103 - Mechanisms underlying Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease: September 2020

<p>This episode covers recent papers that explore the underlying mechanisms of both protective and risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease. You’ll hear a little about how education, exercise and diet might reduce the risk of cognitive decline later in life, and a lot about the physiological and biochemical factors underlying high fat diets, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and exposure to environmental pollutants - with the occasional  miscellaneous topic in between!  </p><p> </p><p>Sections in this episode:  </p><p>1:35 Protective factors  </p><p>7:50 Risk factors (diet, diabetes, cardiovascular)  </p><p>26:16 Vitamin Deficiencies and AD  </p><p>29:27 Environmental Exposures and AD  </p><p>35:26 Miscellaneous </p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------  </p><p>To receive the list of papers covered, please fill this form:  </p><p>-------->  https://forms.gle/CVVbznAFM8pamdgk6  -------  </p><p>or by tweeting at us: @AMiNDR_podcast  </p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------ </p><p>We would appreciate your feedback so we can better cater to your needs.  </p><p>You can fill our feedback form here  </p><p>---------->  https://forms.gle/5aq2JyrT6g4P1m8v6 </p><p> </p><p>You can also share your thoughts and suggestions by contacting us:  </p><p>Email: amindrpodcast@gmail.com  </p><p>Facebook:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amindrpodcast" target="_blank">AMiNDR</a>  </p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AMiNDR_podcast" target="_blank">@AMiNDR_podcast</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amindr.podcast/" target="_blank">@AMiNDR.podcast</a></p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------ </p><p>Today's episode was scripted and hosted by Naila Kuhlmann, reviewed by Judy Cheng, and edited by Alexandra Pavel. Big thanks to Elyn Rowe and Jacques Ferreira for sorting all the papers published in September into themes for our episodes, and props to the team that works very hard behind the scenes to make all this possibl