RSS Amplifier

Podcast

Harshi Peiris, Ph.D.

Understanding neurodegeneration and aging through evidence, clarity, and practical insight. No hype, just facts.

neuroscope.substack.comSource feed ↗10 episodes

Live Last read · last published · next check

Written by

Latest episodes

Saves to your Listen queue, to pick up on another day or another device.

Long COVID Is Not One Disease

Eight things that can go wrong in the body after COVID, and why most people have some combination rather than all of them.

The Four Iron Doors (Plus the Impostor)

Understanding Iron Deficiency and Anemia Beyond the Surface, Part 4

The Brain's Missing Drain

A neck surgery spreading claims to help clear Alzheimer's-linked waste from the brain. The evidence is thin, the theory is real, and the questions are enormous.

Play

Beyond p-tau217: Rethinking Alzheimer's as a Spectrum of Subtypes

A case for biomarker panels, root-cause identification, and personalized treatment

Play

The Problem With Celebrating One Biomarker

p-tau217 is a breakthrough for Alzheimer’s detection. It’s also not the whole story.

What if the fix for long COVID brain fog has been sitting in your pharmacy for decades, costing pennies a pill?

A landmark trial tracking 399 people crushed by chronic, post-viral exhaustion just dropped in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Play

Everything Has an Innocent Explanation

What iron deficiency actually feels like, and which symptoms are worth naming out loud

Could Diranersen Change Alzheimer’s Treatment?

In this episode, we examine diranersen, also known as BIIB080, and the Phase 2 CELIA clinical trial.

Play

The Words Everyone Uses and No One Defines

Understanding Iron Deficiency and Anemia Beyond the Surface — Part 2

The 2026 Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Explained

What is actually known, and how to read the numbers