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Why Do Some Bodies Respond Differently to Disease? | Erika Moore | TED

TED Fellow and equity bioengineer Erika Moore investigates how cells controlling inflammation behave differently depending on a patient’s background. By focusing on the “who” behind the disease, Moore is uncovering why certain diseases disproportionately affect certain ethnicities, paving the way for more inclusive and effective health care. (Recorded at TED Fellows Films 2024 on April…

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TED Fellow and equity bioengineer Erika Moore investigates how cells controlling inflammation behave differently depending on a patient’s background. By focusing on the “who” behind the disease, Moore is uncovering why certain diseases disproportionately affect certain ethnicities, paving the way for more inclusive and effective health care. (Recorded at TED Fellows Films 2024 on April 16, 2024)

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33 Comments

  1. @LewisCho-j7d

    February 3, 2025 at 7:00 am

    first

  2. @OliviaVazquez-h2r

    February 3, 2025 at 7:04 am

    Your talent knows no bounds! Thank you for your creativity and dedication.♀️🤸👌

  3. @sujalkumar1095

    February 3, 2025 at 7:04 am

    Second😂

  4. @sooma-ai

    February 3, 2025 at 7:10 am

    Dr. Erika Moore, an equity bioengineer, investigates how immune cells respond differently based on patient backgrounds. Her research focuses on understanding why certain diseases disproportionately affect specific ethnicities, aiming to develop more inclusive and effective healthcare solutions.

    • @brandonrackley6963

      February 3, 2025 at 7:18 am

      Rfk said this and he was labeled a conspiracy theorist

    • @uncomfortabletruth3831

      February 3, 2025 at 11:11 am

      @@brandonrackley6963
      RFK is a kook who is now back peddling because of past anti vaccine rhetoric.
      Nothing he said, can excuse his ignorance, even claims of ambivalence is incongruous with his expertise.

    • @teeminator30

      February 3, 2025 at 12:26 pm

      Diseases are racists? Yes. Healthy diets are color blind. Fix our diets first. Especially the public school lunch programs serving junk food. 😢

    • @hungrymusicwolf

      February 3, 2025 at 2:32 pm

      Looked it up, and confirmed. That just saved me about 4 minutes of my life and most of my remaining brain cells.

  5. @DominionAnako-bb7ry

    February 3, 2025 at 7:29 am

    Beautiful message ❤️ 💖 💕 ♥️ 💗 💜 ❤️ 💖

  6. @GeneralKenobiSIYE

    February 3, 2025 at 7:35 am

    Would love to have a cure for Crohn’s Disease before it kills me…..

    • @uncomfortabletruth3831

      February 3, 2025 at 11:13 am

      My mom is 88 and has had that since she was 50, a long and emotionally taxing disease.
      I wish you luck, cause in the age of anti intellectualism, that could be a tall ask.

  7. @stef4746

    February 3, 2025 at 7:48 am

    Very interesting and inspiring work!

  8. @Ydash415

    February 3, 2025 at 7:48 am

    Diet diet diet

  9. @alienfire223

    February 3, 2025 at 7:49 am

    Then what is a regular bioengineer?

  10. @Laura-ki8jg

    February 3, 2025 at 7:56 am

    Cheer cheer cheer! I love this. I wonder about this so much. Thank you!!!!!

  11. @jageo48

    February 3, 2025 at 8:05 am

    *Erika* without a doubt, background can be crucial. However, that is not to toss as rubbish what we know about the environment. If our background transports the ammunition, what is it that pulls the trigger? That’s the environment. In the case of our human-induced lifestyle diseases, it’s _what’s on the fork_ .

