Coronavirus (COVID-19): Let's get Physiological S1E7

03/27/20 • 25 min

In this special episode, Amy and Emily speak to Caroline Jolley (King's College London, UK and King's College Hospital, UK), Dean Willis (University College London, UK) and Georgina Ellison-Hughes (King’s College London, UK) about the novel coronavirus. They discuss the role of physiologists in the COVID-19 crisis and explore some possible avenues for developing treatments for the disease, including drug repurposing and mesenchymal stem cell transplants.

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Space: Let's get Physiological S1E6

Emily and Amy speak to Jennifer Ngo-Anh (European Space Agency), Colleen Deane (University of Exeter, UK) and Jim Pawelczyk (Penn State University, US) about the physiological challenges of space travel (and possibly living on Mars!).

They also discuss: How long can a human stuck on Mars survive off potatoes? The ultimate cure for snoring, and the strange link between autonomous cars, locusts and star wars.

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Balance: Let's get Physiological S1E8

Emily and Amy speak to Doris Bamiou (UCL Ear Institute, UK) about the vestibular system and how it provides our brain with information about where our body is in space, and Raymond Reynolds (University of Birmingham, UK) about what can happen when things go wrong with our vestibular system.
They also discuss: Dizziness in discus and hammer throwers, why some people feel nauseous when watching 3D films, and do blind people have better hearing than sighted people?