STEM Stories from the Swamp

Aviv, Louie, and Lydia discuss this article https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11662597/

Megan and Heather discuss how stigma still exists with mental health and anxiety.

Brittany Allen shares her wildly empathetic views on Understanding Alzheimer’s – More Than Just Memory Loss. Give it a listen!

Alfred Balduc takes some time to talk melanoma.

In this episode Evan is joined by his mother to discuss the process of erosion.

Deniquie and Gillian talk about procrastination in this episode !

Katie, Quarat, Lauren, and Stefanie discuss Crohn’s.

In this episode, Brenden and Peyton dive into myostatins.

Join Petrina and Petricia as they discuss alternative therapies for cancer. They conclude that they don't think they work. Also, they say that cancer is genetic and they are referring to gene mutations.

In this episode, we are joined by Monalissa, Fatima, and Neffy where they discuss health disparities. They even offer possible solutions to improve areas where there are high levels of health disparities.

In this episode, Chelsie, Shauna, Megan, and Taylor discuss everything you could ever want to know about breast cancer.

Adamaris discusses insomnia with us in this episode.

Maddy, and her sister Ava, discuss the Netflix movie 'Brain on Fire' which is based on the real life story of NY Post journalist Susannah Cahalan. Buckle up for a wild ride where Maddy and Ava discuss the long road to diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis!

In this episode, Angelina and Madison discuss cloning. You won't want to miss this because they drop lots of fun cloning facts that I did not cover in class!

In this episode, Denique and Gillian discuss the timely subject of procrastination since finals do begin tomorrow! They discuss some of the neuroscience behind procrastination while they were procrastinating! They also mention that they selected their topic over a month before they did their research, and they waited a week before doing their research and recording!

Episode by Meghan, Melissa, Olivia, and Grace T discussing Alzheimer’s disease.

Sara, Emelia, and Delaney discuss the history of Thalidomide.

Join Elaina, Haely, and Alyson as they discuss Crispr and designer babies.

Shauna, Haleigh, and Skyler discuss anxiety on this episode. As Shauna mentioned, this episode is for educational purposes only and is not meant to be used to diagnose any conditions. Please seek medical attention if needed.

Julia and Delaney discuss type I diabetes and current treatments. They also investigate induced pluripotent cells and how they may be a feasible therapy in the future.

Ian, Marissa, Grace H, and Sydney talk about concussions and traumatic brain injury.

Katie, Qirat, Stefanie, and Lauren discuss Crohn’s Disease in this episode.

Join Desmond, Jackie, Pravindra, Ryan, and Dalton for an informative, didactic episode about skin grafting.

Join Ross, Jared, Brittany, and Emily for this wandering discussion about designer babies.

In this episode, Julia teaches her friend, a non- science major, how translation works.

In this episode, Enrique and Elaina discuss designer babies. What are your thoughts on the topic?

In this episode, Elena and Enrique discuss the role VEGF plays in helping a tumor get established. They hypothesize how  VEGF can be used as a preventative for cancer.

Brett and Nate discuss misinformation, confirmation bias, and Covid-19. Tyler assisted with research.

Carissa and Hannah talk about Crohn’s disease and Hannah shares how it’s impacted her. Research by Meghan.

Vaccine hesitancy in the African-American community is brought to you by Sheba, Hailey, and Susan. They discuss facts along with personal experiences. Their personal experiences and viewpoints may not reflect everyone's or those of Russell Sage College. Kudos to them on tackling a controversial topic. As stated in the outro, I would like to leave with the closing thought of we want science to dictate medicine and I think there has been a lot of controversy surrounding everything with Covid-19 because it was the first time the non-science community was seeing how science works in real time.

Dan educates us rheumatoid arthritis with research help from Jay.

Madden, Adelyn, and Lesly discuss food deserts and the problems they cause for communities. 

 Chris, Asuan, and Michael discuss a chemical compound found in cruciferous veggies- eat that broccoli! - and how it has been demonstrated to induce apoptosis! 

Brylee and Eliza discuss what Parkinson’s is - including motor and non-motor symptoms and current treatments. They wrap up the episode dispelling some common myths. This episode is being released on World Parkinson’s Day. Morgan and Kiana helped with background research for this episode.

Kaylie, Michelena, and Piper discuss histone modifications involved in epigenetic gene regulation. They discuss a current study looking at epigenetic regulation and genes linked to autism spectrum disorders. One clarification is that the histones are methylated or acetylated or demethylated or deacetylated.   

Evelyn and Kyndra continue their discussion on MS. In this episode they cover exercise, drug therapies, and the promising future of stem cells for both research and potential therapies. 

Evelyn and Kyndra discuss the background of multiple sclerosis (ms) including who is most affected and the different types.

In this episode, Grace and Madison talk about supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) which is near and dear to Grace’s heart.

No pain, no gain is presented by Alexis and Mika with background research by Makayla.  Minor edit: you can still get sick when vaccinated. For example, you can still get the flu with the flu vaccine, but severity and duration are decreased. The vaccine doesn't make you sick. If you do get the flu at the same time as the vaccine, it is correlation and you were already infected.

No pain, no gain parts I and II are presented by Alexis and Mika with background research by Makayla.

Madison and Grace are back and this time are discussing Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). 

In part I of this 2 part topic, Arianna and Baylee discuss the how and why of veterans with PTSD, along with discussing the impact of civilians living in a war zone. Ashley was the research director for this episode.

In part 2 of this 2 part topic, Arianna and Baylee discuss potential treatments for PTSD and delve into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as being most effective. Ashley was the research director for this episode.

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