Earlier Detection, Smarter Prevention: AI-Powered Alzheimer's Care

madman · Friday at 7:10 PM

What if Alzheimer's care begins years before the first symptom appears? Find out how AI-powered foundation models are helping us rethink prevention through earlier risk detection and precision medicine as Dr. Brian McDonough sits down with Dr. Adrian Noriega de la Colina and Arvid Gollwitzer. Dr. Noriega de la Colina is an MIT Novo Nordisk AI Fellow, and Mr. Gollwitzer is a researcher affiliated with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Traverso Labs at MIT, and ETH Zurich.

madman · Friday at 7:13 PM

Thread 'A common virus (HSV1) plays a major role in Alzheimer’s disease'

Feb 7, 2026

At the Longevity Forum Science Summit, Professor Ruth Itzhaki delivered a groundbreaking talk exploring the long-suspected but often controversial link between herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and Alzheimer’s disease. Drawing on more than three decades of research, she explained how HSV-1 can remain latent in the brain for life—reactivating under stress, illness, or injury—and how this reactivation may trigger hallmark Alzheimer’s pathology, including amyloid-beta accumulation and abnormal tau phosphorylation. Ruth walked the audience through her team’s...

madman · Friday at 7:15 PM

Thread 'Uncovering the Truth Behind Alzheimer's Research'

Mar 14, 2025

In this episode of the You Are Not Broken podcast, Dr. Kelly Casperson interviews investigative journalist Charles Piller about his book, 'Doctored,' which delves into the misconduct in Alzheimer's research. They discuss the amyloid hypothesis, the role of whistleblowers, the FDA's controversial drug approvals, and the systemic issues in medical research. Piller emphasizes the importance of scientific integrity and the need for independent oversight in research, while also exploring emerging theories in Alzheimer's treatment and the impact of lifestyle...