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Episode 71: December 2020

In this episode, we hear about exercise and cancer, mental health in academia, sea slugs, anti-nausea drugs and how the brain remembers unpleasant tastes.
Episode 71: December 2020
Havurrine 2020, CC BY 4.0

Chapters

  1. 0:35
    Can exercise cut cancer risks?
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  2. 7:43
    The secrets of photosynthetic sea slugs
    Sea slugs steal from algae to harvest energy from sunlight
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  3. 12:54
    New insights into anti-nausea drugs
    Drugs called setrons block serotonin by binding to different receptor subunits
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  4. 17:38
    A matter of taste
    When something makes us sick, the connection between two brain parts becomes weaker
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  5. 25:09
    Mental health challenges in academia
    An eLife survey explores the experiences of those who support colleagues struggling with their mental health.