Ep 117 - Beyond Amyloid: Why Protecting Synapses Could Change Alzheimer's Prevention with Dr. Frank Longo
Blood tests and brain scans can now show signs of Alzheimer's up to 20 years before symptoms appear. So what can we do with that head start? Meryl Comer talks with Dr. Frank Longo, Stanford neurologist and founder and board chairman of PharmatrophiX. Dr. Longo’s work shifts the question from how to clear what has built up in the brain to how to keep the brain's communication network strong enough to withstand damage in the first place.