Petrie Dish
Why does a new study on depression have people asking their doctors about their SSRI medications? Will sequencing the human genome soon be affordable for almost everyone? On Petrie Dish, join host and veteran reporter Bonnie Petrie for deep dives into a wide range of bioscience and medicine stories.
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Imagine going to the eye doctor and getting a cheap, non-invasive test that could help you fight dementia. A doctor at UT Health San Antonio is working on it.
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Anibal Diogenes, D.D.S., Ph.D., is an endodontist, the branch of dentistry that deals with the innermost part of the tooth called pulp, a connective tissue that has immunological, reparative functions.
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The journey began with the story of the Spanish boar that saved Castro’s life.
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Imagine one day your child bites down on something and the enamel on one of their teeth starts to crumble. That can happen in a condition called molar incisor hypomineralization — otherwise known as chalky teeth.
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More than six-million American adults are experiencing heart failure right now.
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If you’re experiencing chronic pain, adjusting your diet might help.
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Loneliness and social isolation can make you as sick as obesity or 15 cigarettes a day.
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COVID’s winter wave has blanketed the nation, along with flu. After a brief decline, hospitalizations for both COVID and flu have increased again in Texas.
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When people think about things they can do to stay healthy, they don’t think about their teeth nearly enough.