BrainStorm, a podcast series by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, features conversations with doctors, researchers, authors and luminaries, people living with dementia and their caregivers. We’ll delve into what matters most to you about your brain and ask questions about keeping your memory sharp and maintaining optimal brain health. Learn about the latest in the science of longevity, Alzheimer’s and cognitive disease research. We’ll look at disparities in diseases, and equity and access for all. New…
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BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. Your mouth may be doing more than you think — it could be a gateway to your brain. In this episode of BrainStorm , host Meryl Comer sits down with Dr. Flavio Rasetto, a Washington DC-based prosthodontist and University of Maryland School of Dentistry faculty member, to explore the emerging science linking oral inflammation to Alzheimer's disease…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer leads part 2 in a series on UsAgainstAlzheimer's newly released Brain Health Journey resources. The discussion with Dr. Diana Summanwar, a practicing family physician and implementation scientist, and Chris Miller, project manager for UsAgainstAlzheimer's Brain Health Journey, centers on the…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. Endocrinologist and longevity expert Dr. Florence Comite joins Meryl Comer to challenge conventional wisdom about aging, hormones, and brain health. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and her new book Invincible , Dr. Comite explains why the fear around hormone therapy is based on outdated, flawed research. She believes testosterone,…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. What if the way we think about aging and dementia is fundamentally wrong? Dr. Florence Comite, precision medicine pioneer and author of Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better Longer , joins host Meryl Comer to make the case that cognitive decline is not inevitable. From the difference between biological and chronological age, to the…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In part two of Meryl Comer’s conversation with Dr. Nathaniel Chin — geriatrician, researcher, and author of When Memory Fades — they explore the practical and emotional realities of life after an Alzheimer's diagnosis. Drawing on both his clinical expertise and personal experience of caring for his father, Dr. Chin addresses the often-overlooked…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. What if knowing sooner could change everything? In this episode of BrainStorm , host Meryl Comer sits down with Dr. Nathaniel Chin — geriatrician, Alzheimer's researcher, and author of When Memory Fades: What to Expect at Every Stage, from Early Signs to Full Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia, to explore why early diagnosis of Alzheimer's and…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In this episode of BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimers, host Meryl Comer continues her conversation with Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, Founder and Chief Director of the Center for Brain Health at UT Dallas, about how to build a more resilient brain in the face of modern life's relentless stressors. Dr. Chapman breaks down the difference between acute and…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. What if you could train your brain to outperform the very biomarkers that signal Alzheimer's risk? In this episode of BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s host Meryl Comer sits down with Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, founder of the Center for Brain Health at UT Dallas, to explore the groundbreaking science behind the Brain Health Project — a landmark…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In part one of a series on UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Brain Health Journey host Meryl Comer is joined by Nancy Meserve, a lived experience advisor and APOE4 double-carrier, and Catherine Patterson, interim COO of UsAgainstAlzheimer's. Their conversation explores the newly launched Brain Health Journey — a suite of resources designed to help people at…
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. Host Meryl Comer continues her conversation with Dr. Jason Karlawish, professor of medicine, medical ethics, and neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, about the evolving landscape of Alzheimer's disease. Drawing on his book The Problem with Alzheimer's , Dr. Karlawish explores the promise of early detection, the ethical complexities of…