The role of inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease - with Tomi Akingbade

Ri Science Podcast by The Royal Institution

Jan 28, 202633:20Science & Medicine

Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the excessive build-up of proteins in the brain. Neuroscientist Tomi Akingbade joins us this month to explain how inflammation could be playing a role in the p...

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