Trauma, Inflammation, and Neurodegeneration: A New Framework for Alzheimer's | Dr. Caesar Hernandez, MS, PhD | The Metabolic Link Ep. 87
About this episode
Dr. Caesar Hernandez discusses the connection between trauma, inflammation, and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's patients.
Roughly 90% of Alzheimer's patients develop neuropsychiatric symptoms including anxiety, persistent fear, and an inability to recognize safety — but little research is being done to investigate why. New data connecting PTSD, trauma, and accelerated brain aging may hold the answer. Dr. Caesar Hernandez is a behavioral, molecular, and circuit neuroscientist and assistant professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics & Palliative Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His re...
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, Dr. Angela Poff, Victoria Field
Guest: Dr. Caesar Hernandez
Topics covered
- Alzheimer's
- neurodegeneration
- PTSD
- trauma
- inflammation
- brain aging
Keywords
- Alzheimer's
- neuropsychiatric symptoms
- PTSD
- trauma
- brain aging
- inflammation
- neuroscience
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Alabama at Birmingham
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