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Ruth Itzhaki: Could anti-virals prevent Alzheimer’s?

For decades, Ruth Itzhaki has pursued an idea that many in the Alzheimer’s research community were reluctant to take seriously: that herpes simplex virus type 1, the virus best known for causing cold sores, is also a major cause of Alzheimer’s disease in genetically vulnerable pe ... Show more

. 38min 46sec

Svetlana Mojsov: The Woman Behind GLP-1

In 1983, working with pencil and paper at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, Svetlana Mojsov spotted what everyone else had missed: the active form of a newly discovered hormone called GLP-1. After three years of testing, she proved she was right. That molecule is ... Show more

. 44min 40sec

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