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The Straight from a Scientist Podcast

Dec 13, 2023

Alzheimer's Disease Risk and Reward

 

When they hear about my work as a neurodegeneration researcher, people always ask me about Alzheimer's disease risk factors. What really causes Alzheimer's disease?  Plaque and tangle buildup

 

The truth is there's no one secret to staving off dementia, other than living your...


May 30, 2023

Deep Brain Degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease with Dr. Lea Grinberg & Research Team

Losing Control from the Locus Coeruleus, starring Jonathan Chen, Felipe Pereira, and Ian Oh

This episode kicks off a series all about my recent work in neurodegenerative disease, with a an emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease, a...


Jan 18, 2022

This episode is about neural networks on noradrenaline- the key neuromodulator known to flip almost every switch in the brain!  Drs. Esteban Oryarzabal and Connor Wander break down how noradrenaline, or norepinephrine help regulate brain states useful for attention and task-switching.  The studies here cover a whole new...


Apr 3, 2020

 

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 turned into RNA, and then finally into proteins that help build your body and brain.  But there are SO many steps in that process that affect the final product- you.   The sum of...


Mar 12, 2020

Marijuana and other cannabis products are becoming increasingly available across the country, and while compounds like CBD have been shown to be safe and even helpful in adults, the side effects of cannabis products are relatively unknown when it comes to the developing fetus.

We've known that alcohol causes birth...