/fr/xplore-rss fr /fr/node/230 Experiment protocol How are drugs developed? Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:28:13 +0000 useradmin 230 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/677 Experiment protocol Towards AIDS eradication Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:58:44 +0000 useradmin 677 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/572 Experiment protocol Toward a malaria-free world Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:59:52 +0000 useradmin 572 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/678 Experiment protocol A crisis of fat? 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Obesity has increased and will continue to increase in the coming years, but we can help prevent it. What additional factors, apart from diet, are involved? /fr/node/657#comments Introductory video BMI classwork diet DNA education educational resource epigenetics exercise fat multimedia resource obesity type 2 diabetes video A crisis of fat? Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:00:50 +0000 useradmin 657 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/540 Malaria is a disease which causes a great deal of personal suffering, but is also a great social and economic burden on poor countries. The video shows how the disease is spread and how this can be prevented.  /fr/node/540#comments Introductory video anopheles mosquito classwork education educational resource immunity incubation infection malaria multimedia resource parasite plague Plasmodium resistance vaccine vector video Toward a malaria-free world Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:09:34 +0000 useradmin 540 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/653 What is HIV? What does its replication cycle look like? How is it transmitted? This video will provide the answers to these questions, and will give you information on the number of people affected, the different phases of the illness, groups at risk and the reasons why the figures for new infections are rising in groups which are theoretically not at risk.  /fr/node/653#comments Introductory video AIDS antiretroviral drugs CD4+ classwork education educational resource HIV incidence latency lymph nodes multimedia resource opportunistic infections pandemic prevention resistance retrovirus side effects symptomatic phase video Towards AIDS eradication Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:47:58 +0000 useradmin 653 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/814 Did you know that how you perceive tastes depends on your genes? That and many other traits. 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The video deals with different questions related to their diagnosis, risk factors, causes, treatment and the lack of studies in young people. /fr/node/809#comments Introductory video ADHD alcoholism anxiety behavioural disorders classwork depression disability drug therapy education educational resource mental illness (disorder) morbidity multimedia resource psychiatry psychologist psychotherapy schizophrenia stigma suicide video Rethinking mental health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:39:00 +0000 useradmin 809 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/515 What are the main factors that increase the risk of melanoma? How can it be prevented? In the video we'll explain a little about the different layers of skin and their function. The appearance of melanoma has been linked to exposure to the sun's rays and the video covers the factors which increase the risk of developing the disease. 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What type of therapies has biotechnology brought us in the field of biomedicine?  /fr/node/263#comments Introductory video antibodies biotechnology classwork diabetes DNA drugs education educational resource insulin multimedia resource regeneration stem cells video The biotechnology revolution Wed, 11 May 2011 08:04:19 +0000 useradmin 263 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/101 Do you know the process involved in bringing a tablet onto the market? It needs lots of time, investment and the effort of a lot of people. The molecule first needs to be designed and synthesised, and then the researchers need to carry out animal and human testing on it. 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Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:01:05 +0000 useradmin 241 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/675 Teaching guides Toward a malaria-free world Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:49:57 +0000 useradmin 675 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/676 Teaching guides Toward a malaria-free world Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:50:22 +0000 useradmin 676 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/598 Teaching guides Toward a malaria-free world Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:45:43 +0000 useradmin 598 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/577 Game to engage in a dialogue Toward a malaria-free world Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:45:18 +0000 577 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/1923 Worksheets for pupils Toward a malaria-free world Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:29:58 +0000 useradmin 1923 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/946 Teaching guides Towards AIDS eradication Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:42:09 +0000 useradmin 946 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/947 Teaching guides Towards AIDS eradication Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:43:19 +0000 useradmin 947 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/668 Teaching