Alzheimer's drugs & tackling HIV

This week, we look at UK Alzheimer's drugs and the latest debate over whether new treatments are a genuine breakthrough or overhyped, alongside a striking HIV case from Oslo that has raised fresh questions in medical research. We also explore new findings on gut health and its link to hormones and modern disease in industrialised societies, before turning to the skies for the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 and when to see it in the UK... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Alzheimer's drugs & tackling HIV is an episode from The Naked Scientists Podcast by Dr Chris Smith.

This episode is 00:30:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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