AMiNDR: A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Metabolism, Mitochondrial (Dys)function, Oxidative Stress, Autophagy, & Gut Microbiome: Alzheimer's Disease June 2020

Episode Summary

Having trouble keeping up with the literature in Alzheimer's Disease? We are here to help! In this episode, Anusha combines different topics pertaining to disease mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease, starting with metabolic changes, then zooming in on mitochondria, and oxidative stress. Last, she covers the publications on autophagy and the gut microbiome, and how their involvement in Alzheimer's pathology. These papers were all published in June 2020. We hope you find this podcast enjoyable, accessible, and useful for your work!

Episode Notes

Having trouble keeping up with the literature in Alzheimer's Disease? We are here to help!

In this episode, Anusha combines different topics pertaining to disease mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease, starting with metabolic changes, then zooming in on mitochondria, and oxidative stress. Last, she covers the publications on autophagy and the gut microbiome, and how their involvement in Alzheimer's pathology. These papers were all published in June 2020. We hope you find this podcast enjoyable, accessible and useful for your work!

 

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List of sections in this episode:

(1.15)            Metabolism   

(12.00)         Mitochondrial (Dys)function

(20.06)         Oxidative Stress

(26.14)         Autophagy

(29.31)         Gut Microbiome

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Today's episode was scripted by Melissa Conti Mazza and Anusha Kamesh, then reviewed by Naila Kuhlmann, Ellen Koch, and Sarah Louadi, hosted and edited by Anusha Kamesh, and made possible by an entire team of volunteers behind the scenes.  

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