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12 hr ago

The State of AMR: Gram-Negative/Positive Resistance and Pipeline Challenges

Multidrug-resistant infections remain one of the most urgent public health challenges worldwide, with some infections approaching the limits of available treatment options. CDC just released their latest report that indicates that AMR is likely to kill more than 50,000 people a year in the US alone. Dr. William Miller's broad expertise in AMR makes him the perfect fit as an editor of the Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Journal and will reflect in this episode on the major challenges of the future of AMR in a complex and rapidly changing field. Topics discussed: The current state of AMR The major challenges both in Gram-positive and Gram-negative resistance The antibiotic pipeline and promises for the future How the field will move in the next 10 years. Guest: William R. Miller, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital Links: This episode is brought to you by the Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Journal. Visit asm.org/aac to browse issues and/or submit a manuscript. If you plan to publish in AAC, ASM Members get up to 50% off publishing fees. Visit asm.org/joinasm to sign up.
4 days ago

Dropping the Mask

Have you ever downplayed some aspect of your identity? Maybe you don’t hide it, but you don’t bring it up with certain people, either. It turns out that these subtle disguises can have powerful effects on how we view ourselves. This week, we bring you a favorite conversation with legal scholar Kenji Yoshino. He introduces us to the concept of "covering," and talks about what happens when we soften or edit our true selves. Then, we revisit our "Your Questions Answered" segment in which Kenji answers listener questions and comments about his work. Another way that we hide who we are is by expressing views that we don't actually believe. In our latest YouTube video, we look at this phenomenon — known as preference falsification — and how it can affect our relationships. Check it out, and make sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of our future videos. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2 Nov

How Love Really Works

Most of us have ideas about what we’re looking for in a romantic partner. But psychologist Paul Eastwick says these preferences are surprisingly poor guides for finding love. He explains why attraction is so difficult to predict, and what the research suggests is the best way to meet someone with whom you'll connect. Then, in a new installment of “Your Questions Answered,” psychologist Ed Lemay responds to your questions about how we project our own thoughts and feelings onto other people, and how these projections shape our relationships. In our companion conversation for Hidden Brain+ subscribers, we talk with Paul Eastwick about online dating apps. He says apps can powerfully shape our experience of meeting potential romantic partners — often not for the better. If you're a subscriber, that episode is called “The Online Dating Trap.” If you're not yet a subscriber, you can listen to that conversation with a free seven-day trial to Hidden Brain+ by going to support.hiddenbrain.org. If you use an Apple device, you can subscribe via Apple Podcasts at apple.co/hidden brain. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3 days ago

Asel Sartbaeva on protecting vaccines with a pinch of sand

Vaccines save millions of lives each year but, to work, most need to be kept cold throughout their journey, from the factory where they’re made to the clinic where they’re given. This relies on what’s known as the cold chain, a global network of fridges, freezers and icepacks. The chain is not only expensive to maintain, it’s incredibly vulnerable to breaking. In low- and middle- income countries, in particular, transport delays, power cuts and equipment failures often cause vaccines to spoil before they reach the people who need them. An urgent quest in public health has been to find a way to stabilise vaccines, at room temperature, so that they no longer need this cold chain. This occurred to Asel Sartbaeva, during a routine visit to the GP with her newborn daughter. Originally from Kyrgyzstan and now Associate Professor of Chemistry at Bath University, Asel investigates silica-based materials. Not a typical background for someone working on vaccines, but it gave her a fresh perspective. She wasn’t focussed on changing the vaccine itself, instead, she asked a different question: could she use her knowledge silica-based materials and coat the vaccine in a protective shell that would allow it to survive at room temperature, eliminating the need for refrigeration? Her solution? A perfectly tailored protective coat made silica, found in beach sand. If human trials are successful, she hopes that vaccines will travel to wherever they are needed by envelope and on drones. Presented by Jim Al-Khalili Produced by Beth Eastwood A BBC Studios production
19 Jul

