Exploring the Potential of Dementia Treatments and Research

According to the World Health Organization, dementia currently affects an estimated 55 million people worldwide. But despite its prevalence, there is very little in the way of effective treatments.

In this episode we catch up with Tara Spires-Jones, Professor at the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh and President of the British Neuroscience Association.

She tells us all about the different types of dementia, how they progress and the latest thinking on how we can beat the disease once and for all.

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