The People's Perspective on Medicine
Show 1234: How Microbes Evolve to Become Enemies or Allies
Dr. Paul Ewald describes how microbes evolve and interact with our immune systems to become more or less virulent.
Show 1231: How Can Women Reduce Their Risk for Dementia?
Find out how women can reduce their risk for dementia with diet, exercise and the proper timing of hormone therapy.
Are There Cognitive Benefits to Moderate Drinking?
A study among older Americans finds that moderate drinking is linked to cognitive benefits for white participants. Too much is not good!
Show 1214: How to Defend Your Brain During the Pandemic and Beyond
Dr. Dale Bredesen describes how to boost your immune system to defend your brain from infection, toxins and inadequate nourishment.
Will Blood Pressure Medicines Prevent Alzheimer Disease?
In a new meta-analysis, the investigators found that people taking blood pressure medicines are slightly less likely to develop dementia.
Could Dementia Genes Make You Vulnerable to COVID-19?
Researchers have found that dementia genes are twice as common among hospitalized COVID-19 patients as in the general population.
PPIs and Cognitive Dysfunction: Anticholinergic Overkill
Ask a doctor whether proton pump inhibitors have anticholinergic activity and you will hear no! But is there a link between PPIs and cognitive dysfunction?
What Should You Eat to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia?
A study from Framingham suggests berries, apples, pears, oranges and tea are among the foods you should eat to reduce your risk for Alzheimer disease.
Heartburn Drugs like PPIs Are Linked to Dementia
Should the FDA reconsider allowing PPIs to be sold OTC? There's growing evidence that PPIs are linked to dementia. Do we know why? A Swedish study says yes!
Show 1132: Are Infections to Blame for Alzheimer Disease? (Archive)
Pharmaceutical scientists have been striving to get amyloid plaques out of the brain, but new research suggests that amyloid may be acting to protect the brain from microbes. What are the implications
What Can Help You Stay Sharp as You Age?
Maintaining physical activity and consuming blueberries, turmeric and rosemary may help you stay sharp as you age. Which will you try?
Surgery Doesn’t Boost Risk of Alzheimer Disease
Experts have been concerned that anesthesia for surgery might boost the risk of Alzheimer disease. Doctors from the Mayo Clinic have reassuring news.
Can You Lower Your Dementia Risk With a Few Drinks?
If you want to lower your dementia risk with a drink or two, stick to just one or two a week. LIght drinking is linked to less plaque in the brain.
How Dangerous is Aluminum for People? What’s in Your Armpit?
Have you ever wondered how dangerous is aluminum? It is all around us and is used in everything from antacids to antiperspirants. What is the latest update?
Colorful Fruits and Veggies to Protect Your Brain
Scientists find that older people who consume lots of fruits and veggies rich in flavonol compounds are less prone to Alzheimer dementia.
Aluminum and Alzheimer’s: The Connection Gets Stronger!
Most people like aluminum. It is light and strong. The mineral salts are found in all antiperspirants. But is there an aluminum and Alzheimer's association.
Why Are There No Effective Alzheimer’s Drugs?
A new study in the journal Neurology challenges the amyloid theory behind Alzheimer's disease. Maybe that's why there are no effective Alzheimer's drugs.
Can You Prevent Dementia With Grape Seed Extract?
Rodent research shows that grape seed extract can slow cognitive decline and the development of dementia. How well will it work for humans?
Has a Chinese Company Found a Cure for Alzheimer’s?
Drug companies have long been thwarted in developing a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Now a Chinese firm is taking a different approach to the problem.
Soccer and Brain Damage: Kids and Headers?
Soccer is a wonderful sport. It requires extraordinary stamina and great team play. Kids love it. But is there harm to the brain when players head the ball?