If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Health Inequality Network (HINet) is a multidisciplinary research network comprising a group of world-class scholars on health research from diverse fields. HINET's aim is to synthesize and extend insights from several disciplines into a unified approach and comprehensive framework for understanding the emergence and...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center A national and international leader in health and child development disparities, Dr. Zuckerman's most important scientific contributions involve identifying factors contributing to low birth...

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If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Chicago's South Side community, made up of one million people in more than 30 neighborhoods, has a critical need for quality health care. It's among the unhealthiest in the country, with high rates of diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and other chronic conditions. Learn about theUniversity of Chicago Medical Center's commitment to...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. John T. Cacioppo's groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context--a factor so strong that it...

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If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Roughly 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with HIV, and the number is growing. Since 9095 percent of HIV infections in Africa result from heterosexual sex,understanding changes in heterosexual behavior in response to rising HIV rates is crucial to developing effective prevention strategies. In the new study...

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If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Scientists and clinicians at the University of Chicago Medical Center are always seeking new ways to enhance patient care through research. In this video, researchers Neil Shubin, Funmi Olopade and Kevin White describe how their scholarship on topics ranging from breast cancer to evolutionary biology advances knowledge while...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. University of Chicago researchers Raphael Lee, M.D., and Ka Yee Lee, Ph.D., discuss how a synthetic surfactant called Poloxamer-188 has been shown to seal cell membranes damaged from electrical shock, restoring cell integrity and enhancing tissue survival. Copyright 2005 The University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Cardiac arrest and industrial cooling? Dr. Lance Becker of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory researchers have discovered an improbable link between the two that may transform treatment for heart attacks. Copyright 2003 The University of Chicago.