A visually impaired student and her teacher share various systems and devices that help her succeed at school.

A hearing impaired person shares his methods of communication including sign language, reading lips, and TTD equipment.

The CyberKnife M6, a robotic radiation delivery system that provides non-invasive treatment, is an alternative to conventional treatments and surgeries for many types of cancers and conditions.

D.I.Y. face masks are a trend based on necessity. There are some basic dos and don’ts, but there is a science behind it.

VaxNewMo is developing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines to provide broader protection against more strains of bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia.

A physician at MU Health Care recently published research that shows oral injuries involving a toothbrush sent an estimated 8,500 people to the emergency department between 2006 and 2016.

Plastic adapted from operating room biohazard bags may be used to create a bubble environment for high-risk COVID-19 surgeries, a technique teams at Mercy Hospital St. Louis practice in a simulation ...

The STARS program provides specialized training to community hospitals and ambulance and fire districts to recognize the special needs of children patients.

The cognitive psychologist draws upon 25 years of research to share how our older years can be rewarding and healthy and why some of us age better than others.

The Center for Plant-Based Living teaches and trains people inspired to learn more about creating better health through food.

Black belt Jiu-Jitsu practitioner/trainer Josh McKinney demonstrates an example of how to gain an advantage over a potential attacker and why it's important in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and in self-defense.

Black belt Jiu-Jitsu practitioner/trainer Josh McKinney demonstrates one way to safely address a potential attacker and why it's important in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and in self-defense.

Black belt Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and trainer Josh McKinney demonstrates how to break a two-hand grip and why it's important in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and in self-defense.

Black belt Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and trainer Josh McKinney defines the concept of distance management as it is practiced in Jiu-Jitsu and demonstrates a basic grip break movement.

According to the American Burn Association, a serious burn injury occurs every minute. The AVITA Medical product is called spray-on skin, and it’s helping burn patients heal.

Staff from Complete Harmony Yoga for Youth explain the methods used and the medical research behind their trauma-informed yoga program for kids.

This breakthrough book documents price gouging by hospitals and sweetheart deals with insurance companies. It includes ideas on how to fix the system, and how patients can work to lower the price the...

Neurosurgeon Fassil Mesfin, MD, with Missouri University Health Care, talks about a FDA-approved bioactive glass called NanoFUSE, which enables patients to grow their own bones in a short period of t...

Matthew Lew, PhD, of the Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering, tells how an imaging technique may aid in early detection of amyloids proteins, the main cause of age-related...

Gregory Ward, M.D., assistant professor at Saint Louis University Dept. of Otolaryngology, performs minimally invasive surgeries with the Flex Robotic System, a flexible robotic system.

The John P. Atkinson lab in the Division of Rheumatology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has a team of dedicated scientists making discoveries about our immune system.

Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, describes what got her interested in medical research as a career.

Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, describes characteristics and qualities important in the field of medical research.

See different types of centrifuges as Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, explains how they are used in her work.

Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, describes why she likes her career so much.

Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, walks through the ten-step process she uses in her work as a medical scientist.

Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, describes the importance of a detailed laboratory notebook in her work.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School explains how doctors begin the process of diagnosing a patient's condition.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School explains how doctors use temperature to help diagnose a patient.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School explains how doctors use heart rate to help diagnose a patient.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School explains how doctors use respiratory rate to help diagnose a patient.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School explains how doctors use blood pressure to help diagnose a patient.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School explains how doctors use pulse oximetry to help diagnose a patient.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School describes characteristics she believes are important to becoming a successful doctor.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School describes the diagnostic process a doctor uses when the patient first comes in.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School describes how she starts to diagnose a patient by asking them questions.

Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School describes how doctors use knowledge and medical tools to link symptoms to conditions and treatment.

Dr. Kathryn Tristan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, shows how science, technology, engineering, and math come together in her work.

Explore well trained canines whose jobs are to connect with people and create positive change.

Researchers at the University of Missouri discovered how a cancer-critical enzyme is positioned on cell surfaces and is helping to spread cancer throughout the body.

Shin-Ichiro Imai, PhD, professor of developmental biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, identified a route for cellular fuel delivery that could shed light on the process ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis explain that a chemical used to kill bacteria in many ‘antibacterial’ products is actually making them stronger and able to survive antibiotic treatm...

Health and nutrition coach Elaine King talks about the importance of healthy eating and shows strategies to help ourselves eat more healthy.

The Heart Speed team of researchers at the University of Missouri is developing a method of data analysis that removes patients’ breathing motions from the MR images, which helps in heart scans.

A study by researchers at the University of Missouri shows that children are growing at a faster rate than before, reaching their full height sooner than children two generations ago.

Research scientist and author Dr. Kathryn Tristan discusses her motivational books about anxiety and worry and offers insights on ways to address those issues in your life.

Research scientist Dr. Kathryn Tristan shares her excitement about being a scientist by offering examples of tools whe works with and diseases she studies.

Caryn Dugan, entrepreneur and owner of a plant-based nutrition business, shares her perspectives on the link between health and food eaten and the difference a plant-based diet can make.

Learn about the energy in a calorie.

In this archived program, students learn directly from a visually impaired person and a hearing impaired person as we explore our senses of sight and sound.

Learn how eyes determine the color they are seeing.

Learn about the anatomy of the human eye.

In this archived program, students learn directly from a visually impaired person and a hearing impaired person as we explore our senses of sight and sound.

Find out how fast our brain processes information.