Epilepsy Preventer, Tiny 3D Printer, Acts of Kindness
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 935 Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Today, you’ll learn about how an existing blood pressure drug might prevent epilepsy, the pint-sized 3D printer that can print inside your body, and why doing something kind for someone else can be a boost for your own well-being.
Epilepsy Preventer
- “Epilepsy risk drops up to 30% on existing blood pressure drugs.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Types of Blood Pressure Medications.” Heart.org. 2024.
- “The epidemiology of epilepsy in older adults: A narrative review by the ILAE Task Force on Epilepsy in the Elderly.” by Ettore Beghi, et al. 2023.
- “Seizures and Epilepsy After Stroke: Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Management.” by Marian Galovic, et al. 2021.
- “The role of inflammation in the development of epilepsy.” by Amna Rana & Alberto E. Musto. 2018.
Tiny 3D Printer
- “This 3-D printer can fit in the palm of your hand.” by Claire Yuan. 2024.
- “Silicon-photonics-enabled chip-based 3D printer.” by Sabrina Corsetti, et al. 2024.
Acts of Kindness
- “New psychology research shows acts of kindness predict seven types of well-being.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Everyday acts of kindness predict greater well-being during the transition to university.” by Tiara A. Cash, et al. 2024.
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| 0:47.2 | Today you'll learn about how an existing blood pressure drug might prevent epilepsy. |
| 0:51.6 | The pint-sized 3D printer that can print inside your body, and why |
| 0:56.0 | doing something kind for someone else can be a boost for your own well-being. |
| 1:00.8 | Okay, these are going to be fascinating. Epilepsy is among the most common |
| 1:05.3 | neurological disorders on the planet, affecting some 50 million people globally, by some estimates, |
| 1:10.8 | and it can be truly life altering. |
| 1:13.0 | I know epileptic seizures can come in all varieties. |
| 1:16.0 | I mean, it's everything from a quick lapse and attention to a full-scale prolonged convulsion, right? |
| 1:21.0 | Yes, exactly. |
| 1:22.0 | And we often think of epilepsy as something that's, you know, |
| 1:24.8 | diagnosed early in a kid's life and absolutely many cases are diagnosed before the age of 20, |
| 1:30.4 | but what a lot of people don't realize is that it is also commonly diagnosed |
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