What causes Alzheimer’s?

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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For decades, Alzheimer’s researchers have been stubbornly pursuing a single theory, but they’re starting to wonder: is this narrow focus the reason we still don’t have a cure? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this week's episode of Unexplainable comes from UC San Diego.
0:05.0	UC San Diego is working with artificial intelligence to try to get
0:08.6	closer to answering some enormous challenges.
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0:19.5	researchers at UC San Diego want to help move us forward,
0:23.1	improve our communities and shape our future.
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1:06.3	More than 6 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease.
1:10.3	It's a terrible neurodegenerative form of dementia that destroys the memory
1:15.3	and physically deforms the brain.
1:18.3	As the population ages, this 6 million number will only increase.
1:23.3	So scientists have been searching for an Alzheimer's cure for decades.
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