About this episode

This episode discusses a new Alzheimer's drug, a vaccine for Ebola, types of pneumonia, and the significance of sugars found in space.

A new drug called Trontinemab, which could stop Alzheimer's disease, is about to start clinical trials. How does it work? Also, scientists at the University of Oxford have created a vaccine to fight Ebola; researchers have documented three different types of severe pneumonia; and why the discovery of sugars in space matters. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Host: The Naked Scientists

Topics covered

• Alzheimer's disease
• clinical trials
• Ebola vaccine
• sugars in space
• severe pneumonia

Keywords

• Alzheimer's
• Trontinemab
• Ebola
• sugars in space
• pneumonia
• clinical trials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Oxford

Products: Trontinemab

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