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Around the world 55 million people live with dementia. Researchers are still looking for answers on what causes it and how to treat it. Science Photo Library/Alamy Stock Photo

November 19, 2022

Unlocking new clues to how dementia and Alzheimer’s work in the brain – Uncharted Brain podcast series

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Paul Keaveny, The Conversation

The world’s longest running cohort study reveals risk factors for dementia. Families of athletes with early-onset dementia tell their stories. Could viruses cause Alzheimer’s? Listen to the Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia podcast series.

The herpes virus: could it play a role in Alzheimer’s disease? Scott Camazine / Alamy Stock Photo

November 16, 2022

Do viruses play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s? Uncharted Brain podcast part 3

Paul Keaveny, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Listen to the third episode of our series Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia via The Anthill podcast.

Traumatic brain injury from sports such as American football is linked with a form of dementia called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Steve Jacobson/Shutterstock

November 16, 2022

Families of athletes with dementia linked to brain trauma on watching somebody you love disappear – Uncharted Brain podcast part 2

Paul Keaveny, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Listen to the second episode of our series Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia via The Anthill podcast.

A study which began in 1946 is unlocking new clues to dementia. LightField Studios/Shutterstock

November 16, 2022

How a study which began just after the end of the second world war is discovering clues to Alzheimer’s – Uncharted Brain podcast part 1

Paul Keaveny, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Listen to the first episode of our series Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia via The Anthill podcast.

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