Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

⚡Gatekeepers of Strength: Allopurinol, Calcium & the RyR Revolution”!   Did you know that an old gout drug might hold the key to reversing age-related muscle weakness and heart failure? Using cryo-EM, researchers found that allopurinol and xanthine derivatives directly activate ryanodine receptors—calcium channels essential for muscle contraction.   💡 This could change how we think about cardiac therapeutics and sarcopenia. Tune in for the full story—explained for med students, researchers, and curious minds alike.   🎧 Listen. Learn. Share. Let’s unlock the...

Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

🧠🔥 Neuroinflammation: The Common Flame in MS, Stroke, Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s   Why do microglia flip from guardians to arsonists? How does immune cell infiltration differ between MS and AD? And which CNS-penetrant therapies show the most promise in dousing the inflammatory fire?   In our latest Got Knowledge Doc podcast, we decode the science behind neuroinflammation, explore treatment frontiers like BTK inhibitors and TREM2 agonists, and highlight key clinical insights for neurologists and internists.   🎧 Listen now to “Brains on Fire: Can CNS Drugs Cool...

Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

🔬💓 New Insights on HFimpEF 💓🔬 Heart Failure with Improved Ejection Fraction (HFimpEF) is no longer just a transition phase—it’s a distinct, dynamic phenotype with its own risks and management needs.   From biomarkers and imaging to the latest trials like PROSPER-HF and FINEARTS-HF, we’re entering an era of more personalized care for these patients.   📈 Better EF ≠ Complete Recovery. 💊 Continued GDMT, careful ICD decisions, and ongoing surveillance are key.   Let’s discuss: Are we ready to rethink “recovery” in heart failure? #Cardiology #HFimpEF...

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🧠 Is your brain orchestrating how fast you age? New insights suggest that aging isn’t just about wear and tear—it may be centrally coordinated by the brain through molecules like GDF15, responding to stress, senescence, and energy demands.   💬 Fascinating findings from Nature (June 2025) show how psychological stress accelerates aging at a cellular level—and how lifestyle interventions like exercise may help reverse it.   👇 How are you integrating brain–body science into your approach to aging and wellness?   #AgingScience #BrainHealth #Longevity...

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“Obesity Rx 💊❤️🔥: Hormones, Hearts, and Hope” The 2025 ACC guidance reframes obesity as a chronic disease—with precision therapies like GLP-1/GIP agonists now essential in cardiology.   We explore NuSH therapies (semaglutide, tirzepatide), the latest trial data, clinical thresholds for risk reduction, and practical steps for de-stigmatizing care.   👉 Tune in if you’re ready to treat obesity like the cardiovascular disease it truly is. #Cardiology #ObesityMedicine #GLP1 #Tirzepatide #NuSH #MASLD #ACC2025 #MedicalWeightLoss #HFpEF #PrecisionMedicine...

Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

🔬 New meta-analysis alert! 🧪 Researchers compared rapamycin and metformin to dietary restriction across 167 studies in 8 vertebrate species.   📈 Key finding: Rapamycin mirrors dietary restriction’s longevity benefits—but metformin falls short.   ⚠️ High heterogeneity and species bias remind us: translation to human health still needs careful navigation.   🧠 Full of insights for aging science, pharmacology, and precision medicine!   #LongevityScience #Rapamycin #AgingResearch #MetaAnalysis #LifespanExtension #PrecisionMedicine 👩‍🔬📊🧬

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🫀 The Heart Ages—But Can We Intervene?   New insights from Nature Reviews Cardiology highlight how endothelial dysfunction, inflammageing, CHIP, and senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASP) drive cardiovascular ageing. Promising interventions—from gerotherapeutic diets and exercise to NAD+ boosters, senolytics, and ACBP neutralization—may help delay decline and promote resilience.   💡 Can we target the biology of ageing to extend cardiovascular healthspan, not just lifespan?   👇 Join the conversation: Which intervention holds the most promise—and what...

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  We unpack the UN Scientific Advisory Board Brief on Aging—from telomeres and epigenetic clocks 🧫 to senolytics 💊 and AI-driven geroscience 🤖.   Why does aging matter to every clinician? Because aging is the common soil of all chronic disease. 🌱   🔗 Listen now and join the longevity conversation! #Aging #UNBrief #Geroscience #Epigenetics #Healthspan #GotKnowledgeDoc    

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🚨 Game-changing breakthroughs in chimaera research! 🧬💓   From beating human hearts grown in pig embryos to human organoids integrating into mouse intestines and brains via amniotic injection—two bold advances are reshaping the future of organ transplantation and regenerative medicine.   But with scientific promise comes ethical complexity. How far should we go in creating human–animal hybrids? What safeguards are needed?   👇 Join the conversation: Are we building miracles—or crossing lines?   #StemCells #RegenerativeMedicine #Bioethics #ChimaeraResearch...

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🌞 New Guidelines on Vitamin D Supplementation! 💊🧪 JAMA’s latest synopsis recommends empirical vitamin D dosing—without routine testing—for children, the elderly, pregnant women, and those with prediabetes. The evidence? Conditional, with wide confidence intervals—but the low cost and minimal harm may tip the scales.   Let’s discuss: Is this the dawn of “test less, dose more” in preventive medicine? #VitaminD #PublicHealth #Endocrinology #JAMA #ClinicalGuidelines #PreventiveCare