Linking Obesity to Alzheimer’s: The Lipid Signals Driving Neurodegeneration

Guest: Stephen Wong, PhD

Emerging research suggests that the effects of obesity extend beyond metabolism, reaching the brain in ways that may influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Tune in as Dr. Stephen Wong discusses how fat-derived vesicles act as molecular messengers, potentially linking systemic inflammation and lipid imbalance to neurodegenerative changes. Dr. Wong is the John S. Dunn Presidential Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering at Houston Methodist Hospital and Associate Director at Houston Methodist Cancer Center. He’s also a Professor of Radiology, Neurosciences, Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.