Brain health and Alzheimer’s Disease

*TW*This is such a trenchant topic and I wanted to cover it for so many reasons. Most of us get some kind of brain symptom at times but it is short lived, but that is not the case for many people. Alzheimer’s Disease is the commonest form of dementia affecting over 60% of all dementia sufferers worldwide.This episode looks at the determinants of brain health and the aetiology of Alzheimer’s Disease.Links:Facts, figures and information on dementia: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementiaFood and brain health: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-brain-foods (did not focus on this in the episode but in case you want to know more).Brain health and food chat with @Doctors_Kitchen: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-doctors/8-eat-to-boost-your-brain-W4eh8cIyNHf/The hippocampus and memory: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12009Association between diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265876/The ApoE gene: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.630502/fullCognitive stimulation therapy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5639131/Alzheimer’s support: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/101 on Alzheimer’s Disease - what it is and it’s pathology: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-happens-brain-alzheimers-diseaseTreatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/dementia-information/types-of-dementia/alzheimers-disease/treatments/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.