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From Our Neurons to YoursIs Alzheimer's an energy crisis in the brain? Inflammation, metabolism and a new path in the search for cures | Kati AndreassonFor decades, Alzheimer's research has focused on clearing amyloid plaques from the brain. But new drugs that successfully remove plaques have proven clinically "underwhelming", leaving the field searching for alternative approaches.Stanford neurologist Katrin Andreasson has spent twenty years pursuing a different path—investigating how aging triggers an energy crisis in the brain's immune and support cells. Her work reveals that inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in microglia and astrocytes may be the real drivers of Alzheimer's pathology. Most remarkably, her recent research—supported by the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience here at the Wu Tsai Neuro...
2025-12-1942 min
Hänt På Restaurang224. När staten lekte casino och det gick åt he*v*te!Den 1:a Juni 1999 fick staten stora spelat och bestämde sig för att öppna upp fyra stycken casino i härligt stram och grå byråkratisk anda. Här skulle Sverige stolt visa att man faktiskt var en "storspelare" när det kommer till spel och dobbel. Nu skulle det tjänas pengar i kubik, och i ren glädjeyra så öppnar år 2001 det första statliga casinot i Sundsvall raskt följt av Malmö, Göteborg och Stockholm. Men hur gick det då? Vi har bjudit in Patriks fru Tina Tapper som arbetade på Casino Cosmopol i Stockholm för att f...
2025-08-041h 13
Dementia ResearcherAAIC Day Four 2025 HighlightsIn this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) day two and day three of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July.
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Dr Shea Andrews, Assistant Professor at University of California San Francisco hosts the show with special guests:
Dr Joe Butler, NIHR ARC Research Fellow at University of Sunderland
Dr Lindsey Sinclair, Clinical Research Fellow & Consultant in Old Age Psychiatrist at University of Bristol
Dr Harriet Demnitz-King, Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London
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The AAIC brings together distinguished basic scientists, clinical researchers, ea...
2025-07-3140 min