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Latest Episodes

Episode 176: JoAnn Manson discusses Women’s Health Initiative, menopause and her findings on hormone therapy
December 20, 2024

Today our guest is Dr. JoAnn Manson, an endocrinologist, epidemiologist, and Principal Investigator of several research studies, including the landmark Womens Health Initiative. She is a highly cited researcher and was one of the physicians featured in t

Episode 175: Hans Van Dongen discusses how fatigue and sleep loss lead to cognitive deficits
November 27, 2024

Today we have Dr. Hans Van Dongen, director of the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University in Spokane. Dr. Kevin Gluck, a senior research scientist at IHMC, joins Dr. Ken Ford to interview Hans about his studies on inter-indiv

Episode 174: Rudy Tanzi talks about genetics, aging and the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s
October 25, 2024

Today we have Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, who is perhaps best known for co-discovering all three familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease genes. In addition, Rudys lab was the first to use human stem cells to create three-dimensional human brain organoids and

Episode 173: Anurag Singh on urolithin-A’s ability to optimize mitochondrial efficiency
September 23, 2024

Our guest today is Dr. Anurag Singh, the chief medical officer at Timeline Nutrition, a Swiss life-science company that focuses on ways to improve mitochondrial and cellular health. Anurag is particularly known for his research into the gut metabolite, ur

Episode 172: Kevin Tracey on neuro-immunology and the treatment of inflammatory diseases
September 05, 2024

Few people know as much about inflammation and neuroscience as Dr. Kevin Tracey does.In this episode of STEM-Talk, we learn much from Tracey, who was the first to identify the inflammatory reflex, a physiological mechanism that regulates the bodys immu

Episode 171: Ken and Dawn on AI, Alzheimer’s, global security, keto vs low carb and more
August 08, 2024

In todays Ask Me Anything episode, Ken and Dawn answer a wide range of questions that cover: A recent FDA approval of a neural implant device for people with degenerative neuromuscular disease or spinal-cord injuries. Global security in the age of A

Episode 170: Charles Serhan on the use of specialized pro-resolving mediators to resolve inflammation
July 18, 2024

Today Dr. David LeMay steps in to co-host with Dr. Ken Ford for our interview with Dr. Charles Serhan. Charles is a Harvard professor best known for his discovery of specialized pro-resolving mediators. SPMs are molecules that can activate the natural res

Episode 169: Dave Feldman talks about cholesterol and the ketogenic diet
June 21, 2024

Dave Feldman is the founder of the Citizen Science Foundation and is known for his research into the ketogenic diet. Dave is a software engineer by training who embraced a ketogenic diet to avoid his progression toward type 2 diabetes. he joins us on this

Episode 168: Alessio Fasano discusses celiac disease and gluten-related disorders
May 22, 2024

Dr. Alessio Fasano, who is considered the worlds leading expert in celiac disease and gluten-related disorders, returns for his second appearance on STEM-Talk. Although just 2 million Americans have celiac disease, an estimated 20 million Americans suffe

Episode 167: Nicholas Norwitz discusses a ketogenic diet as metabolic medicine
April 30, 2024

Today we have Dr. Nicholas Norwitz, 28, a third-year Harvard Medical School student whose research into the applications of a ketogenic diet as metabolic medicine has attracted a significant following.For a number of years during his youth, Nick suffere