guides Towards AIDS eradication Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:19:54 +0000 useradmin 668 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/669 Game to engage in a dialogue Towards AIDS eradication Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:17:00 +0000 useradmin 669 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/1746 Worksheets for pupils Towards AIDS eradication Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:25:00 +0000 useradmin 1746 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/292 Classroom activities bacterial transformation DNA How are drugs developed? ligase Plasmid protein restriction enzymes Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:25:30 +0000 useradmin 292 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/293 Classroom activities bacterial transformation diabetes How are drugs developed? insulin Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:28:33 +0000 useradmin 293 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/347 Classroom activities Enzyme Gene insertion How are drugs developed? ligase Restriction enzyme Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:33:24 +0000 useradmin 347 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/294 Classroom activities antibiotics bacterial transformation How are drugs developed? Plasmid Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:55:52 +0000 useradmin 294 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/295 Classroom activities action mechanisms of antibiotics Alexander Fleming antibiotic resistance antibiotics History of Science How are drugs developed? Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:10:16 +0000 useradmin 295 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/296 Classroom activities column chromatography How are drugs developed? mixture separation Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:15:39 +0000 useradmin 296 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/299 Classroom activities drug development How are drugs developed? laboratory vocabulary Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:27:29 +0000 useradmin 299 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/298 Classroom activities access to drugs Donald A. Henderson drug use Edward Jenner How are drugs developed? Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Louis Pasteur Maurice Hilleman Pandemic. Sars Smallpox smallpox eradication tye A influenza vaccines Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:25:19 +0000 useradmin 298 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/291 Classroom activities clinical trials drug development drug discovery How are drugs developed? Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:17:21 +0000 useradmin 291 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/589 Teaching guides Skin cancer exposed Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:21:47 +0000 useradmin 589 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/297 Classroom activities amino acids How are drugs developed? peptides protein synthesis proteins Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:18:55 +0000 useradmin 297 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/479 In this game we invite you to select the artificial implants your patients need. You'll need to select implants for different body parts and choose which design and material are the most appropriate depending on biocompatibility and the function they substitute. /fr/node/479#comments Online game biocompatibility bone graft carbon fibre catheter classwork education educational resource hydrogels implant multimedia resource nitinol online game poly(methyl methacrylate) polyethylene PVC rejection silicone stainless steel suture teflon titanium valve The biotechnology revolution Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:03:44 +0000 useradmin 479 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/326 In this game we invite you to give your patients in a hospital the right treatment so that they can be released. You'll find out more about the diseases they're suffering from (AIDS, type 1 diabetes and breast cancer) and how the different treatments work.   /fr/node/326#comments Online game AIDS chemotherapy classwork diabetes early detection education educational resource HIV insulin integrase and inhibitors malignant tumour multimedia resource online game radiotherapy reverse transcriptase and inhibitors surgery viral replication The biotechnology revolution Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:17:46 +0000 useradmin 326 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/262 Would you like to help cure Nadia's cancer while discovering how all the different treatments for this disease work? You'll use all the different treatments available to eliminate cancer cells circulating in Nadia's bloodstream in this game. /fr/node/262#comments Online game anthracycline antibodies biotherapy cancer cell division chemotherapy classwork combined therapy education educational resource immune system immunotherapy leukaemia leukocytes methotrexate multimedia resource online game radioimmunotherapy targeted therapy vincristine The biotechnology revolution Wed, 11 May 2011 08:04:09 +0000 useradmin 262 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/103 Several experts discuss the rational use of medicines. 10% of the world's population has access to medicines, but 90% of people cannot afford them due to high prices. We need to implement new measures to distribute these drugs around the world, for example through the use of generic medicines. What is your opinion?  /fr/node/103#comments Video on ethics classwork education educational resource generic medicines How are drugs developed? life expectancy multimedia resource patent prevention rational use of medicines socioeconomics solidarity video Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:35 +0000 useradmin 103 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/105 Once we've managed to find the drug target, why don't we try developing a drug? First we need to purify the target and research its three-dimensional structure in order to identify a drug that will interact with it. You'll need to use different techniques in order to find a drug and check that it works.  /fr/node/105#comments Virtual experiment classwork Drug Target education educational resource fluorescence How are drugs developed? HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) multimedia resource nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) osmosis three-dimensional structure video Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:03:38 +0000 useradmin 105 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/104 Do you want to produce a drug target against some of the symptoms of schizophrenia? We know that the enzyme known as POP is more active in people living with schizophrenia than it should be. You'll be able to manipulate bacteria in this laboratory in order to achieve the quantity of the enzyme you need. /fr/node/104#comments Virtual experiment bacteria bacterial transformation classwork Drug Target education educational resource Enzyme gene Genetic Engineering How are drugs developed? inhibitor multimedia resource online game Plasmid POP Restriction enzyme schizophrenia Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:02:59 +0000 useradmin 104 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/282 Do you want to find out more about a project aimed at discovering drugs which can be used to treat resistant tuberculosis? Different countries are working together to find molecules with the right pharmacological properties for eliminating the bacterium.  /fr/node/282#comments Video on a research project antibacterial drug bacteria classwork education educational resource How are drugs developed? mechanisms of drug action multimedia resource resistance treatment tuberculosis video Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:22:35 +0000 useradmin 282 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/102 How can we protect ourselves against new viruses? Different researchers explain some research projects which aim to identify targets and design new drugs to act as models in the fight against new viruses. Discover more about the different branches of biology involved. /fr/node/102#comments Video on a research project biochemistry bioinformatics classwork drug design education educational resource gene Genetic Engineering How are drugs developed? molecular biology multimedia resource video virology virus X-ray crystallography Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:51:04 +0000 useradmin 102 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/100 Would you like to participate in the process involved in developing a drug from its initial design up to when it is brought onto the market? You'll need to find the best candidate and carry out animal and human testing before the drug can be approved and sold. /fr/node/100#comments Online game animal testing classwork clinical trials drug drug development Drug Target education educational resource health registry How are drugs developed? multimedia resource online game pharmacovigilance virus Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:05:13 +0000 useradmin 100 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/816 How can we find new technologies which will help us analyse the genome quickly and more cheaply? In the video, scientists explain to us why they are close to coming to a solution where the method will be available in everyday medicine which will help improve treatment.  /fr/node/816#comments Video on a research project classwork DNA DNA extraction education educational resource fluorescence genome multimedia resource sequencing technology video Down to the genes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:26:12 +0000 useradmin 816 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/815 In this video, researchers explain to us a new project which attempts to unify the method used in different laboratories to read the information written in genes. The aim is to made advances in the techniques which will help us discover more about the genetic base of diseases which should help us prevent, diagnose and treat them.  /fr/node/815#comments Video on a research project classwork DNA DNA extraction DNA in digital form DNA sequencing education educational resource genes multimedia resource RNA translation video Down to the genes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:25:23 +0000 useradmin 815 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/850 Stigma can prevent people from seeking help, or realizing that help is available, and it can provoke unhelpful responses from others. Why do you think that people are so scared of mental illness? Mental Health is one of the few branches of medicine where patients can be treated without their consent. Do you think that compulsory treatment is ever ethically justified? /fr/node/850#comments Video on ethics Rethinking mental health Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:54:07 +0000 useradmin 850 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/811 In this video, a couple of psychiatrists and a researcher explain a project which aims to discover the genetic and environmental causes of this disorder which affects around 1% of young people. We still don't know what mechanisms cause it or how it can be cured, but we're working on it.  /fr/node/811#comments Video on a research project cannabis classwork DNA education educational resource gene/environment interaction genes mental disorder multimedia resource psychosis schizophrenia symptoms video Rethinking mental health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:40:41 +0000 useradmin 811 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/810 In this video, researchers explain a project aimed at discovering how air pollution can affect our brains, particularly in terms of intelligence and behaviour. The aim is to discover whether there is a correlation between the number of ultrafine particles and ADHD. /fr/node/810#comments Video on a research project air pollution animal studies attention deficit hyperactivity brain classwork education educational resource environmental epidemiology genetics multimedia resource susceptibility ultrafine particles video Rethinking mental health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:39:59 +0000 useradmin 810 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/892 Would you like to find out more about neurons and their functions? What is a synapse and what role to neurotransmitters play? Did you know that our mental health depends on them? In this game, you'll be able to make a person jump up by making a target neuron transmit signals.  /fr/node/892#comments Online game axon classwork education educational resource mental health/illness multimedia resource neuron neurotransmitter online game receptor synapse synaptic vesicle target neuron Rethinking mental health Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:53:41 +0000 useradmin 892 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/656 What are the difficulties associated with treatments for AIDS? What shortfalls do prevention campaigns suffer from? Why are there so many people who are infected but don't know they are? Do you think sex education is sufficient? In this video, a patient, a researcher and a doctor give us their opinions. What about you? What do you think? /fr/node/656#comments Video on ethics AIDS classwork condom education educational resource HIV multimedia resource online game opportunistic infections prevention STI test Towards AIDS eradication Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:48:19 +0000 useradmin 656 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/666 In this experiment you'll be able to research a vaccine against HIV, designing the different phases of the experiment and visiting a virtual laboratory which will help you. Finally you'll find out more about the difficulties in finding a vaccine.  /fr/node/666#comments Virtual experiment antibodies classwork control patients education educational resource HIV immune system multimedia resource non-control patients online game vaccine white blood cells Towards AIDS eradication Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:40:59 +0000 useradmin 666 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/655 What role does HIV drug resistance have in current treatments? Can this resistance be passed from one individual to another? Laboratories are looking for new drugs which act on the different stages of the replication cycle. /fr/node/655#comments Video on a research project AIDS antiretroviral therapy classwork education educational resource HIV multimedia resource mutation resistance video Towards AIDS eradication Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:48:17 +0000 useradmin 655 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/654 What does current research into an HIV vaccine look like? In this video, scientists explain the characteristics a vaccine would need to have in order to be effective against HIV, and why that is not so simple. A similar vaccine could be used to combat other infectious diseases. /fr/node/654#comments Video on a research project AIDS CD8 classwork education educational resource HIV immune system Langerhans cells malaria multimedia resource nanoparticles pre-clinical testing prevention skin tuberculosis vaccine video Towards AIDS eradication Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:48:13 +0000 useradmin 654 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/670 How does HIV infect us and how to current drugs on the market help control the infection? In this game you'll have to treat a patient infected with HIV. You'll need to pass all 4 rounds with questions and mini-games in order to control the infection. /fr/node/670#comments Online game AIDS classwork education educational resource HIV immune system integrase integrase inhibitors multimedia resource online game preventive vaccine protease protease inhibitors reverse transcriptase reverse transcriptase inhibitors Towards AIDS eradication Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:56:40 +0000 useradmin 670 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/660 In this video, young people and doctors give their opinions on this very serious health issue and the related complications. Each individual's lifestyle is important in the prevention of obesity, but industry, official bodies and governments also need to take action. What about you? What do you think?  /fr/node/660#comments Video on ethics cardiovascular problems classwork education educational resource genes government industry multimedia resource obesity type 2 diabetes video A crisis of fat? Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:03:04 +0000 useradmin 660 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/913 In the case of obese patients who do not respond to diets or drugs, there's always the option of surgery. Do you dare have a go at performing a gastric bypass operation and connecting the new pouch to the small intestine? This operation is called gastric bypass surgery and has a series of consequences which you'll learn all about. /fr/node/913#comments Virtual experiment absorption calories classwork education educational resource encephalon gastric bypass hunger minerals multimedia resource nutrients online game small intestine stomach vitamins A crisis of fat? Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:51:05 +0000 useradmin 913 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/659 In this video, two research doctors explain two linked projects. The aim of one is to discover the nutritional status of European adolescents, whereas the other is investigating obesity in pre-school children. Healthy children and adolescents also tend to become healthy adults.  /fr/node/659#comments Video on a research project adolescents anthropometry bioimpedance classwork education educational resource fats multimedia resource obesity overweight prevalence video A crisis of fat? Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:02:27 +0000 useradmin 659 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/658 In this video, different doctors explain a new project which studies the causes of obesity and diabetes. Its aim is to investigate the relationship between genes and our environment. The study involves a community in southern Asia which shows high levels of obesity, right from pregnancy.  /fr/node/658#comments Video on a research project classwork diabetes DNA education educational resource multimedia resource obesity pregnancy prevention video A crisis of fat? Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:01:47 +0000 useradmin 658 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/771 Some obese people with large amounts of belly fat are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to insulin resistance. In this game, we invite you to move the insulin towards the cell receptors so that they glucose transporters are activated. Let's see if you can do it! /fr/node/771#comments Online game adipose tissue belly fat classwork education educational resource fat glucose glycaemia insulin insulin resistance lipocyte multimedia resource online game pancreas type 2 diabetes A crisis of fat? Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:07:20 +0000 useradmin 771 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/543 In this video, different experts explain the relationship between malaria and poverty and tell us which factors are stopping the disease from being eradicated completely. They tell us about the difficulty in obtaining drugs and about safe, effective preventive measures, but also the lack of political willingness and economic means to do anything. What about you? What do you think?  /fr/node/543#comments Video on ethics classwork development education educational resource malaria multimedia resource online game poverty risk Toward a malaria-free world Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:12:24 +0000 useradmin 543 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/579 How would you like to investigate the different parasite proteins in this laboratory to find out which provokes the strongest immune response? This is the vaccine candidate we're looking for! You'll travel around the world to find different blood samples in order to carry out your experiment.  /fr/node/579#comments Virtual experiment anopheles antibodies B cells classwork education educational resource fluorescence immunity luminex memory cells multimedia resource online game Plasmodium T cells vaccine Toward a malaria-free world Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:21:14 +0000 useradmin 579 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/542 What is being done to investigate malaria spread by a parasite that isn't the most widespread? How does a pregnant woman's body respond to infection? A pair of researchers present a new project into how the immune systems responds to infection in pregnant women and newborn babies. The aim is to find a vaccine candidate or a marker for the disease. /fr/node/542#comments Video on a research project antibodies classwork diagnosis education educational resource malaria marker multimedia resource Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium vivax pregnant vaccine video Toward a malaria-free world Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:11:36 +0000 useradmin 542 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/541 Different researchers explain a new research project which aims to find the best candidate as a vaccine against malaria. The project investigates the mechanisms by which the vaccine works against malaria in order to try to find a key to fixing this worldwide problem.  /fr/node/541#comments Video on a research project antibodies B cells classwork education educational resource immune response malaria multimedia resource T cells vaccine video Toward a malaria-free world Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:41 +0000 useradmin 541 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/547 How would you like to implement a health programme to help control malaria? In this game, you'll help to control and reduce the number of people affected by malaria in a village in Africa. You'll carry out a programme based on prevention, investment in new treatments and research projects in order to try to eradicate the disease. /fr/node/547#comments Online game classwork clinical trials diagnosis education educational programme educational resource epidemiology malaria mosquito multimedia resource online game parasite Plasmodium prevention research resistance treatment vaccine Toward a malaria-free world Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:19:36 +0000 useradmin 547 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/518 Would you undergo a test that could tell you if you were going to develop melanoma? Would you want others to know? What can industry and the government do? What is the best protection? These are just a few of the questions put to one skin cancer sufferer and several experts in this video. What about you? What do you think?  /fr/node/518#comments Video on ethics classwork creams diagnosis education educational resource melanoma multimedia resource prevention sun protection factor tanning beds video Skin cancer exposed Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 useradmin 518 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/648 How would you like to enter this virtual laboratory and carry out a biopsy on skin tissue using the right surgical materials? Afterwards you'll be able to check if the tissue is cancerous. You'll discover all about the different treatments for melanoma and the characteristics of suspicious moles.  /fr/node/648#comments Virtual experiment cancer classwork education educational resource epidermis excisional biopsy melanin melanocytes melanoma mole multimedia resource tumour ultraviolet radiation video Skin cancer exposed Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:47:39 +0000 useradmin 648 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/517 In this video, we find out more about a research project on the causes of melanoma. By studying familial malignant melanoma and the affected genes, scientists are trying to prevent or diagnose cases of melanoma before they develop in order to cure the disease.   /fr/node/517#comments Video on a research project classwork dermatologist diagnosis DNA extraction education educational resource epidermis gene melanin melanocytes melanoma multimedia resource mutation sequencing skin cancer video Skin cancer exposed Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:59:59 +0000 useradmin 517 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/516 In this video, a physicist and a doctor explain to us different techniques for the early detection of skin cancer. Thanks to this new technology, one day your GP might be able to diagnose melanoma early without having to cut into the skin.  /fr/node/516#comments Video on a research project classwork dispersion education educational resource fluorescence laser melanin melanoma multimedia resource reflection skin cancer ultrasound video Skin cancer exposed Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:59:57 +0000 useradmin 516 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/643 Can you detect moles which could be suspicious and might develop melanoma? Play the game and detect the suspect moles. You'll find out which factors increase the risk of melanoma and how it can be prevented.  /fr/node/643#comments Online game classwork education educational resource melanin melanocyte melanoma mole multimedia resource online game skin cancer SPF sun protection factor ultraviolet radiation Skin cancer exposed Fri, 25 May 2012 06:46:44 +0000 useradmin 643 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/266 Should we limit what science can do? Is it ethical to create artificial life or select embryos in order to improve quality of life? Different experts from around the world give us their opinions on these questions. What about you? What do you think?  /fr/node/266#comments Video on ethics artificial life classwork education educational resource embryo selection ethics multimedia resource online game synthetic biology The biotechnology revolution Wed, 11 May 2011 08:10:17 +0000 useradmin 266 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/621 Phase 3: Once you've produced the protein, you can extract it and use electrophoresis to find out which organism produces it in the greatest quantities so that it can be used to “manufacture” the drug.Afterwards, you'll need to do some animal and human testing.  /fr/node/621#comments Virtual experiment centrifugation classwork education educational resource electrophoresis molecular marker molecular weight multimedia resource online game osmosis The biotechnology revolution Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:43:26 +0000 useradmin 621 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/620 Phase 2: You can now synthesis the protein using the bacteria and plant and animal cells if you follow the correct protocols and select the optimum conditions for carrying out the experiment. (Remember to save the required temperatures for moving onto the next phase).  /fr/node/620#comments Virtual experiment agrobacteria cellular structure classwork DNA insertion education educational resource lipid carrier mitochondrion multimedia resource online game reticulum thermal shock The biotechnology revolution Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:42:51 +0000 useradmin 620 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/619 Phase 1: With the genetic material necessary for producing EPO to hand, you'll be invited to perform translation in order to obtain the protein. With the help of the computer you'll then check if you've obtained the desired protein and will know if the genetic material is fit for purpose. Once you've done that you can move onto phase 2. You'll need to save your DNA sequence for phase 2. /fr/node/619#comments Virtual experiment amino acids classwork codon DNA education educational resource exo intro mRNA multimedia resource online game protein ribosomes transcription translation tRNA The biotechnology revolution Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:42:02 +0000 useradmin 619 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/603 Would you like to help Pepe cure his anaemia? In this game you'll be producing EPO, a protein which helps in the formation of red blood cells and can therefore be used as a drug to treat anaemia.There are three parts to the game: ensuring the DNA is correct, synthesising the protein and then selecting the right organism for producing the drug. It is perfect for finding out more about the characteristics of animal, plant and bacterial cells, as well as protein synthesis. /fr/node/603#comments Virtual experiment anaemia animal cell bacteria chronic renal disease classwork education educational resource electrophoresis erythropoietin (EPO) haemoglobin iron multimedia resource online game plant cell red blood cells transcription translation The biotechnology revolution Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:21:46 +0000 useradmin 603 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/400 Would you like to help treat a diabetic's ulcer? In this game we invite you to explore the structure of skin and to produce cells which will help Ana's wound to heal. The same method is also being used to try to obtain bone, cartilage and muscle cells.  /fr/node/400#comments Virtual experiment classwork computer dermis education educational resource epidermis fibroblasts healing incubator keratinocytes liquid collagen multimedia resource online game tissue engineering The biotechnology revolution Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:54:10 +0000 useradmin 400 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/264 Can plants act as drug “factories”? This video shows us a new line of research which involves using agrobacteria to produce drugs. Transgenic plants can be used to obtain drugs for treating illnesses like AIDS or other infectious or tropical diseases.  /fr/node/264#comments Video on a research project agrobacteria AIDS classwork clinical trials drug education educational resource malaria multimedia resource transgenic plant tuberculosis video The biotechnology revolution Wed, 11 May 2011 08:05:02 +0000 useradmin 264 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/265 What options for the treatment of disease to stem cells offer us? In the video we'll see how different researchers explain the research project they're working on which aims to produce different cells from stem cells with the aim of developing therapies for regenerating tissue in patients.  /fr/node/265#comments Video on a research project arthritis cartilage chondrocytes classwork clinical trials education educational resource growth differentiation factors in vitro differentiation lipocytes multimedia resource osteoblasts osteoporosis regeneration rheumatoid arthritis stem cells video The biotechnology revolution Wed, 11 May 2011 08:08:06 +0000 useradmin 265 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/817 Do we have the right to know if we will be struck down with an illness, or can we choose not to find out? Knowing can change the decisions we make. Do we need one single piece of legislation covering all countries in order to regulate access to this information? Listen to what these experts have to say and then share your opinion. /fr/node/817#comments biomedical research classwork data protection education educational resource multimedia resource regulation (legislation) respect video Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:26:54 +0000 useradmin 817 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/1538 /fr/node/1538#comments Biology classroom IBSE Inquiry Based Science Education School teacher xplore health Other Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:31:39 +0000 cmanager 1538 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/618 /fr/node/618#comments Other Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:54:01 +0000 618 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/1025 /fr/node/1025#comments exploration games High school IBSE Lluís Pagès Pons pilot center resources for educators Science science content science lessons Secondary teaching tools TIC xplore health Other Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:45:33 +0000 cmanager 1025 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/1000 /fr/node/1000#comments How are drugs developed? 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Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:27:51 +0000 xploreadmin 492 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/476 /fr/node/476#comments The biotechnology revolution Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:01:32 +0000 476 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/91 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:24:55 +0000 useradmin 91 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/407 Two pilot schools in Spain will visit the Domus Science Centre on the 20th and 21st of October to participate in a workshop on Drug Development. The students will become researcher... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:58:40 +0000 xploreadmin 407 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/97 Biotechnology has clearly revolutionised health research and therefore our lives. Xplore Health is now preparing new tools to give you an insight into this “Biotechnology Revolut... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:12:45 +0000 useradmin 97 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/98 Xplore Health launches its new interactive portal with innovative multimedia experiences to bring current health research closer to young people. Through games, videos and virtual ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:12:50 +0000 useradmin 98 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu /fr/node/96 Xplore Health visited Marseille where biochemist Bruno Canard told us about Vizier and Silver, two European projects where several labs work in close collaboration to find targets ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:12:41 +0000 useradmin 96 at http://www.xplorehealth.eu