  12. @AlbertoSosoon

    February 3, 2025 at 8:12 am

    Let me put it this way. Learn to walk the walk before you talk the talk. The key is EASE in dis-ease like dis-pleasure. Healing as a point comes from your feet (soul – connects with gaia ~20hz) like a pet responds to your attention. That’s the content of the poetry to remind you of your journey from your mother;) Now, immunologically your blood clears when you’ve consumed your sugars for the morning (after even-ing supper) and toxins are now being targeted like soot and bacteria. The soot can be things now like fenty or cbd, so once medications (surgical) clear, your body taps into available gland sugars, circulatory fats (ldl/hdl) and begins to continue your daily growth stage where your culture drives your social wellbeing and dictates IF you’ve eaten enough of routine food to further heel damaged tissue. From here the medical field can respond with appropriate tincture. However, without ailment heeling comes naturally and depending on the severity it can be calculated from your bmi to account for the required cardio-pulmunary delivery requirement. Usually a day for complete heeling of superficial wounds and closure for immobile dire circumstances is expected.

  13. @darlaburruel2454

    February 3, 2025 at 8:31 am

    But it doesn’t make sense considering her siblings are from the same background as she is. So wouldn’t the individual be the primary issue?

  14. @shanwen88

    February 3, 2025 at 9:00 am

    The title should not be why but how.

  15. @vesawuoristo4162

    February 3, 2025 at 9:09 am

    Right now, in the US, the Trump administration is going the other direction, away from inclusion and diversity.

    • @Hippleton

      February 3, 2025 at 11:15 am

      You beat me to it lol

  16. @terrydear5653

    February 3, 2025 at 9:15 am

    I hope you can help with auto-immune diseases as no one else can …. just treat the symptoms.

  17. @1goldinga

    February 3, 2025 at 9:52 am

    If they knew we would all be in trouble. With whatvtheybputbin our air, water, food. With pharma drugs being made of poisons like snake venom and cone shell venom. Being assaulted by emf from the air and our walls. And we are still kicking. Praise Yah for his work. God spede people

  18. @1goldinga

    February 3, 2025 at 9:54 am

    Also ibuprofen is a known nurological toxin. For someone on ted talking about it not working being the problem. And not the fact they marketed this toxin to us in the first place says alot.

  19. @hanhong2267

    February 3, 2025 at 10:47 am

    I think this is a noble cause, but I feel like the title is misleading. The question of why different bodies have different immune responses isn’t really answered, aside from a single line about the experiment results.

    It doesn’t delve into the juicy details about the mechanisms that cause this difference, and instead spends most of its runtime focusing on the disparity on research between different demographics.

    There is nothing wrong with tackling this topic, but I feel like the title and the main topic are not aligned with each other, and titling it something like “Scientist helps research differing immune responses in underrepresented groups” would reflect the purpose of the video a lot better.

  20. @inaciobrito8259

    February 3, 2025 at 11:22 am

    SHES NOT A DOCTOR
    SHE NEEDS AUDIENCE
    WHAT IS IS ?

  21. @9125robinson

    February 3, 2025 at 11:25 am

    Thank you for this information. My body doesn’t respond to the majority of inflammation blockers. It’s a really bummer, and it’s giving me the blues. I need a hip replacement because the inflammation is wearing away my hip joint, and the doctor can’t stop it! I🥹😡🥹

  22. @aishawf

    February 3, 2025 at 12:44 pm

    This is FANTASTIC!!!🎉❤🎉

  23. @SooperTrooper100

    February 3, 2025 at 1:03 pm

    I found out that one loratadine and one generic pepcid AC for 30 days solved my sinus inflammation but have no idea why. It has been an amazing difference. Histamines are a major puzzle piece.

  24. @shanikasims718

    February 3, 2025 at 9:04 pm

    Very informative.

  25. @CaliberDawn

    February 3, 2025 at 9:28 pm

    I hope she becomes a regular here on TED!

  26. @khekavi3819

    February 4, 2025 at 1:29 am

    what is the reason for watching up;

  27. @birdbig1

    February 4, 2025 at 12:56 pm

    Of course she said women of color 🤦🏾

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