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Can treating hearing loss improve cognitive trajectories and reduce dementia risk?
Age-related hearing loss is very common and has long been known to correlate strongly with cognitive decline. A just-published randomized trial sought to evaluate causality in this association. What do we know now?
Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, what can we learn from the mistake of ignoring problems?
Every January, NASA holds a Day of Remembrance to honor the lives of astronauts lost to tragedy. But perhaps the greatest tribute we can make is to learn from past mistakes.
Non-caffeine components of coffee and their effects on neurodegenerative diseases
Coffee consumption is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative processes, but the effect may be more than a matter of caffeine.
#229 ‒ Understanding cardiovascular disease risk, cholesterol, and apoB
“Not everybody dies from atherosclerosis, but… everybody dies with it.” —Peter Attia
Heart Disease: Labs & Diagnostic Tests
This video clip is from episode #203 — AMA #34: What causes heart disease? — originally released on April 18,…
First Case of Human PCSK9 Gene-Editing
Ultimately, the long-term benefits of lowering apoB through a one-time treatment may make this not only a viable future option, but potentially an intervention that could change preventive cardiovascular medicine.
Why does Alzheimer’s disease affect more women than men?
This clip is from episode #138 – Lauren Miller Rogen and Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer’s disease prevention—patient and doctor perspectives,…
Sugar & Cancer: Does Fructose Cause Cancer?
This clip is from episode #187 – Sam Apple: The Warburg Effect—Otto Warburg’s cancer metabolism theory, originally released on December…
#203 – AMA #34: What Causes Heart Disease?
“Not everybody dies from atherosclerosis, but… everybody dies with it.” — Peter Attia
#187 – Sam Apple: The Warburg Effect—Otto Warburg’s cancer metabolism theory
“I think [Otto Warburg’s] influence is much wider than many people realize… he ended up having a massive influence on American life. Just nobody knows about it.” —Sam Apple