Finding Genius Podcast

Are chemicals in your immediate environment the cause for specific adverse health implications of which you may have been previously unaware? Research shows that there may be a link between toxins common in objects in your home and ailments like cancer or other chronic diseases. Listen in to learn: How plasticizers affect brain development The toxins common in food packaging How to avoid buying potentially dangerous products Associate Dean for Research at NC State University, Heather Patisaul, stops in for a conversation about her research into the chemicals surrounding you that you may not have known were even present. Chemicals commonly found in treatments for furniture, textiles, and even present in dust in your house have been shown in animal models to cause extremely damaging reactions in your body. Like pesticides, flame retardant chemicals found in furniture and other possibly flammable items in your house have neurotoxic properties and may contain incredibly carcinogenic components. For some of the chemical groups known to cause adverse effects, the half-life can be in the range of years and even decades. Using data collected from individuals and animals, convincing governments and individuals has become the focus of precautionary steps as we advance. For more information, patisaullab.wordpress.ncsu.edu. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

"Our brain is designed to keep us safe, but a lot of our growth is outside of that comfort zone," says Jeremy Abramson. He uses this as a starting point for busy professionals on attaining positive high energy and peace. He shares several suggestions with listeners, and discusses How he begins to work with successful business executives who've come to a place where they don't have a clear identity, What advice he gives clients regarding integrative nutrition, attaining better sleep, and heightening their brain chemistry, and How he uses techniques from micro dosing to mixing medicinal mushrooms to help his clients be present in the moment and to help them stay true to their dreams. Podcast host Jeremy Abramson is chief energy officer and founder of Thrive University. He's a movement and mindset coach who helps executives and entrepreneurs unleash the potential that's been held back by the constraints of societal pressures. He takes listeners back to the beginning of his own self-awakening when he realized he needed to find a different kind of balance. Through a series of difficult events, he realized that, "it's a day-by-day journey of tapping in and always asking the question, what can I do today, to really facilitate more change, to facilitate more growth?" Now he helps others explore these same questions. He works with clients who feel caught and might even be in physical pain from stress and dissatisfaction.  He helps bring about "alignment in their life, like starting from the root cause." This comes through getting specific with their core values and what really matters to them. Then, he's able to show them the cost they're paying if they continue on the same path. He advises them on several levels, including working with micro dosing. He works with what medications they may already be taking, such as SSRIs, to either supplement or reduce those medications through micro dosing and other methods. He explains some specifics for his process and shares success stories. Listen in for an inspiring take on how to coach others towards a better life. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Heart palpitations, migraines, muscle pain, brain cancer, cognitive difficulties…The list of side effects from wireless technology radiation goes on and on. Yet, unfortunately, 5G antennas continue to pop up all over the globe, and are already installed in almost every major city in the U.S. Tune in to learn: How wireless technology and radiation may be contributing to the significant increase in cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s, ADHD, and cancer over the past 10-15 years What system in the body is first affected by wireless technology and radiation, and why How to limit your exposure to the harmful effects of wireless technology What important distinction exists between 5G wireless technology, and modulation (i.e. the way information is carried over wireless carrier waves) Returning guest, Dafna Tachover, tells listeners everything they need to know about how and why their health is at risk, and what’s being done about it. She explains the science behind how wireless technology—and especially the rollout of 5G across the globe—is creating sickness at unprecedented speeds, with very few people even knowing it. Tachover receives countless emails from families who suffer a range of detrimental and sometimes even debilitating symptoms within days of 5G antennas being installed and activated in their neighborhoods. With over 800,000 of these antennas slated for activation over the next 10 years, a major public health crisis is in our midst, and the worst part is that the truth is being actively hidden from the public, leaving people to wonder why they and their children are getting sick. The allowed level of radiation you can be exposed to is now quintillions above the level of radiation that exists naturally in the environment, and has been increased millions of times over the last 30 years. As a result, our bodies are struggling to adapt, and failing to do so. She explains the $30 million National Toxicology Program’s study funded by the FDA and the information since revealed and hidden from the public, the status of your right to file an ADA claim in response to falling ill as a result of this technology, the lawsuit filed just over a month ago against a draconian law commonly referred to as OTARD (Over the Air Receiving Devices), a report written by prominent scientist, Dr. Christopher Portier, which links radiation from wireless tech to brain cancer, why it’s particularly dangerous to live in apartment complexes, steps people can take to protect themselves as much as possible, and so much more. It’s no exaggeration to say that the information in this podcast could be a matter of life and death for many. Learn more at the following links: https://mdsafetech.org/ https://www.5gcrisis.com/ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/?s=radiation&post_type=defender. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Can Covid-19 be understood through the lens of data analysis? By using artificial intelligence, variables previously going unused could be seen in a new light. Press play to learn: If viral load dictates how contagious an individual may be The accuracy of the initial data surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic The data gaps that still need to be explored  Sally Embrey, DataRobot’s Vice President of Public Health and Health Technologies, shares her experience using data modeling to better understand the Covid-19 pandemic. By focusing on viral loads and the variables in the pandemic that may cause asymptomatic spread, hotspots could start being identified before they became a threat. By understanding the chain of events from initial infection to the first signs of symptoms, populations under threat could better understand how to combat the virus within their community. Using data sources collected from publicly available databases from around the country and globally, the consistency and accuracy of the data could reach the level needed for useful predictions and analysis. Due to this new availability of quality research, the work from DataRobot has been able to be used on the federal level and beyond. To learn more, visit datarobot.com/covid/. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Dr. Lee Merritt Bio: Dr. Lee Merritt experienced medicine first hand at age four accompanying her father on housecalls along the back roads of Iowa.  She graduated in 1980 from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.  She completed an Orthopaedic Residency and served 10 years as a Physician and Surgeon in the United States Navy.  After completing a Spinal Surgery fellowship she spent over 25 years in private practice.  She served on the board of the Arizona Medical Association, and on the Naval Research Advisory Committee where she looked at medical defense issues for the military.  She is past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and has devoted her professional career to patient centered ethical medicine.  Was the Covid-19 virus upregulated in a lab? Whether it was manufactured or not, it may not be a natural virus and has implications far beyond the infection itself. Listen in to learn: The precautions that may be more effective than masks If carbon dioxide retention can impact your immune system The endgame plan in the coming future of the pandemic Dr. Lee Merritt, past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, joins the conversation to discuss ethical medicine and to uncover the truth about the stealth warfare of the pandemic. Information that may have been capable of saving countless, like the efficacy of anti-microbial treatments and early action, seems to have been systematically suppressed. Since these methods were not relied on, less effective and even possibly more dangerous counteractions were implemented instead. While mandatory vaccines may appear to be on the horizon, adverse reactions and thousands of deaths are still not fully understood. Without a complete picture of the long-lasting effects of vaccination, we may be rushing headlong into a much worse fate than the pandemic. Visit drleemerritt.com to learn more. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