The Hole In Your Brain That Makes You Doomscroll

Why can't you leave a sealed envelope unopened? Professor Hannah Fry begins by refusing to allow Michael Stevens to open a mystery envelope addressed to him. A small act of torture that turns out to be the perfect way in to today's subject: curiosity. What is it, why does it feel almost physical, and how far will people actually go just to resolve a nagging uncertainty? From there Hannah and Michael trace curiosity's surprising reputation through history; how for well over a thousand years it was branded a vice, even a sin, before a couple of inventions flipped it into a virtue almost overnight. Along the way they delve into the psychology and neuroscience of this itch. Why your brain can't stop worrying at a missing answer, why getting something wrong could be the key to remembering it, and which animals share the drive (and one surprising creature that doesn't). Plus curiosity's darker side, the way the modern world has learned to hijack the very same circuitry, and a rather lovely story about how a Mars rover got its name. ------------------- For more information about Cancer Research UK, their research, breakthroughs and how you can support them, visit ⁠⁠https://cancerresearchuk.org/restisscience⁠⁠ Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (4325234) and the Isle of Man (5713F). Registered address: 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ. ------------------- Find The Rest Is Science all over the internet by ⁠⁠clicking here.⁠⁠ ------------------- Video Producer: Adam Thornton + Oli Oakley + Jack MeekAnimator: Sam BensonVideo & Social: Bex TyrrellAssistant Producer: Lucy LipscombeProducer: Simona RataSenior Producer: Lauren Armstrong-CarterChief Digital Officer: Samuel OakleyExec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Mar

كتاب ما وراء بوابة الموت؟

كتاب "ماذا وراء بوابة الموت" للدكتور مصطفى محمود هو رحلة فكرية وفلسفية عميقة تحاول سبر أغوار اللغز الأكبر في الوجود الإنساني، وهو الموت. الكتاب لا يقدم الموت كنهاية، بل كبوابة لعبور الزمن نحو الأبدية. محتوى الكتاب: 1. فلسفة الزمن والنسبية: يطرح الدكتور مصطفى محمود رؤية مدهشة حول "زمن البرزخ"، مستشهداً بالآيات القرآنية التي تصف لبث الموتى في قبورهم بأنه "ساعة من نهار". يوضح أن شعورنا بالزمن في الدنيا سيبدو ضئيلاً جداً (كأنه صفر) مقارنة باللانهاية والأبدية في الآخرة، وهي فكرة تقترب من مفهوم النسبية. 2. الموت كصحوة لا كرقاد: ينفي الكتاب فكرة أن الموت هو "نوم طويل" أو "فناء"، بل يصفه بأنه "استقبال حافل" أو "صدمة صحوة". يرى أن النفس تتحرر من كثافة الجسد المادي لتنتقل إلى مستوى أعلى من الوعي، حيث يبدأ الحساب أو النعيم فور خروج النفس من الجسد (لحظة الحشرجة). 3. قضية التسيير والتخيير: يخصص الكاتب مساحة لمناقشة حرية الإنسان، موضحاً أن الإنسان "مخير" فيما أودعه الله فيه من أمانة (العقل والإرادة)، ولكنه "مسير" ضمن قوانين الكون الإلهية. ويشرح كيف أن الله ييسر لكل إنسان ما اختاره قلبه ونواه في الدنيا ("فأما من أعطى واتقى... فسنيسره لليسرى"). 4. نقد المادية والعولمة: يتناول الكتاب أبعاداً معاصرة، حيث ينتقد "العولمة" التي يراها محاولة لإذابة الخصوصية والهوية الإنسانية والدينية. كما ينتقد الغرور العلمي للإنسان المعاصر الذي وصل للقمر لكنه فشل في السيطرة على شهواته أو تحقيق السلام والعدل على الأرض. 5. العودة إلى النفس ومعرفة الله: يؤكد الكتاب أن معرفة النفس هي الطريق الأول لمعرفة الخالق. ويدعو إلى الحفاظ على "البصمة الالهية" والخصوصية الروحية لكل فرد، محذراً من الانجراف خلف الماديات التي تحول الإنسان إلى "مسخ" أو "قطعة ديكور" فاقدة لجوهرها. خلاصة الكتاب: هو دعوة للاطمئنان وعدم الخوف من المجهول عبر فهم الغاية من الوجود، والتأكيد على أن كل ما في الكون يسير وفق خطة إلهية دقيقة تنتقل بالمادة والروح من البساطة إلى التركيب، ومن الجهل إلى المعرفة، ومن الفناء إلى الخلود. This podcast includes content produced or editorially adapted under a mix of owned rights and lawful use. We respect intellectual property and review any documented rights inquiry. Rights contact: hello@podcastrecord.co Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
1 day ago

