The Brain's Plumbing Problem: A Neurologist-Scientist's Quest to Clear Alzheimer's Proteins
What if one of the most promising frontiers in Alzheimer's research isn't just about what's building up in the brain - but how the brain clears it out? In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down with Dr. Tirth Patel, a neurologist and physician-scientist at UCLA and 2025 Toffler Scholar, to explore the cutting-edge science of brain clearance, tau protein, and the newly discovered lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain. This is a conversation about curiosity, per...
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