Petrie Dish

Latest Episodes:

Science & Medicine: Help for women's pelvic health disorders Feb 02, 2025

Show notes

Pelvic health disorders can disrupt women's quality of life. The conditions might be considered common and inevitable, but they should not be ignored.

Science & Medicine: Veterans write new endings for their nightmares Jan 26, 2025

Show notes

A San Antonio sleep disorder and PTSD researcher uses cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce the frequency and intensity of nightmares.

Science & Medicine: Plants-2-Plate Jan 19, 2025

Show notes

Plants-2-Plate is a six-month program that helps people adopt a whole food, plant-based diet.

Science & Medicine: San Antonio scientist discovers how stress triggers migraines Jan 12, 2025

Show notes

UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist Yu Shin Kim, PhD, has discovered how stress causes migraines, which could lead to treatments that prevent them.

Petrie Dish: Dr. Peter Hotez talks about anti-science activism, antisemitism, and RFK Jr. Jan 08, 2025

Show notes

Texas vaccine scientist Dr. Peter Hotez spoke with Bonnie Petrie about what it's like to be the target of anti-science activists, his continued commitment to fighting medical misinformation, and his thoughts on the nomination of anti-vaccine crusader Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

Science & Medicine: Exercise affects men and women differently Jan 05, 2025

Show notes

Physical exercise impacts every type of tissue in the body and affects males and females differently. Data gathered at UT Health San Antonio. It’s part of a nationwide, multi-site study on exercise and the human body.

Science & Medicine: Why are neurodevelopmental disorders common in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? Dec 29, 2024

Show notes

Around 30% of boys diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy also experience cognitive dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. A UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist is doing research he hopes will uncover what is causing these deficits and how they might be treated.

Science & Medicine: Whole blood ambulances Dec 21, 2024

Show notes

For the last five years, first responders all over the world have been watching San Antonio.

Science & Medicine: Scanning the brain to improve treatment for traumatized teens Dec 15, 2024

Show notes

Around 20% of teens who have experienced emotional trauma don't respond to talk therapy. UT Health San Antonio is using neuroimaging to track brain changes in traumatized teens during a course of therapy to see if they can figure out why, which could lead to the development of more personalized treatments that will help more teens heal.

Petrie Dish: Climate change disasters are hazardous to children's mental health Dec 13, 2024

Show notes

As climate change-driven weather disasters become more frequent and intense, it's becoming clear that they are leaving a mark on children's mental health. Clinical psychologist Julie Kaplow explores the risks of this type of trauma to a child's long-term mental health and ways to mitigate the damage.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected