Season 4 of Unfold, a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis podcast, explores the most cutting-edge technologies and treatments that help advance the health of both people and animals. Join public radio veterans and Unfold hosts Amy Quinton and Marianne Russ Sharp as they unfold stories about the people and animals affected the most by this research.
In Season 4 they鈥檒l tell the story of a courageous couple going through the first human clinical trial that combines surgery and stem cells to treat their developing baby鈥檚 spina bifida. You鈥檒l hear how veterinarians and physicians are working together to fight cancer. Amputees often abandon their high-tech prosthetic devices. But surgeons and engineers are now working together to solve that problem, making the devices more intuitive for users. You鈥檒l hear lots of remarkable and hopeful stories about health in Season 4 of Unfold.
The season鈥檚 first episode, 鈥Hope for a Spina Bifida Cure, Part 1,鈥 launches today (Oct. 4). It examines the first clinical trial using surgery and stem cells to treat bulldogs with spina bifida. Without treatment, bulldogs born with the spinal defect are often euthanized.
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You鈥檒l meet Myrtle, an English bulldog with spina bifida enrolled in the clinical trial. Her owner, Katie Teykaerts, adopted Myrtle despite her health challenges. You鈥檒l also hear about groundbreaking 鈥渕agic stem cell juice鈥 and lambs with spina bifida who can now walk.
In this episode:
- , professor emeritus, neurosurgeon at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
- , biomedical engineer with 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis School of Medicine
- , pediatric surgeon and chair of surgery at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health
- Katie Teykaerts, owner of Myrtle, an English bulldog with spina bifida enrolled in the clinical trial
In next week鈥檚 episode, 鈥淗ope for a Spina Bifida Cure, Part 2,鈥 you鈥檒l meet one of the couples taking part in the clinical trial. They dropped everything and moved from Oregon to Sacramento in the hopes that the stem cell and fetal surgery treatment would allow their child to walk. Hear their extraordinary journey on the next Unfold.
The award-wining podcast will launch episodes every week through Nov. 15.
Unfold is available free, on demand on Podcasts, , , , on your smart speaker or wherever you get your podcasts. Original music for Unfold comes from 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis alumnus Damien Verrett and Curtis Jerome Haynes. Follow on Twitter at @Unfoldpodcast.
Media Resources
Media Contacts:
- Amy Quinton, News and Media Relations, 530-601-8077, amquinton@ucdavis.edu
- Marianne Russ Sharp, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health, 916-549-0209, marsharp@ucdavis.edu