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Alzheimers Research Findings – Tufts University’s Dana Cairns and David Kaplan Speak with Bernie Siegel

Aug 4, 2020 | News & Opinions, Video, Video Chats

Bernie’s Interview with Dana Cairns & David Kaplan of Tufts University
0:00 Intro
1:30 Alzheimers Research Findings Review – Dana Cairns
4:01 Using biomaterials; not “mini-brains” but caterpillar silk
4:30 David Kaplan
7:45 IPSC & Human-Induced Neural Stem Cells
10:08 David Kaplan on funding & research grants
10:50 Research model building & scaling production
11:43 Tufts collaborations
13:35 Potential ethical issues
15:13 Commercialization potential
15:48 Herpes & Alzheimers
17:00 Dana Cairns on pathogens
18:26 Groundbreaking research on pathogens & Alzheimers
19:00 Herpes & Alzheimers connection
19:54 David Kaplan on COVID19 impact on brain
21:29 Coronavirus & dementia
22:16 David Kaplan on long-term implications of pathogens/closing remarks