30. The Science of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's is one of the cruelest diseases we can face, robbing someone of their most cherished memories. Long ago thought of as an random affliction in older age, we are now beginning to understand the causes and ways to fight it. This week Luke explores the science of Alzheimer's and also a new drug that could change the way we think about the diseases, but a drug that has not escaped controversy. Show me the Science is with thanks to B Braun. Listen and subscribe to Show Me the Science on Apple Podcasts ,Google Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.