Why an early Alzheimer’s theory is making a comeback, the U.S.’s electricity crisis, and improving precision medicine

First up on the podcast, producer Kevin McLean talks with staff writer Jennie Erin Smith about a new old idea for Alzheimer’s disease. They discuss how the cholinergic hypothesis originally came about, how it fell out of fashion, and why it’s making a comeback now. Next on the show, the United States can make more power as demand goes up, but moving that increased amount of electricity around the country is proving problematic. Madeline Yozwiak, a postdoctoral scholar in the Engineering and Public Policy Department at Carnegie Mellon University, joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss her Policy Forum article on the barriers to scaling up the country’s electric grid and some potential solutions. Finally, boosting precision medicine by looking at All of Us. The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us project is a gigantic source of whole-genome sequences and electronic health records. Philip Empey, associate professor in the School of Pharmacy and associate director of the Institute for Precision Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses how panning through this huge trove of data to find pharmacogenomic variants—genes important for prescription decisions—will improve precision medicine. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Image: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 days ago

The 3 Foot Parasite That Lives Inside You for a Year

TWiP explains the results of a two-year study in dogs in Chad showing that the drug Flubendazole reduces emerging Dracunculus medinensis, the agent of Guinea worm disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello. and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Treating canine Guinea worm disease in Chad (PLoS NTD) TWiP study – information and survey Become a patron of TWiP Send your questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees
03/05/2025

كيف وصلت إلينا الأحاديث النبوية؟

في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست نظر، نستضيف الدكتور أحمد صنوبر، أستاذ علوم الحديث بجامعة 29 مايو، والمتخصص في تاريخ الحديث الشريف. يحكي لنا الدكتور صنوبر رحلته مع هذا العلم، من دراسته في الأردن إلى تجربته في تركيا، حيث اصطدم بنقص المصادر العربية حول تاريخ الحديث، ليخوض رحلة تأليف وبحث أثمرت كتابًا مرجعيًا. يفتح لنا أبواب النقاش حول موضوعات مهمة ومثيرة في علم تاريخ الحديث، منها تأثير الاستشراق على دراسة الحديث، وأسباب عدم التدوين المبكر، ودور المجتمعات العلمية الأولى في حماية الرواية النبوية وعن رحلة تدوين هذا العلم الذي يصفه بأنه "أوثق علوم تاريخ البشرية". الحلقة تجيب عن أسئلة مهمة، أبرزها: - لماذا لا يوجد في التراث الإسلامي التقليدي علم اسمه "تاريخ الحديث"؟ - ما العلاقة بين علم الاستشراق وظهور علم تاريخ الحديث؟ - ما الفرق بين عمل المحدث وعمل المؤرخ في التعامل مع الحديث؟ - هل كانت خطب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم محفوظة بالكامل؟ - لماذا لم تنتشر رواية الحديث في الشام مثل انتشارها في المدينة والكوفة؟ - كيف تعامل الصحابة مع التثبت من الأحاديث وسط غياب أدوات الكتابة؟ كل هذه الأسئلة وأكثر يجيب عنها د. أحمد الصنوبر في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست نظر. ابقوا على تواصل مستمرّ مع بودكاست "أثير" ولا تنسوا تفعيل زرّ الاشتراك الموجود في تطبيقك لتصلك حلقاتنا.
19/10/2022

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