#38 - Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D.: Advancing Alzheimer’s disease treatment and prevention – is AD actually a vascular and metabolic disease?

Publish Date: 2019/1/28

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#38 - Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D.: Advancing Alzheimer’s disease treatment and prevention – is AD actually a vascular and metabolic disease?

The Peter Attia Drive

Chapters

What sparked your interest in the brain?

What makes the human brain unique?

Why has Alzheimer’s research made little progress?

The amyloid beta hypothesis

How does hypometabolism in the brain lead to cognitive decline?

Can you distinguish early signs of AD from normal aging?

What is the vascular hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease?

What is the relationship between mitochondria, cytochrome c oxidase, and Alzheimer’s disease?

How does chronic inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase lead to neurodegenerative disease?

What are the major risk factors for AD, including head trauma and other forms of dementia?

How can methylene blue treat and prevent neurodegeneration?

Why has the standard of care for AD seen little advancement?

Can near infrared light be a targeted treatment for cognitive decline?

How effective is the ketogenic diet in treating and preventing AD?

What exciting future research is coming from Francisco?

Can methylene blue help with traumatic brain injuries?

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#38 - Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D.: Advancing Alzheimer’s disease treatment and prevention – is AD actually a vascular and metabolic disease? 02:31:55

The Peter Attia Drive

Chapters

What sparked your interest in the brain?

What makes the human brain unique?

Why has Alzheimer’s research made little progress?

The amyloid beta hypothesis

How does hypometabolism in the brain lead to cognitive decline?

Can you distinguish early signs of AD from normal aging?

What is the vascular hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease?

What is the relationship between mitochondria, cytochrome c oxidase, and Alzheimer’s disease?

How does chronic inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase lead to neurodegenerative disease?

What are the major risk factors for AD, including head trauma and other forms of dementia?

How can methylene blue treat and prevent neurodegeneration?

Why has the standard of care for AD seen little advancement?

Can near infrared light be a targeted treatment for cognitive decline?

How effective is the ketogenic diet in treating and preventing AD?

What exciting future research is coming from Francisco?

Can methylene blue help with traumatic brain injuries?

Shownotes Transcript

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#38 - Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D.: Advancing Alzheimer’s disease treatment and prevention – is AD actually a vascular and metabolic disease?