This episode covers recent advances in Alzheimer's research, including the potential link between shingles vaccination and dementia prevention, the biological shifts in aging, and promising biomarkers and treatments like lithium. Dr. Mia discusses how these findings could impact future therapies and personal health decisions.
Shingles Vaccine: The Wales/Australia Natural Experiment in Cell: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01256-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867425012565%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
More Recent Article on Shingles Vaccine and Cardiovascular Risk: https://techfixated.com/shingles-vaccine-drastically-cuts-heart-risk-nearly-in-half-in-new-study/
Massive Biomolecular Shifts: Scientific article in Nature 2024: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-024-00692-2
From ruins to research: How an ancient brain survived to help understand Alzheimer’s
https://www.nuscimagazine.com/from-ruins-to-research-how-an-ancient-brain-survived-to-help-understand-alzheimers
Ancient Brain, GFAP and NFL; The Scientific Paper on GFAP and NFL in blood: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41376134/
Lithium as an Alzheimer's Treatment: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/01/an-alzheimers-breakthrough-10-years-in-the-making/ (or the pretty pictures in this: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/could-lithium-explain-treat-alzheimers-disease)
The pilot study in humans: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2845746#250915094
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Alzheimer's Research News
03:34 The Shingles Vaccine and Dementia Prevention
06:03 Shingles Vaccine: Heart Health Benefits
10:43 Timing & Accelerated Aging
14:02 Ancient Brain Discoveries and Alzheimer's
19:33 Exploring Lithium for Alzheimer's Treatment
Alzheimer's, dementia, shingles vaccine, biomarkers, lithium, aging, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's research, health tips
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