That scene of an alien invader exploding from another life form's chest might be happening in your backyard. Entomologist Michael Strand says that, "virtually every insect on the planet is parasitized by some parasitoid wasps." He explains how this ubiquitous wasp has been so successful for millions of years through its evolved insect anatomy and physiology. Listen and learn How common parasitoid insect activity is, but also how diverse, How some species have endogenized viral particles in their genes and genetics that enable them to affect their host's behavior, and How they are used as biological control in pest management, taking advantage of the ecological role of insects to curb harmful pest populations. Michael R Strand is the H.M. Pulliam Chair at the University of Georgia and professor in the Entomology Department. He specializes in insect physiology and tells listeners about the life cycle, variety, and research interests around parasitoid wasps. There's a basic pattern most of the wasps follow: the female lays eggs in another living organism, usually but not always an arthropod. The stage of the organism can vary from pupal to adult and the activity of the emerging wasps can differ by what part of that organism they eat, the behavior the wasp sting may induce, and when they emerge from their host. Especially intriguing is the role of viral particle DNA in what these wasps can actually accomplish. Strand says that, "in effect, the parasitoid is using an ancestral virus to be able to successfully parasitize the host that it develops in." Through stings and vertical gene transfer, the wasp induces certain behaviors and conditions in its host, such as paralysis or even specific movement that benefits the wasp progeny. He explains how these polydnaviruses became associated with the wasps and what questions he and other scientists are still working on answering. Listen in for more about how these specialized wasps engage in a complex and fascinating life cycle and where applications from this knowledge might lead. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

