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In this animated activity, learners examine muscle cell contraction and relaxation and consider the role of calcium ions.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences, Rehabilitation Science, and Biology
- Keywords:
- Muscle cells Muscle contraction
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In this animated and interactive object, learners examine ventilation, external and internal respiration, and gas transport.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Human biology
- Keywords:
- Pulmonary gas exchange Respiratory organs
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In this interactive object, learners select the correct description of a child in the five stages of development in the following categories: pattern of growth, vital signs, organ development, vision and hearing, and developmental stage.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Human Biology
- Keywords:
- Child development
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- Others
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In this interactive object, learners examine the structure and function of the sense of taste.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Human Biology
- Keywords:
- Taste
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- Others
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In this animated and interactive object, learners examine ABO blood antigens and Rh antigens and their compatibility.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences, Human Biology, and Medical Laboratory Science
- Keywords:
- Bood groups
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- Others
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How do cancer cells grow? How does chemotherapy fight cancer (and cause negative side effects)? The answers lie in cell division. George Zaidan explains how rapid cell division is cancer's "strength" -- and also its weakness.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Biology
- Keywords:
- Cancer cells
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- Video
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The things we eat and drink on a daily basis can impact our health in big ways. Too many carbohydrates, for instance, can lead to insulin resistance, which is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes. But what are carbs, exactly? And what do they do to our bodies? Richard J. Wood explains.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Food Science
- Keywords:
- Carbohydrates Nutrition
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- Video
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Sue Desmond-Hellmann is using precision public health -- an approach that incorporates big data, consumer monitoring, gene sequencing and other innovative tools -- to solve the world's most difficult medical problems. It's already helped cut HIV transmission from mothers to babies by nearly half in sub-Saharan Africa, and now it's being used to address alarming infant mortality rates all over the world. The goal: to save lives by bringing the right interventions to the right populations at the right time.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Biology
- Keywords:
- Medicial informatics Big data Public health
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- Video
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"For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says science writer Britt Wray. In this quick talk, she explores how climate change is threatening our well-being -- mental, social and spiritual -- and offers a starting point for what we can do about it.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Environmental Sciences
- Keywords:
- Climatic changes -- Social aspects Mental health
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- Video
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Your lifelong health may have been decided the day you were born, says microbiome researcher Henna-Maria Uusitupa. In this fascinating talk, she shows how the gut microbes you acquire during birth and as an infant impact your health into adulthood -- and discusses new microbiome research that could help tackle problems like obesity and diabetes.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Biology
- Keywords:
- Microorganisms Medical genetics
- Resource Type:
- Video