Studying the brain has never been an easy feat. Researchers haven’t had steady access to growing human brain tissue-until now. The team at Sunnybrook’s Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program is making impressive progress with the help of their lab-grown organoids, which mimic living human neurons and allow scientists to more accurately study the way different conditions affect the brain.
Here, Dr. Peter Nord explores how this advancement could change the way we understand Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and how your lifestyle choices could affect whether or not you actually develop a cognitive disease. He’s joined by renowned neurologist Dr. Sandra Black, who leads the Dr. Sandra Black Centre For Brain Resilience and Recovery, as well as the Director of Sunnybrook’s Biological Sciences Platform. Dr. JoAnne McLaurin.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
03:02 Meet Dr. Sandra Black, world renowned neurologist
05:06 Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research program and brain organoids
06:50 Dr. JoAnne McLaurin is growing neurons in her lab.
09:51 Each case of dementia is different
11:46 Brain-protective foods
13:23 The best exercise for your brain (and how much)
16:48 Why high blood pressure can lead to dementia or Alzheimer’s
18:55 Which kind of sleep is brain-protective
20:19 Social engagement can slow Alzheimer’s progression
24:50 An Alzheimer’s blood test is in development
27:44 Genome sequencing to catch dementia early
15 июл 2024
