Risk and Reward in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's Disease Risk and Reward When they hear about my work as a neurodegeneration researcher, people always ask me about Alzheimer's d...
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Deep Brain Degeneration in Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Lea Grinberg & Research Team
Deep Brain Degeneration in Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Lea Grinberg & Research Team Losing Control from the Locus Coeruleus, starring Jonat...
Season 2 Episode 1: Neural Networks on Noradrenaline
This episode is about neural networks on noradrenaline- the key neuromodulator known to flip almost every switch in the brain! Drs. Esteban...
Ep56- Unlocking Genetic Regulation
VIDEO WITH VISUAL AIDS ON YOUTUBE!! How did you get so put together? DNA is the blueprint, but it doesn't determine everything. DNA gets tur...
Ep55- Fetal Vulnerability to Cannabis and Alcohol
Marijuana and other cannabis products are becoming increasingly available across the country, and while compounds like CBD have been shown t...
E54- Supermassive Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies
This week's episode is about the big things in life- specifically, supermassive black holes in dwarf galaxies! Connor Wander sits down with...
Ep 53 - How Bacteria Survive the Immune System
This episode is all about bad bugs. Specifically, a flesh-eating bacteria strain called Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus). S. aureus is a ver...
Ep 52 - Diabetes and Placental Epigenetics
This weeks episode combines several topics you may have heard of, but never thought about in the same context! Diabetes and epigenetics are...
Ep. 51 – New Cancer Therapies & Targeting Cancer Biology
Join Lebaron (Lee) Agostini and Connor Wander in our FIRST VIDEO episode! This episode is all about Cancer Biology. Lee studies experimental...
Ep.50 - Alzheimer's disease FAQ
What is Alzheimer's disease? Who can get Alzheimer's, and how does the disease progress? Maya Gostyla and Connor Wander break down the state...
Ep. 49 - Alzheimer's disease overview with Konner Blunt
This week's episode is with the host of The Blunt Report podcast: Konner Blunt. Connor and Konner talked about ALzheimer's disease, the expe...
Ep. 48- Are Herbal Supplements Effective? Using Modern Science to Investigate Ancient Medicines with Tayler Catherine
Tayler is a PhD candidate in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. Her research focuses on t...
Ep. 47- Genetic Big data for Personalized Medicine with Sean Jackewicz
Sean Jackewicz is a research student at the University of Georgia who is studying for his degree in Genetics, with the goal of being a medic...
Ep. 46- Stimulate Your Brain for Better Mental Health
Alzheimer's disease is a terrifying neurodegenerative disorder characterized by impaired memory, cognitive deficits, and neuronal loss. With...
Ep. 45: Applications and Limitations of GWAS with Dr. Liz Tunbridge
Genome-wide association studies , or GWAS, are very helpful in telling researchers where to focus their attention. They point out genetic li...
Ep. 44: Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton and Connor Wander
Women are almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as men. However, this is NOT because they live longer. When we look into the...
Ep. 43: Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Elizabeth Head and Connor Wander
This week's episode features another throwback recorded in San Diego, CA, where Connor Wander attended the BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease F...
Ep. 42: Neuronal Apoptosis- The Cautious and the Willing with Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh and Connor Wander
This episode is all about neuronal apoptosis. In Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh's eyes, some cells are willing to undergo apoptosis, while others are...
Ep. 41: Alzheimer's Disease Research roundtable with Drs. Cynthia Lemere, Charles Glabe, and Lea T. Grinberg
This week's episode marks the 2nd of a series focused on Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. All episodes were recorded in San Diego, CA, whe...
Ep. 40: Roundtable on the Importance of Science Communication with Dan and Gabe from TheSciCommunity
To honor our recent collaboration with TheSciCommunity , we sat down with the founders Dan and Gabe and discussed the importance of science...