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Episode 68: August 2020

In this episode, we hear about Huntington’s and heart disease, insights into the academic job market, the effect of noise on whales, and how tiny ear movements can help detect the direction of a sound.
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Episode 68: August 2020
Sprogis et al. 2020 (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:31
    Breakthroughs in Huntington’s disease
    Blocking histamine receptors may stop the progression of Huntington’s disease
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by David Moreno-Delgado, Mar Puigdellívol ... Peter J McCormick
  2. 6:24
    Why whales need some peace and quiet
    Researchers recommend new guidelines for noise levels from whale-watching boats
    This chapter is based on the following content
  3. 12:50
    Humans perk up their ears, too
    The muscles around our ears move in the direction we are listening.
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Daniel J Strauss, Farah I Corona-Strauss ... Steven A Hackley
  4. 17:39
    Food for the heart
    A molecule in oily fish may help prevent heart failure.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 24:42
    How to become a professor 
    There are many routes of securing long-term employment at a university
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Feature Article by Jason D Fernandes, Sarvenaz Sarabipour ... Amanda Haage

Related

    1. Neuroscience

    Modulation of dopamine D1 receptors via histamine H3 receptors is a novel therapeutic target for Huntington's disease

    David Moreno-Delgado, Mar Puigdellívol ... Peter J McCormick
    1. Ecology

    Vessel noise levels drive behavioural responses of humpback whales with implications for whale-watching

    Kate R Sprogis, Simone Videsen, Peter T Madsen
    1. Neuroscience

    Vestigial auriculomotor activity indicates the direction of auditory attention in humans

    Daniel J Strauss, Farah I Corona-Strauss ... Steven A Hackley
    1. Medicine

    TMAO, a seafood-derived molecule, produces diuresis and reduces mortality in heart failure rats

    Marta Gawrys-Kopczynska, Marek Konop ... Marcin Ufnal

  5. Research Culture: A survey-based analysis of the academic job market

    Jason D Fernandes, Sarvenaz Sarabipour ... Amanda Haage