Lab Rat Chat

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28. Autism-like Traits and Sleep Apnea Aug 11, 2022

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Lab Rat Chat - Episode 28 with Dr. Amanda Vanderplow

In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Dr. Amanda Vanderplow, a PhD research scientist in the Cahill Lab of Neuroscience Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She studies dendritic spine plasticity and how synaptic alterations contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders. In other words, she much smarter than the rest of us. One of her current research projects discovers a potential link between sleep apnea and autism-like behaviors. This could be one of those breakthrough discoveries that allows us to prevent and/or reduce the rising prevalence of autism-like behaviors in society today, and we have Dr. Vanderplow, her team, and her rats, to thank for discovering this link.
Topics discussed in this episode:

Dr. Vanderplow's extensive and impressive background and her journey to get where she's at in her career today.
What sleep apnea is and how prevalent the disorder is in society; the numbers will shock you.
How a rat sleep apnea model was developed and how the data regarding autism-like behaviors in animals translate into the human world.
The future application of this research and her recent discoveries

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News Bite - July 2022 Jul 21, 2022

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News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

A promising new drug to prevent and slow the progression of Parkinson's disease
Pain relief in the form of implantable nerve cooling devices
How sound and music can reduce both chronic and acute pain
Danielle's true calling in life, creating tiny adorable mouse villages

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News Bite - June 2022 Jun 22, 2022

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News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

The ability of animals to detect harsh speaking tones
Bats and echolocation
First-ever study showing that headbutting animals can and do suffer from traumatic brain injuries
A new incredible imaging technology to image the middle and inner ear

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Traumatic Brain Injuries and Headbutting Animals Story - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/head-cases-horned-animals-damage-their-brains-head-butting-each-other-say-scientists-1708397%3famp=1
Middle Ear Imaging Technology Story - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphot.2022.929574/full
Animals Interpretating Harsh Speaking Tones Story - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220524100557.htm
Bats and Echolocation Story - https://neuroscience.ucdavis.edu/news/bat-brains-organized-echolocation-and-flight
Tour an Animal Research Laboratory
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Lab Rat Chat Podcast Trailer Jun 03, 2022

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27. The Bird is More than the Word, with Dr. Christine Lattin Jun 01, 2022

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Lab Rat Chat - Episode 27 with Dr. Christine Lattin

In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Dr. Christine Lattin, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University. She conducts incredible research using birds as a model to help our understanding of stress and how different neurotransmitters and hormones help wild animals successfully cope with challenges, from predators to disease. Dr. Lattin's research will advance our understanding of how these hormone and neurotransmitter pathways work in humans as the pathways are very similar amongst all vertebrae species. We also discuss an extensive and uncalled-for attack campaign by PETA on Dr. Lattin's research and personal life and how she's been able to continue to thrive and overcome these challenges.
Topics discussed in this episode:

Dr. Lattin's extensive and impressive background and her journey to get where she's at in her career today.
Why and how birds are a critical model to use in order to understand her research interests.
The future application of her research using birds and how it will be able to benefit humans and society.
Why her research has been targeted by PETA, the extensive amount of work and money PETA has spent attacking her and her research, and how she's been able to adapt and overcome.

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News Bite - May 2022 May 09, 2022

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News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

Ticking time bombs within our cells may determine when we die
The ability of simple mosquito brains to detect humans
An update on the first-ever pig to human heart transplant
A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease which has shown promise in mice

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News Bite - March 2022 Apr 01, 2022

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News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

How scientists have figured out a way to interpret pig grunts to reveal their emotions
Jeff's lack of ability to pay attention to prior News Bite stories and re-tell a story from January about osteoarthritis (but, as a man with 4 kids, just happens to be able to make-up for it by having an additional story regarding male contraceptive research on hand and ready to go)
The first ever genetic model of down syndrome in rats
The mystifying way boa constrictors are able to breathe while squeezing their prey

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News Bite - February 2022 Feb 17, 2022

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News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

A new way to treat bacterial pneumonia in mice without using antibiotics
Chimpanzees catching insects and using them to treat their wounds
Paralyzed men able to walk again following spinal implant
Regenerating frog legs and the possibility of one day growing human limbs for amputees

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26. Defeating Diabetes with Dr. Roy Taylor Feb 10, 2022

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Lab Rat Chat - Episode 26 with Dr. Roy Taylor

In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Dr. Roy Taylor, a physician and author, who is currently the Director of Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre at Newcastle University. He has been conducting research on type 2 diabetes since 1978 and in 2011, Taylor showed that the disease was a simple, reversible condition of excess fat within the liver and pancreas. Taylor developed the system now used throughout the United Kingdom for screening for diabetic eye disease, which has resulted in a major reduction in blindness due to diabetes across the UK. He is the author of Life Without Diabetes, a popular guide to understanding and reversing type 2 diabetes and achieving lasting remission (link below).
Topics discussed in this episode:

Dr. Taylor’s extensive and impressive background as a physician and scientist.
What diabetes is and the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
How the use of animals in his early research was crucial in order to understand the disease process.
The role of physicians in not only managing their patients through the use of medicine, but in ways to prevent and/or cure their condition through diet and exercise.

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News Bite - January 2022 Jan 24, 2022

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News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

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In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

A new type of vaccine to combat addiction, specifically opioid addictions
The first ever pig to human heart transplant
Goldfish being able to drive
The possibility to one day regrow human knee cartilage thanks to rabbits in research

Links to all these stories can be found below

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