36 episodes
STEM Stories from the Swamp Kristi LaMonica
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5.0 • 16 Ratings
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Stem Stories from the Swamp is a series of STEM podcasts, mostly less than 30 minutes, where students discuss science that interests them! These are presented by students in Dr. Kristi LaMonica's Seminar in Biology class at Russell Sage College (RSC). RSC is a small liberal arts college with campuses located in Troy and Albany, New York.
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Cancer - Alternative Therapies
Join Petrina and Petricia as they discuss alternative therapies for cancer. They conclude that they don't think they work. Also, they say that cancer is genetic and they are referring to gene mutations.
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Health Disparities
In this episode, we are joined by Monalissa, Fatima, and Neffy where they discuss health disparities. They even offer possible solutions to improve areas where there are high levels of health disparities.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about breast cancer
In this episode, Chelsie, Shauna, Megan, and Taylor discuss everything you could ever want to know about breast cancer.
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Autoimmune Encephalitis
Maddy, and her sister Ava, discuss the Netflix movie 'Brain on Fire' which is based on the real life story of NY Post journalist Susannah Cahalan. Buckle up for a wild ride where Maddy and Ava discuss the long road to diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis!
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Cloning
In this episode, Angelina and Madison discuss cloning. You won't want to miss this because they drop lots of fun cloning facts that I did not cover in class!
Customer Reviews
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Great episode! Concussions are a serious injury that usually just get passed over. People dont realize all of the symptoms and consequences that come with it long term!
Skin Grafting-
I knew of skin grafting but not a lot about it. This was very interesting to hear the different options and how it might help a burn victim more long term!
Type 1 Diabetes-
I really liked this episode. It explained the prices of treatment which is never m=really mentioned. Stem cells are a cheaper option in the long run but are a very controversial topic right now so it’s not looked into. Great job guys.
PTSD
This topic was truly interesting, you guys did a good job highlighting that depending where the person did their service their PTSD triggers and symptoms can also vary. Also I believe you guys mentioning that this is something that is commonly discussed and not much is done to do something about it is important. However, from what you guys shared there seems to be a lot of possible therapies and treatments beyond medication to allow them as veterans to improve.
Crohn’s Disease
Great Information. I love learning about diseases that I am not familiar with. Very informative and easy to understand. I really appreciate the time taken to break down the differences between each type of Crohn’s as well as current treatments. Hannah, thank you for your transparency! -Sheba