#512: Alzheimer's Disease – Drs. Ayesha & Dea...

Fasting, nutrient timing, chrono-nutrition, and continuous glucose monitoring are all topics that have generated substantial interest, but they are also areas where exaggerated claims can easily outpace the underlying evidence. In many cases, tentative hypotheses are presented as ...  Show more

How should we decide what counts as trustworthy evidence? Scientific rigor is not a single characteristic of a study, but a chain of decisions made from the moment a question is conceived to the point at which findings are communicated to the public. Errors can occur at every sta ...  Show more

<div><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Amanda Grant Smith is a geriatric psychiatrist with decades of experience treating patients with dementia and Alzheimer's ...  Show more

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker, Athletic Greens, and Paleovalley. Until recently, the most popular approach to treating Alzheimer’s has been to focus on managing the symptoms in the brain. Now brain experts and neurologists know that a better, more effective appr ...  Show more

Until recently, breakthroughs in treating Alzheimer’s disease were non-existent. But two new drugs have shown promise in moderately slowing memory and thinking problems for people with early-stage disease. While welcoming the idea of a ‘new era’ for treating Alzheimer’s disease, ...  Show more

Following National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, the CDC shares what physicians and patients need to know about the disease. Lisa McGuire, PhD, lead epidemiologist at the CDC, discusses the importance of catching Alzheimer’s early, its risk factors and barriers to make Alz ...  Show more