MODCAST
March of Dimes
MODCAST is a podcast on the most impactful maternal and infant health research conducted today. MODCAST aims to bring scientists, doctors, donors, and families behind the laboratory doors for a fascinating look into the science that is changing, study by study, the story of moms and babies in the U.S. From interviews and news analysis to study discussions and more, MODCAST is the science community’s source for today’s preeminent research on moms and babies.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best MODCAST episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to MODCAST for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite MODCAST episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
03/27/24 • 44 min
Former Stanford PRC collaborator Dr. Jonas Miller, now a Psychological Sciences Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut, discusses how the stress a woman experiences before pregnancy is associated with the way her child's brain functions around three to five years old. Those children, Dr. Miller found, have a harder time with impulse control.
12/13/23 • 31 min
Dr. Lynne Sykes, a co-director of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Imperial College London, discusses the immune cascade that triggers vaginal microbiome-driven preterm birth and a new vaginal supplement that could change the makeup of the vaginal microbiome to prevent this type of immune response.
Prof. MacIntyre, one of the directors of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Imperial College London, discusses his team's new device that can, in under two minutes, identify the type of bacteria in a woman's vaginal microbiome and determine whether it's causing inflammation, and could lead to preterm birth.
02/28/24 • 45 min
Dr. Tim Hand, a March of Dimes researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the link between breast milk and a life-threatening preterm birth-related condition called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). As it turns out, not all breast milk is protective against NEC.
06/13/23 • 34 min
March of Dimes Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Emre Seli discusses the motivations behind the podcast, the research vision at March of Dimes, our belief in open, collaborative science, and our focus on translational research that makes a difference for moms and babies.
01/31/24 • 46 min
Dr. Elizabeth Cherot, the 6th and current President and CEO of March of Dimes, and the first medical doctor to lead the organization since its founding in 1938, discusses the March of Dimes Innovation Fund.
07/17/23 • 35 min
Dr. Marina Sirota, principal investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at the University of California San Francisco, and colleagues Dr. Tomiko Oskotsky and Dr. Jonathan Golob discuss using big data to launch a DREAM Challenge that succeeded in creating two predictive models for preterm birth risk.
11/29/23 • 42 min
Philadelphia neonatologists Dr. Jay Greenspan and Dr. Liz Foglia discuss three talks at the upcoming Hot Topics in Neonatology conference in Maryland: one on the lower limits of viability and the other two on racism in the NICU.
Dr. Sarah England and Dr. Nima Aghaeepour on How Sleep and Movement May Lower Preterm Birth Risk
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08/28/24 • 38 min
Dr. Nima Aghaeepour, an investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford, and Dr. Sarah England, the director of the Center for Reproductive Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine, discuss a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that found that sleepers and movers have a 52% reduced risk of delivering early while those sleeping and moving less have a 44% increased risk of delivering early.
Dr. Alexiane Decout and Dr. David MacIntyre on the Protective Power of a Good Vaginal Microbiome
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10/30/24 • 64 min
Dr. Alexiane Decout, an assistant professor in immunology at the University of Warwick, and Dr. David MacIntyre, one of the directors of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Imperial College London, discuss the biological advantage of Lactobacillus Crispatus, the most in-demand of all vaginal microbiome bacteria, which is protective against preterm birth. Read the preprint here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.13.612838v1.full
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FAQ
How many episodes does MODCAST have?
MODCAST currently has 17 episodes available.
What topics does MODCAST cover?
The podcast is about Mom, Life Sciences, Baby, Research, Pregnancy, Podcasts, Newborn, Science and Microbiome.
What is the most popular episode on MODCAST?
The episode title 'Dr. Jonas Miller on Unlocking the Connection of Maternal Stress and Child Brain Function' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on MODCAST?
The average episode length on MODCAST is 46 minutes.
How often are episodes of MODCAST released?
Episodes of MODCAST are typically released every 28 days.
When was the first episode of MODCAST?
The first episode of MODCAST was released on Jun 13, 2023.
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