"These tumors actually becoming something that's very, very different in response to therapy. And this allows them then to survive and adapt," says David Goode, regarding current studies he's leading on cancer, specifically prostate. He adds that by changing cell type, these cancer cells evade treatment by altering what they need. He describes intricacies in cancer progression he's learned through computational biology work that could inform better treatment. Listen and learn How his lab utilizes genetics biology and cancer evolution nature to figure out what makes some tumors more aggressive than others, Why this type of cancer genetics and genomics work offers evolutionary clues regarding resistance development, How prostate cancer cells transdifferentiate into a neuro endocrine cell type so that they don't need testosterone anymore, and What "signatures of loss of multicellularity" means and why his lab studies the process in cancer cells. David Goode is group leader and faculty in the Computational Biology Program with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center in Australia. His work engages the importance of genetics and evolution in cancer through bioinformatics, genomics, molecular evolution, and population genetics. He and colleagues are trying to better understand the results of cancer evolution. They use mathematical models where they can stimulate tumor growth in simulations. This allows them to follow progressions and different mutations and clonal populations over changes in tumors at different points in time of therapy. He gets specific about some of their cutting-edge techniques and research. While they use whole genome sequencing or exome sequencing, he adds that, "single cell technologies are really powerful, and that's something we are looking to move into where you can actually profile individual cells." For now, they also utilize tools and analyses in their computational work to understand how tumors become resistant to therapies. He adds, "if we know that, then perhaps we can come up with better ways to treat patients that will prevent the tumors from becoming resistant in the first place." Listen in for more about this promising research. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

How can specific clusters of individuals in populations in certain parts of the world further dementia research worldwide? New research shows that mutations present in younger group members can help prevent the early onset of symptoms. Listen up to learn: The specific mutation that causes a high concentration of early-onset dementia If regional diets can play a role in the onset of Alzheimer's Disease How the level of risk can be calculated based on the presence of genes Pierre N. Tariot, director of Banner Alzheimer's Institute, and Yakeel Quiroz-Gaviria, associate professor of psychology at Harvard University, share their work with genetic mutations that affect the onset of dementia. Due to a lack of understanding previously present in the communities where the genetic mutations have been present, research is only now uncovering the mysteries behind the cluster of high-density cases. Whether it be diet or other outside factors at play, the genetic mutations caused can shed light on the factors that may lead to Alzheimer's Disease or early-onset Dementia. With a new understanding of family history, variants of genes can be tracked to determine the likelihood individuals will be at risk throughout their lives. If the genetic line is interrupted by introducing outside genes, the likelihood may go down, but the gene mutation will remain present. Visit https://www.beingpatient.com, https://mapp.mgh.harvard.edu, or https://www.banneralz.org for more information. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Why do cancers rearrange their genomes, and how do their chromosome evolutions shift their development? Research into theories of growth may shed some light on areas previously cloaked in mystery. Listen up to learn: The atavistic cancer hypothesis If tumors have localized microbiomes How altering the structure of tumors can play a role in defending them within the body? Kimberly Bussey, Assistant Professor of Precision Medicine at Midwestern University, shares her research into cancer genomes, their growth methods, and changes over evolutions. Some genes that may be essential for multicellular organisms may not be so for unicellular organisms. New research into single cancer cells may yield the discovery that essentialism could hold a fundamental discovery into what genes are genuinely essential in the proliferation and functions of cancer cells. Tumors appear to have a localized microbiome, making it more difficult for the body to fight the rogue cells, enhancing the environment for rapid proliferation and growth of the tumor. Creating these previously unfamiliar environments can fundamentally change the tumor and hamper the body's natural and usually effective immune response. Visit https://www.midwestern.edu/academics/our-faculty/kimberly-j-bussey-phd.xml to learn more. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

What governs the shape of organs and tissues in the human body and beyond. Research is being carried out to determine coordinating factors within the body. Press play to learn: The events that have the most significant impact on shaping an organism.  How cell division is oriented in a particular direction. The role mathematic models play in predicting shapes that form within an organism Group leader at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology at University College London, Yanlan Mao, shares their research into the formation and growth orientation of organisms.  Cell proliferation determines how organisms grow and divide, and the rate of proliferation can lead to the formation of specific shapes or disorders as development continues. If cells have traits that can orient the direction of the division, shapes can morph from spherical to oblong, and finally into recognizable figures. Fruit flies are invaluable resources in discovering genetic predispositions in cell growth, showing predictable growth for research purposes, and modifiable traits to test independently. By slightly changing characteristics in specific tissue cells, tension can be altered, and regrowth traits in cells can be sped up. To learn more, search for the name Yanlan Mao on your preferred engine. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C