatology and Developmental Disabilities

Skin cancers -- including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma -- often start as changes to your skin. Dr. Lindsay Fox discusses the warning signs to look for. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34160]

Sunlight and Your Health: An EnLIGHTening Perspective

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