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John Vane

Sir John Vane (1927 - 2004) received the 1982 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that reach into the medicine cabinet of almost every home. For generations, we have known that aspirin relieves pain, but how and why it works remained a baffling mystery until 1971, when Dr. Vane determined that …

3. Professor Salvador Moncada - Starting work in John Vane's_laboratory, 1971

From 1975 to 1995, Professor Moncada worked at the Wellcome Research Laboratories, first as Head of Prostaglandin Research and then as Director of Research. He described the structure of prostacyclin, which acts as an effective vasodilator and also prevents blood platelets from clumping. In 1980 ca…

John Vane

Sir John Vane (1927 - 2004) received the 1982 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that reach into the medicine cabinet of almost every home. For generations, we have known that aspirin relieves pain, but how and why it works remained a baffling mystery until 1971, when Dr. Vane determined that …

3. Professor Salvador Moncada - Starting work in John Vane's_laboratory, 1971

From 1975 to 1995, Professor Moncada worked at the Wellcome Research Laboratories, first as Head of Prostaglandin Research and then as Director of Research. He described the structure of prostacyclin, which acts as an effective vasodilator and also prevents blood platelets from clumping. In 1980 ca…

John Vane

Sir John Vane (1927 - 2004) received the 1982 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that reach into the medicine cabinet of almost every home. For generations, we have known that aspirin relieves pain, but how and why it works remained a baffling mystery until 1971, when Dr. Vane determined that …

Prostaglandins and related compounds prostaglandins and their related compounds- I prostacyclins

prostaglandins and their related compounds- I prostacyclins (PGl), thromboxanes (TXA), leukotrienes (LT) and lipoxins are collectively known as eicosaniods, since they all contain 20 carbons (Creek : eikosi-twenty). Eicosanoids are considered as locally acting hormones with a wide range of biochemi…

NSAIDs, Part 2: The Dawn of the Anti-Inflammatories

In this episode, we dive into the story of aspirin and the development of ibuprofen, ending with the experiments that showed the mechanism of how aspirin actually works. Intro 0:12 Review of part 1 0:28 In this episode 1:04 Blocking prostaglandins and willow leaves 2:26 Edward Stone 3:45 Jo…

Dr. Eduardo Cardona-Sanclemente – Ayurveda for Obesity and Gut Health

Dr. Eduardo Cardona-Sanclemente, integrative medicine doctor with a focus on Ayurveda, has joined me (again) to share his brilliant insights. Please join us as we discuss: the inspiration behind his book: Ayurveda for Obesity and Gut Health his insights on the body/mind connection his philos…