Recent Episodes
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Men's Brains Age Faster
It's a fact that women live longer than men, and the latest figures, from 2023, show it's by an average of 5 years. Not fair! Then you will not be happy about this! Now a new study suggests that their brains age differently, with men's brains shrinking faster than women's.
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The Brain Cleanup Crew
As older Americans become a larger part of our population, we'll see more people with Alzheimer's dementia. In the next 30 years, the cases will double unless we find a cure. Studies tell us AD is linked to the dysfunction of a brain protein called tau that gathers inside neurons. Another protein called beta-amyloid damages neurons by covering them, like plaque on your teeth. Scientists are now studying whether the cause of AD is that these proteins are piling up in the brain and cerebral spinal fluid because too few are being removed.
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US Attitude Toward Science
In the past year, many of our core beliefs about science and health have been publicly challenged. We've been told to disregard pollution and that vaccines are unneeded. Dave and I worry this is creating doubts about the value of American research programs. But a recent non-partisan survey by Research America shows people do care.
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The Ultimate in Home Brewing
To stay healthy, we need 38 trillion or so microbes that live in our gut. If that microbiome becomes unstable, we get sick, sometimes with conditions such as diabetes or depression. One illness that's rare and at times disbelieved by family and even doctors is ABS which stands for auto-brewery syndrome.
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Can Drink Coffee Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Sometimes in our fractured society of polarizing politics and algorithm driven social media feeds, we struggle to find something we all share. But Dave and I are here to the rescue. Yep, we present – America's most popular drink - coffee! Two-thirds of us drink coffee, up to three cups a day on average.
