Episodes

  • Science & Medicine: Studying the chemical miscommunication that may lead to obesity

    Science & Medicine: Studying the chemical miscommunication that may lead to obesity
    Oct 6 2024
    The chemical cross-communication between the guts and other organs that occurs when a person metabolizes nutrients begins before we open our mouths, when we see or smell food. The answer to why some people develop obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders, and why some people respond so well to medicines like Ozempic, might lie in those signals. UT Health San Antonio endocrinologist Dr. Marzieh Salehi is studying that communication in patients with spinal cord injury.
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    2 mins
  • Petrie Dish: When COVID targets the heart, danger can linger

    Petrie Dish: When COVID targets the heart, danger can linger
    Oct 4 2024
    For at least a year after being infected with the COVID virus, people may be at increased risk of developing a new heart-related problem. Those problems can range from blood clots to arrythmias to a sudden, catastrophic heart attack. In this episode of Petrie Dish, Bonnie Petrie talks with a Harvard cardiologist about why this can happen, and how to protect your heart.
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    29 mins
  • Science & Medicine: The link between sleep apnea and persistent pain

    Science & Medicine: The link between sleep apnea and persistent pain
    Sep 22 2024
    New research from UT Health San Antonio finds a link between obstructive sleep apnea and persistent pain, suggesting that the intermittant lack of oxygen caused by apnea decreases a person's ability to recover from painful stimuli.
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    2 mins
  • Petrie Dish: Using artificial intelligence to solve medical mysteries

    Petrie Dish: Using artificial intelligence to solve medical mysteries
    Sep 16 2024
    Millions of Americans are suffering from undiagnosed illnesses. Many are told their symptoms are imagined. Could artificial intelligence change the game, figuring out how to diagnose rare and difficult to diagnose diseases, leading to better understanding of their causes and better treatments? One San Antonio researcher thinks so.
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    29 mins
  • Science & Medicine: Relaxing excited neurons may lead to more effective treatments for schizophrenia

    Science & Medicine: Relaxing excited neurons may lead to more effective treatments for schizophrenia
    Sep 8 2024
    A new medication to treat schizophrenia has been developed by scientists who discovered that a neuron that inhibits the activity of other cells may be in short supply in those with the disorder.
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    2 mins
  • Petrie Dish: Another mpox emergency

    Petrie Dish: Another mpox emergency
    Aug 30 2024
    The World Health Organization is again warning the world about mpox, declaring an outbreak in central Africa.
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    23 mins
  • Science & Medicine: LAUNCHing kids into literacy

    Science & Medicine: LAUNCHing kids into literacy
    Aug 25 2024
    UT Health San Antonio Speech-Language Pathology program graduate students are helping local kids at risk for developing a language disorder through a program called LAUNCH. Angela Kennedy, SLP-D, CCC-SLP, is the director of clinical education and an assistant professor for the Speech-Language Pathology program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: An app for detecting dementia decades early

    Science & Medicine: An app for detecting dementia decades early
    Aug 18 2024
    A digital tool that uses artificial intelligence to analyze speech patterns could help doctors detect dementia in patients when other signs and symptoms are not perceptible.
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    2 mins