Does A Colombian Community Hold The Key To Curing Alzheimer’S Disease?
Our expert explains the decades of research and drug testing, as well as the unassuming clue they now think could be the key to finding a treatment for this condition.
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Sub-categories:
- Acquired Dementia (2)
- Lewy Body Dementia (1)
Medical Notes: An Easier Way To Quit E-Cigarettes, Why First Responders Have a Higher Risk of Dementia, and Is Smell Our Most Important Sense?
The invisible burden of frontline workers. Quitting e-cigarettes may have just gotten a lot easier. Some newborn senses are more important than others.
Medical Notes: Overcoming Your Fear Of The Dentist, Solving Severe Food Allergies, And Why Teenagers May Be Too Busy
Are you over-Food allergies are on the rise? Are you scared of the dentist? A new link to Alzheimer's disease. Are teenagers too busy?
Should We Embrace Dementia?
Many people view dementia as a death sentence, but Dr. Tia Powell says we need to rethink our perspective.
Cultural Competence: Addressing Racial Disparities In Healthcare
Our guests discuss sectors of healthcare and disease where racial disparities continue to block minority populations from quality care.
Medical Notes: Your Ancestors Are Making You Sick, Drinking Water May Be Causing Early Menopause, and How Movement Improves Memory
Can obesity treatment also help your brain? Your ancestors may be the cause of your current illness. Is water harmful to older women? Exercise is good for more than just building muscle.
Medical Notes: Is Your Brain Shrinking? Why Are Suicides At An All-Time High? And Why Your Future Wristwatch May Be Prescribed By A Doctor
Is Your Brain Shrinking? Why Are Suicides At An All-Time High? And Why Your Future Wristwatch May Be Prescribed By A Doctor
Medical Notes: Your Local Park May Be Polluted With Lead, How Pupil Size Affects Anxiety Levels, and the Stress Hormone That Makes Insulin Work Better
Scientists may now be able to catch dementia earlier than ever before. Are eyes the windows to our mental health? A new mouse study may improve diabetes treatments. The neighborhood playground may be holding onto more than just childhood memories.
Medical Notes: How We Can Hear Silence, Using a Blood Disease To Fight Dementia, and the Rise of Snake Bites in America
Can we hear silence? Then, can a disease protect us from dementia? And finally, extreme heat isn’t the only threat this summer.
Medical Notes: May 7, 2023
Having dementia doesn’t mean taking more medication. Does the size or shape of your heart that matters? Speech therapy is going digital. And more.
Research Misconduct: The Growing Issue of Data Integrity in Science
Dr. Matthew Schrag, the whistleblower of the alleged falsified paper, explains the issue and what it means for future research.
Medical Notes: November 27, 2022
Air pollution may be killing more people than previously thought. Then, Science is giving us one more reason to drink wine. Then, Can air particles cause a heart attack? And finally… One of the first studies to research how Covid-19 affects older infants shows positive results.
