Bryan James, PhD on Alzheimer's and Epidemiology

At some point in the last year or so, I started listening to the Epidemiology Counts podcast . I was thrilled to learn that the host, Bryan James, is a Chicago local at Rush University — and he's a CrossFitter at Goose Island CrossFit . Bryan and I recently collaborated on an article for BarBend about controlling the spread of Covid in gym, as well: COVID In Gyms: What The Research Says About Mitigating Spread . In his day job, Bryan's research focuses on the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease, so I wanted to get his take on some common misconceptions about Alzheimer's. Most of us have a family member who has been touched by Alzheimer's or dementia, and my family is no different. Bryan's work focuses on population-level analysis of some of the things that give us "buffering capacity" to delay the onset of dementia, as well as some of the hidden costs of Alzheimer's and dementia that don't always show up in our statistics. In Bryan's role as a podcast host, he is also an expert communicator about nuanced epidemiological topics and public health. There's a lot to talk about with the litany of public health communication catastrophes we've seen through the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the descent into epistemic nihilism playing out daily on our social media feeds. Bryan has been wrestling with some of these problems in his own work, so his insight here is invaluable. Learn more from Bryan here: Podcast: Epidemiology Counts | Episode 1: Why should I trust that new health study? Website: Rush Profile Twitter: @bryandjames | @rushalzheimers Selected Publications: Late-Life Social Activity and Cognitive Decline in Old Age | Contribution of Alzheimer disease to mortality in the United States If you're enjoying the show, the best way to support it is by sharing with your friends. If you don't have any friends, why not a leave a review ? It makes a difference in terms of other people finding the show. You can also

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This episode was published on Apr 19, 2021.

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