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Does A Colombian Community Hold The Key To Curing Alzheimer’S Disease?

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Published: June 1, 2025 by RHJ Producer

Researchers have been on a long journey to discover what may cause Alzheimer’s disease. Looking all over the globe, they thought the answer would lie in a mountain town in Columbia. 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.


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  • Jennie Erin Smith, Author, Valley of Forgetting

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  • Penguin Random House: Jennie Erin Smith
  • Valley of Forgetting
  • Instagram: @riverheadbooks
  • LinkedIn: Jennie Erin Smith
Program #: 25-22Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Community Support| Death and Grief| DNA and Genetics| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Mutation| Patient Care and Safety| Public Health| Research and Clinical Trials| Vulnerable PopulationsMedical Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease and DementiaGuests: Jennie Erin SmithPublications: Valley of ForgettingHost: Greg JohnsonProducers: Jason Dickey| Polly Hansen
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