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From Studying to Living with Alzheimer‘s Disease: A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Gibbs

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Neurologist and author Daniel Gibbs, PhD, joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, A Tattoo on My Brain, which details his journey from treating Alzheimer’s disease clinically for 25 years to being diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s. Dr. Gibbs discusses early signs he experienced and daily life with the disease, as well as thoughts on the recent FDA-approved treatment aducanumab (marketed as Aduhelm).

Guest: Daniel Gibbs, PhD, neurologist

How to Shape Your Brain Health and Reduce Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Neuropsychologist and author Michelle Braun, PhD, joins the podcast to talk about lifestyle changes that can support brain health. “We have the ability to make our brain younger than our chronological age,” she says. Braun shares how and details strategies from her new book, High-Octane Brain: 5 Science-Based Steps to Sharpen Your Memory and Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s. Hear about common misconceptions around aging, three possible brain health trajectories, and how to maximize your brain health.

Guest: Michelle Braun, PhD, neuropsychologist and national leader in the field of brain health

The Healthcare System’s Role in Alzheimer’s Disease

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Dr. Jason Karlawish joins the podcast for the third installment in our series on his new book, The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease Into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It. In this episode, Dr. Karlawish discusses the healthcare system’s role in Alzheimer’s disease and what it needs to do better to care for individuals with dementia and help them live well.

Guest: Jason Karlawish, MD, co-director, Penn Memory Center

How Culture, Society and Politics Shaped Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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Dr. Jason Karlawish returns to the podcast to continue our discussion on his new book, The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease Into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It. In this episode, Dr. Karlawish discusses pivotal cultural and political moments that influenced Alzheimer’s disease research, as well as the possibilities of drug treatments in the future.

Guest: Jason Karlawish, MD, co-director, Penn Memory Center

The Past, Present and Future of Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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Physician and author Dr. Jason Karlawish joins the podcast for the first installment of a four-part series centered around his new book, The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease Into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It. In the book, Karlawish blends history and science to detail the most important breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. He also offers an argument for how we can live with dementia and proposes reforms we can make as a society that would give caregivers and patients better quality of life. In this episode, Dr. Chin and Dr. Karlawish discuss Alzheimer’s disease in a historical context and the disease’s changing meaning.

Guest: Jason Karlawish, MD, co-director, Penn Memory Center