The Guardian
Dementia Diaries: 'It's like trying to go through a brick wall'
Dementia Diaries is an audio diary project that captures people’s diverse experiences of living with dementia, now the leading cause of death in the UK. While the origin of the disease is still unclear and symptoms can vary greatly,...
Curated Video
Do Benzodiazepines Cause Dementia?
Benzodiazepines are a type of medication prescribed to people with anxiety and panic disorders. But do they cause dementia? In this video, I talk about the research on benzodiazepines and dementia, and what it means for people taking...
Neuro Transmissions
What causes Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease is a horrible condition that can strike at the brain of your loved ones and steal their memories and lives. But what is Alzheimer's Disease? What's going on in the brain? Is Alzheimer's just a normal part of aging?...
Neuro Transmissions
The dubious claims of brain training (and what actually works)
Brain training has gotten a bad rep for saying they prevent Alzheimer’s disease or boost you to 200 IQ. But does that mean you should uninstall all your apps? Well, turns out that not all brain training is created equal. Find out what...
Neuro Transmissions
How YOU can help stop Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 65. So if so many people have it, why don’t we have a cure? Let’s talk about why finding effective treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease...
Neuro Transmissions
Why I stopped watching football
Are you a football fan? So was I. But a few years ago, I learned some things that totally changed my mind. Football fans everywhere are prepping for the Super Bowl - the Big Game - but I’ll be sitting on the sidelines for this one and I...
Next Animation Studio
Sleep deprivation linked to increase in Alzheimer's protein
A new study has found that just one night of sleep loss could lead to increased beta-amyloid, a brain protein that has been linked to dementia. The study, published in PNAS, reports that Alzheimer's disease has been associated with a...
Catalyst University
Vitamin B5 [Pantothenic Acid] | Salvage, CoA Biosynthesis, & Other Facts
In this video, we discuss the salvage pathway for vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), its biochemical reconstruction after absorption, and some clinical implications for vitamin B5 deficiency.
Catalyst University
Pharmacology of Parkinson's Disease
In this video, we explore the basic pharmacology of Parkinon's disease.
Catalyst University
Pharmacology of Alzheimer's Disease
In this video, we explore the basic pharmacology of Alzheimer's disease.
Next Animation Studio
Molecule could determine dementia type
Scientists have identified single tau protein molecules that could help identify what form of dementia may develop in a person's brain.
The Wall Street Journal
Treating the Brain
Efforts to crack the code of Alzheimer's and develop therapies have been met with failure after failure, but many companies and scientists are still optimistic they will find a way to treat the memory-robbing disease. What roads hold...
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanisms and Theories of Alzheimers Disease (Amyloid & Tau)
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative prion disease in which affected individuals suffer destruction of cortical neurons due to accumulation of prions of both beta-amyloid and Tau type. In this video, I will explain the acquisition...
Healthcare Triage
Clickbait Headlines and Medical Research! Watch This Video to Keep Your Family Safe!
Aaron is part of a weekly gaming group. Most of the time it's role playing games, although board games come into play as well. Most of the participants are doctors. We have a group text that we officially use to schedule, but...
Next Animation Studio
Ruby lawsuits over brain damage could be tip of huge iceberg
Former international rugby players are suing rugby’s governing bodies after being diagnosed with degenerative brain diseases, and CNN reports that this could be the tip of a very large iceberg, as more players are reporting symptoms of...
Amor Sciendi
Melancholia I: Astrology, Medicine, and Magic Squares
Here we discuss the role of Astrology in Renaissance Medicine while looking at Albrecht Durer's famous print from 1514. The plate can be found in the Staatliche Kunsthalle gallery in Karlsruhe Germany.
Curated Video
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD): An Overview of Symptoms, Causes, & Diagnosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the abnormal folding of proteins, known as prions. I made an animated overview of the Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology & management. All...
Amor Sciendi
Durer's Melencolia I: How Math and Art can heal
This video includes guided notes and an essay analysis activity. Durer's famous print "Melencolia I" is more than a art. It's a talisman to help bring the four humours of your body back into balance... or at least that's according to a...
Neuro Transmissions
How Does Your Brain Clean Itself?
Your body is constantly cleaning itself and destroying strange things that wander in. But the brain isn't connected to that cleaning service. So how does your brain take out the trash? And whatês that got to do with Alzheimerês Disease?...
Curated Video
Why is Alzheimer's still a medical mystery?
Decades of scientific research into Alzheimer’s have failed to find a cure. Little is known about the degenerative brain disease—but this may be about to change.
Curated Video
Who has the Right to Vote in the United States?
Puerto Ricans pays taxes but can't vote in Presidential Elections. While in Chicago, between 2006 and 2016, 199 dead voted from beyond the grave! So how does voting law really work in the United States?
HealthSketch
What is Dementia? (HealthSketch)
A simple explainer video about dementia, one of the most common medical conditions in older people, related to decline in brain function. We explain what it is, the common symptoms, how it is diagnosed, the different types and causes,...
FuseSchool
Dementia & Alzheimer's disease
In this video you'll learn about dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Healthcare Triage
Exercise and Supplements Can't Stop Cognitive Decline, Sadly
Can dementia be prevented? Will exercise or nutritional supplements improve cognitive decline? Prepare to be disappointed. This is Healthcare Triage News.