HIV/AIDS: A Clinical Description
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the medical realities of HIV/AIDS, explaining the progression of the disease, as well as the symptoms (or lack of symptoms) at various stages along ...
HIV/AIDS: A Smart Enemy
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, explains that one of the things that makes the HIV virus so difficult is that it's a retro virus, which means it has the ability to take its genetic material an...
Stressed to the Limit: Physiology of Stress, The
The field of psychoneuroimmunology seeks to understand the interaction between the immune system and the central nervous system. Most stress research is focused on the fight-fight reaction, and more recently threats to the social self. The autonomic...
Stressed to the Limit: Stress and Susceptibility to Disease
Certain physiological reactions to stress can increase our vulnerability to infections diseases like colds or flu. A number of researchers did a series of studies to determine why. One factor seems to be that lymphocytes which serve an immune functi...
Endocrine Disrupters and Functional Deficits
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains that endocrine disrupters can lead to functional deficits, including low sperm count and memory problems, as well as immune system disorders and early cancers.