Top 5 ‘Dementia Matters’ Episodes of 2022

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Dementia Matters is a podcast about Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia, hosted by UW Health geriatrician and memory care specialist Nathaniel Chin, MD. Listeners learn about research advances, caregiver strategies and prevention tips from local and national dementia experts.

In 2022, Dementia Matters released 31 episodes on topics ranging from alcohol’s effect on the brain to the need to disaggregate and diversify Alzheimer’s disease research and data. On top of this, Dementia Matters produced two special series revolving around important Alzheimer’s disease research conferences, including the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) and the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center’s (NACC) Spring 2022 Meeting. Based on listener downloads, below is a list of the most popular episodes of 2022.*

  1. Update on Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease – Guest: Thomas Karikari, PhD, assistant professor, University of Gothenburg, University of Pittsburgh
  2. ‘American Dementia’: Author Interview with Dr. Daniel George and Dr. Peter Whitehouse – Guests: Daniel George, PhD, medical anthropologist, associate professor of humanities and public health sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, and Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD, professor of neurology, Case Western University, professor of medicine, University of Toronto
  3. Breaking Down Medicare’s Proposed Decision on Aducanumab and Monoclonal Antibody Treatments – Guest: Jason Karlawish, MD, co-director, Penn Memory Center, professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy, and neurology, University of Pennsylvania
  4. Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease Enters Clinical Trial – Guest: Howard Weiner, MD, professor of neurology, Harvard Medical School, co-director, Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  5. Go with the (4D) Flow: Neuroimaging Technology Used to Study Overlap of Cerebrovascular Disease and Alzheimer’s – Guest: Leonardo Rivera-Rivera, PhD, neuroimaging scientist, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Listen to episodes through our website, our YouTube channel, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to Dementia Matters on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

*December 1, 2021 – November 30, 2022