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Advances in Alzheimer���s Research
Episode 82
Thursday, 28 December, 2023
An online transcript is available��On today's program, host Se��n Collins welcomes Dr. Steven Salloway, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, and David Shenk to discuss recent advances in Alzheimer's research and the possibility of early intervention and prevention. They highlight the significance of targeting amyloid plaques in the brain, but also emphasize the need for treatments that can be administered earlier and more widely ��� the way statins are used to forestall or prevent atherosclerotic heart disease. The researchers discuss the role of public funding in drug research and the challenges of developing affordable and accessible treatments. They also touch on the role of imagination in driving scientific discovery and the importance of accurate and responsible journalism in reporting on Alzheimer's research. Overall, they express optimism about the future of Alzheimer's treatment and the potential for significant progress in the coming years...Steven Salloway, M.D., MSFounding DirectorThe Memory and Aging ProgramButler Hospital��Professor of Psychiatry and Human BehaviorProfessor of Neurology��Warren Alpert Medical School��Brown UniversityProvidence, R.I...Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D.��Director��Genetics and Aging Research UnitDirector��McCance Center for Brain HealthMassachusetts General Hospital��Professor of Neurology��Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, Mass...David ShenkAuthorThe Forgetting ��� Alzheimer���s: a Portrait of an Epidemic����Senior AdvisorCure Alzheimer's Fund��Advisor, dementia-related issuesPresident's Council on BioethicsBrooklyn, N.Y...����
