229: The Science of Alzheimer's (with Dr Richard Oakley)

Dr Richard Oakley Associate Director of Research and Innovation at the Alzheimer's Society, joins us this week to talk about one of the biggest killers in the UK...

One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. This autumn, join thousands of others and sign up for free to an Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk at https://memorywalk.org.uk

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References & Further Reading

1. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/
2. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/treatment/
3. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/causes/
4. https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66221116
6. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/form/checklist-for-dementia-symptoms
7. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/what-is-donanemab-alzheimers-drug
8. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/lecanemab-new-drug-early-stage-alzheimers-disease
9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174086/
10. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557825/
11. https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltext