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The INSPIRE Podcast is brought to you by the INSPIRE Student Journal. We’re dedicated to bringing you the latest research in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine (and everything in-between) from both students and academics in a language everyone can understand.

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The INSPIRE Podcast is brought to you by the INSPIRE Student Journal. We’re dedicated to bringing you the latest research in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine (and everything in-between) from both students and academics in a language everyone can understand.

    Episode 15- Dr. Poorna Gunasekera on Community Sourced Intelligence

    Episode 15- Dr. Poorna Gunasekera on Community Sourced Intelligence

    In discussion with Dr. Poorna Gunasekera - Associate International Dean at Plymouth Medical School (UoP) about a new concept: Community Sourced Intelligence. We also touched upon his experience with Long-Covid. Join in for this enlightening conversation on health and social care! 

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Episode 14 - "What's the goss on floss?" Dental 101 with Qui Lim

    Episode 14 - "What's the goss on floss?" Dental 101 with Qui Lim

    ✅Should you brush your teeth before or after eating? ⁠

    ✅How often should you floss your teeth?⁠

    ✅What are wisdom teeth and should we have them removed? 

    On this weeks episode, we are joined by Qui Lim @lifeofquiii - a dental student at University of Bristol who answers all these questions and more!

    We really enjoyed recording this episode and all definitely learnt a lot about how we can look after our dental hygiene.

    What common misconceptions do you have about dental hygeine? Let us know in the comments...

    Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss out on any important updates!

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Episode 13 - Sleep Hygiene

    Episode 13 - Sleep Hygiene

    In this episode we sit down to have a chat about the sleep hygiene!⁠

    ✅ What is the optimum sleep time?⁠

    ✅ What is sleep hygiene?⁠

    ✅ What are the best sleep habits?

    As always please keep letting us know what you think by emailing us at inspirejournalpodcast@gmail.com - we love hearing your feedback!⁠

    • 51 min
    Episode 12 - Getting into Medicine or Veterinary

    Episode 12 - Getting into Medicine or Veterinary

    This episode is a little different and, with application season fast approaching, we thought it might be helpful to share with you guys our individual journeys into medical or veterinary school - as well as giving you some of our top tips in the run up to making your application! We know how stressful this process can be, but in recording this episode and hearing each others stories, we realised that there really isn't only one route into medical or veterinary school! We hope that you enjoy listening and please let us know what you think by emailing us at inspirejournalpodcast@gmail.com.

    • 56 min
    Episode 11 - Myth Constructors - "Hair Growth"

    Episode 11 - Myth Constructors - "Hair Growth"

    Does shaving make your hair grow back faster or thicker?

    ⁠Join us for our 11th Episode of the INSPIRE Podcast, where we will be playing another game of Myth Constructors! On this episode, we discuss whether shaving makes your hair grow back thicker or stronger - which is definitely a question we have all asked ourselves at some point! If you have ever wondered whether there is any truth behind this myth, then make sure you tune in to hear the science behind it!⁠

    Let us know what you think by leaving us a review and following us on social media @inspirejournalpodcast

    Papers discussed in this episode

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ar.1090370405

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X15478881

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4793925/

    • 31 min
    Episode 10 - Myth Constructors "Is Reheating Rice Bad for You?"

    Episode 10 - Myth Constructors "Is Reheating Rice Bad for You?"

    *REUPLOAD fixing audio issues at end*

    Join us for our 10th Episode of the INSPIRE Podcast, where we will be playing another game of Myth Constructors! On this episode, we discuss whether reheating rice is ACTUALLY bad for you, so if you have ever wondered whether there is any truth behind this myth, then make sure you tune in to hear the science behind it!

    Let us know what you think by emailing us at inspirejournalpodcast@gmail.com and don't forget to follow us on social media @inspirejournalpodcast!

    Papers discussed in this episode

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160518307165?casa_token=jVG5sDpMNXYAAAAA:OrhjP7vOgpirBBaVerKafqidyZ6v6jCfOuqRM_VsO8uz8TzQbeiOdpM564w-rUdlfkN7nyJ4QbEr

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0740002002001247?casa_token=zfJhwoT4LNAAAAAA:KnnfvWvD5kkvfS8m9n9RjsL7P4O_m0K7JyGbWyOLE98Uk5WXSTa0AnTY43wc2atpmaYtUSP_uzNT

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1984.tb13663.x

    • 40 min

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