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Brain Decline Expert: “Why Alzheimer’s Research Is Failing and How We Can Win”

Sep 2, 20241h 1m 279 views

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Donate to Support the Global Alzheimers Fight American Alzheimers Association: https://www.alz.org/ Alzheimers Society UK: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ Alzheimer Society of Ireland: https://alzheimer.ie/ Dr Tara Spires Jones is one of the leading Alzheimers disease researchers in the entire world and is the current president of the British Neuroscience Association and Director of the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:15 Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia 08:52 The Role of Amyloid and Tau Pathology 10:46 Advancements in Alzheimer's Research 23:43 Promoting Brain Resilience through a Healthy Lifestyle 30:21 The Influence of Genetics on Alzheimer's Risk 35:07 Genome-wide Association Studies and Alzheimer's Risk Genes 42:44 The Role of Tau in Alzheimer's Pathology 47:51 Early Detection and Intervention in Alzheimer's 53:22 Current Treatments and the Need for Funding To Support the Channel - Get 56% off your first subscription to MAGIC MIND. The health shot to help you enter flow - https://www.magicmind.com/evanmc Follow My Neuroscience Podcast - The Giants Shoulder Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5m3Gta5MtIYdk59pb2GJ7M?si=b33232eae67b4126 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/brief-enquiry-to-the-brain/id1752486249 My Startup weeve - https://www.weeve.ie/ My Socials X - https://twitter.com/evan_mcgl LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-mcgloughlin/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evan_mcgloughlin/

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