# Can steroids save your life?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Anees Bahji
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anees_bahji_can_steroids_save_your_life)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Steroids: they're infamous for their use in sports. But they're also found in inhalers, creams to treat poison ivy and eczema, and shots to ease inflammation. The steroids in these medicines aren't the same as those used to build muscle. In fact, they're all based on yet another steroid— one our body produces naturally, and we can't live without. Anees Bahji explores the science of corticosteroids. \[Directed by Nick Hilditch, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Audionetwork\].

## Lectures

1. [Can steroids save your life?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anees_bahji_can_steroids_save_your_life/a08ccaff215e), 6 min (TED's player)