Rachel Manber, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, explains how biology and psychology interact to regulate sleep and discusses what we can learn from this interaction to get a better night's rest. (December 4, 2008)

Sleep: Where Biology and Psychology Meet (Video)

Rachel Manber, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, explains how biology and psychology interact to regulate sleep and discusses what we can learn from this interaction to get a better night's rest.  (December 4, 2008)

Sleep: Where Biology and Psychology Meet (Audio)

More than 20 years ago, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, crossed the US-Mexico border with no money and very little English to find work as a migrant farmworker in the fields of California. (November 13, 2008)

The Creative Brain: Imagination and Knowledge (Video)

The Creative Brain: Imagination and Knowledge (Audio)

Sexuality is an important survivorship concern for women who have been treated for breast or gynecological cancer. Yet it is largely overlooked by their healthcare providers, says Leah Millheiser, MD. (April 2, 2008)

Sexuality and Intimacy Concerns Following a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Video)

Sexuality and Intimacy Concerns Following a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Audio)

Buried beneath today’s ever-growing mountain of genomic, proteomic and clinical data are hidden insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease, says Atul Butte, MD, PhD. (August 20, 2008)

Exploring Genomic Medicine Using Translational Bioinformatics (Audio)

Buried beneath today’s ever-growing mountain of genomic, proteomic and clinical data are hidden insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease, says Atul Butte, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics. (August 20, 2008)

Exploring Genomic Medicine Using Translational Bioinformatics (Video)

Diabetes management has been long guided by the glucose hypothesis, which argues that a reduction in blood sugar to normal levels can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes-related complications. (July 30, 2008)

Glucose Control and Diabetic Complications (Audio)

Glucose Control and Diabetic Complications (Video)

Medcast

Gary Schoolnik, MD, professor of medicine, discusses how the use of chemical fertilizers and other environmental disturbances are  driving the genetic transformation of cholera in Bangladesh. (November 21, 2007)

Environmental Degradation Begets Epidemics: Cholera in Bangladesh (Video)

David Feldman, MD, professor of medicine, explores the biological action of Vitamin D beyond its widely understood role in the information and maintenance of bone. (December 12, 2007)

Vitamin D: It's Not Just For Bones Anymore (Video)

While more men have heart disease, each year more women die from it. Moreover, studies have shown that only 8 percent of women are aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women. (January 17, 2008)

The Influence of Sex/Gender on Cardiovascular Health (Audio)

While more men have heart disease, each year more women die from it. Moreover, studies have shown that only 8 percent of women are aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women. (January 17, 2008)

The Influence of Sex/Gender on Cardiovascular Health (Video)

More than 500,000 infants and children worldwide die each year from severe diarrhea caused by a rotavirus infection. Harry Greenberg, MD, co-director of the Stanford-LPCH Vaccine Program, discusses the epidemiology of this virus. (July 9, 2008)

The New Rotavirus Vaccine: The Second Time is the Charm (Video)

The New Rotavirus Vaccine: The Second Time is the Charm (Audio)

Wes Alles, PhD, director of the Stanford Health Improvement Program, discusses the health consequences of Type-A behavior. Alles explores a number of strategies for how Type-A behavior can be modified. (May 29, 2008)

Health Risks of Type-A Behavior (Video)

Health Risks of Type-A Behavior (Audio)

Carrie Armel, PhD, looks at how climate change and many public health issues, such as obesity, find common cause in transportation and eating habits in the US and elsewhere and other human activities. (May 29, 2008)

Behavior, Energy and Climate Change: A Solutions-Oriented Approach (Audio)

Renee Reijo Pera, PhD, the director of human embryonic stem cell research and education for the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, discusses current research with embryonic stem cells. (May 8, 2008)

Implications of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research on Women's Health (Video)

Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus discussed the intersection of cancer biology and cancer medicine at the second annual Alexander Tseng Jr., MD, Memorial Lecture. (April 9, 2008)

Cancer Biology and Cancer Medicine (Video)

Cancer Biology and Cancer Medicine (Audio)

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the percentage of children who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980 and continues to climb. (February 21, 2008)

Childhood Obesity and Public Policy (Audio)

Female sexual dysfunction affects 43 percent of women, yet it continues to be one of the most underdiagnosed medical problems in the United States. (December 12, 2007)

What Our Mothers Never Taught Us: Changes in Female Sexual Function Throughout the Lifespan

Edgar Engleman, MD, medical director of the Stanford Blood Center, discusses his research involving the use of a special type of white blood cell as a treatment for cancer. (Nov 13, 2007)

Using Dendritic Cells to Create Cancer Vaccines (Audio)

Ronald L. Ariagno, MD, professor of pediatrics, speaks about his sabbatical experiences in Kenya and other countries in East Africa. (Dec 7, 2007)

Maternal Infant Care and Challenges in East Africa (Audio)

Dr. Christopher Gardner, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center (Department of Medicine), recently completed a study of 311 overweight women randomly assigned to either the Atkins, Zone, or Ornish diets. (October 12, 2007)

Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing)?

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