Columbia, MO (Scicasts) – When a muscle is damaged, dormant adult stem cells called satellite cells are signalled to "wake up" and contribute to repairing the muscle. University of Missouri researchers recently found how even distant satellite cells could help with the repair, and are now learning how the stem cells travel within the tissue. [Video by MU News Bureau]

La Jolla, CA (Scicasts) – According to a report from University of California, San Diego, the lowly and simple roundworm may be the ideal laboratory model to learn more about the complex processes involved in repairing wounds and could eventually allow scientists to improve the body’s response to healing skin wounds, a serious problem in diabetics and the elderly. [Video]

London, UK (Scicasts) – According to a report published today by Cancer Research UK, more than 100,000 cancers – equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year – are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight.

London, UK and Nairobi, Kenya (Scicasts) - A package of 16 measures put together by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests that, if fully implemented across the globe, it may potentially save close to 2.5 million lives a year, avoid crop losses amounting to 32 million tonnes annually and deliver near-term climate protection of about half a degree C by 2040. [Video Source: United Nations Environment Programme]

Eighty years after the discovery of penicillin, gene sequencing has revealed new secrets about the mould that kickstarted the antimicrobial revolution. [Video by Imperial College London]

Washington, D.C. (Scicasts) - Honouring the Alzheimer's disease month, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) produced a compelling video series highlighting the impact this devastating disease has on patients, caregivers and the U.S. healthcare system. [Video Produced by PhRMA]

London, UK (Scicasts) -- According to a report from the Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, researchers at the Institutes have used 'optical' laser tweezers and a super-resolution microscope to see the inner workings of white blood cells at the highest resolution ever. [Video by: Imperial College London]

Vice President of Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine, Dr. Cheng Yang talks about the institute's current focuses, the research and future of high throughput molecular drug discovery and the potential impact on Chinese people's health.

Zurich & San Jose, CA (Scicasts) - Scientists at IBM have developed a 3D map of the earth, so small that 1,000 of them could fit on one grain of salt, the company claims.