Ovarian Failure Cure, Honeypot Ants, AI Insomnia
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn about how researchers are using stem cells to cure infertility in mice, the health benefits of honey made by ants, and the potential emotional toll of using AI at work.
Ovarian Failure Cure
- “Stem Cell Therapy Restores Fertility in Mouse Model.” by Katie Brighton. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/stem-cell-therapy-restores-fertility-in-mouse-model-376618
- “Fertility restoration in mice with chemotherapy induced ovarian failure using differentiated iPSCs.” by Kevin M. Elias, et al. 2023.
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00280-3/fulltext
- “Pathogenesis and Causes of Premature ovarian Failure: An Update.” by Mahbod Ebrahimi, M.D. & Firoozeh Akbari Asbagh, M.D. 2011.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059950/
- “Mechanisms of epigenetic memory.” by Agustina D’Urso & Jason H. Brickner. 2014.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168952514000584
Honeypot Ants
- “Western science catches up with First Nations’ medicinal use of ant honey.” The University of Sydney. 2023.
- https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/western-science-catches-up-with-first-nations-medicinal-use-of-ant-honey
- “Honeypot Ant Facts.” Fact Animal. N.d.
- https://factanimal.com/honeypot-ant/
- “Honeypot Ant: Good At Sharing.” San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers. 2023.
- https://sdzwildlifeexplorers.org/animals/honeypot-ant
AI Insomnia
- “Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems.” American Psychological Association. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230612114659.htm
- “Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems.” American Psychological Association. 2023.
- https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/06/loneliness-insomnia-ai-systems
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:09.0 | Time flies when you learn super cool stuff. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Nate. |
| 0:12.0 | And I'm Kali. If you're dropping in for the first time welcome to Curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:18.0 | If you're a loyal listener welcome back. |
| 0:20.0 | Today you'll learn about how researchers are using stem cells to cure infertility in mice, the health |
| 0:26.0 | benefits of honey made by ants, and the potential emotional toll of using AI at work. |
| 0:33.2 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:36.5 | As cancer rates go up in young adults, a new problem is on the rise. |
| 0:39.9 | Infertility caused by ovarian failure, but there is good news on the horizon. |
| 0:44.0 | Hang on, is cancer causing all of this infertility? |
| 0:47.0 | Not directly. |
| 0:49.0 | It's the chemotherapy that's |
| 0:54.1 | currently nothing doctors can do to reverse infertility after chemotherapy. |
| 0:58.0 | Most women who think they would still like to have children after treatment |
| 1:01.0 | have to undergo the process of freezing their eggs or |
| 1:03.0 | embryos or they have to use donor eggs down the road. |
| 1:05.8 | Imagine going through cancer treatment and then having to deal with that. |
| 1:10.3 | That's, it's so terrible and it must take a ton of courage to go through. Right? But that's not the only |
| 1:16.4 | cause of ovarian failure. Some women have genetic issues that cause infertility, but the long |
| 1:21.3 | and short of it is ovarian failure can lead not just to |
| 1:24.0 | infertility but also to lower estrogen levels and even autoimmune disorders. |
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