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Uncharted Brain 3: the role viruses may play in Alzheimer’s

Uncharted Brain 3: the role viruses may play in Alzheimer’s

FromThe Conversation Weekly


Uncharted Brain 3: the role viruses may play in Alzheimer’s

FromThe Conversation Weekly

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are many competing theories about what causes Alzheimer's disease. For more than 30 years, Ruth Itzhaki has been accumulating evidence that viruses are involved in its development in the brain. We investigate in the In the third and final part of Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia. Featuring Ruth Itzhaki, professor emeritus of molecular neurobiology at the University of Manchester in the UK, Dana Cairns, a postdoctoral research fellow at Tufts University in the US and Davangere P. Devanand, director of geriatric psychiatry and professor of psychiatry and neurology, Columbia University Medical Center in the US.The series is hosted by Paul Keaveny and Gemma Ware and was initially published via The Anthill podcast from the team at The Conversation in the UK.Uncharted Brain was produced by Tiffany Cassidy with sound design by Eloise Stevens. The executive producer is Gemma Ware. The Conversation Weekly theme music is by Neeta Sarl.Further reading:My work investigating the links between viruses and Alzheimer’s disease was dismissed for years – but now the evidence is buildingWe’ve been studying the same people for 76 years – this is what we’ve found out about Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease: surprising new theory about what might cause it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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