Brain Matters – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

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Each month Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Jon Weingart comments on news from the field of neurosurgery, discussing new discoveries and research in the context of the larger picture of current practice. Brain Matters is created with an eye toward informing both patients and practitioners in their decision making.

Episodes

  1. 08/31/2016

    Brain Matters August 2016

    This month Jon Weingart discusses a novel way to get past the blood-brain barrier. Program notes: 0:20 Blood brain barrier keeps toxic substances out 1:20 Deliver ultrasound without opening the skin 2:21 Perhaps a skull implant 3:21 How long can … Brain Matters August 2016 Read More »

    7 min

  2. 07/11/2016

    Brain Matters – July 2016

    This month Michael Lim, MD, talks about using viruses and other aspects of immunotherapy for brain tumors. Program Notes 0:22 Polio virus and brain tumor treatment 1:21 Genetically modify viruses to attack tumors 2:21 Implanted melanoma tumors 3:22 Myeloid cells … Brain Matters – July 2016 Read More »

    8 min

  3. 04/20/2016

    Brain Matters April 2016

    Program Notes 0:14 Large experience here at Hopkins 1:15 Contrast agents accumulates in certain places 2:15 Difference dramatic 3:05 Astrocytoma is an infiltrative tumor 4:07 Not always that a grade 3 becomes a grade 4 5:08 Grade 4 can be … Brain Matters April 2016 Read More »

    7 min

  4. 01/13/2016

    January 21, 2016 – Electrical Fields and Brain Tumors

    Anchor lead:  Can a helmet using electrical fields improve survival from some brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports Transcript Elizabeth Tracey: A helmet employing alternating electrical field pulses has been shown to improve survival from glioblastoma, one type of deadly brain … January 21, 2016 – Electrical Fields and Brain Tumors Read More »

    1 min

  5. 11/20/2015

    November 26, 2015 – Brain Tumor Monitoring

    Anchor lead:  Can new techniques allow better monitoring of brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports Transcript Elizabeth Tracey: All cells shed DNA into blood and bodily fluids when they break open, a fact that's being exploited in discerning whether cancers have … November 26, 2015 – Brain Tumor Monitoring Read More »

    1 min

  6. 10/15/2015

    October 15, 2015 – Meningiomas

    Meningiomas are a common type of brain tumor that may be related to obesity, a recent study discussed in the inaugural production of Brain Matters, a monthly podcast series with Jon Weingart, a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins, concludes. Program Notes … October 15, 2015 – Meningiomas Read More »

    10 min
  • 6 Episodes

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Each month Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Jon Weingart comments on news from the field of neurosurgery, discussing new discoveries and research in the context of the larger picture of current practice. Brain Matters is created with an eye toward informing both patients and practitioners in their decision making.

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