#150Episode 178: Karl Herrup discusses the shortcomings of Alzheimer’s researchToday we have Dr. Karl Herrup, a neurobiologist known for his investigations into the role... more05 Feb 20251 HR 30 MINS1:30:1105 Feb 2025
#149Episode 177: Frank Butler talks about revolutionizing combat casualty careToday we have Dr. Frank Butler, a retired Navy Undersea Medical Officer and an ophthalmolo... more16 Jan 20251 HR 33 MINS1:33:1716 Jan 2025
#148Episode 176: JoAnn Manson discusses Women’s Health Initiative, menopause and her findings on hormone...Today our guest is Dr. JoAnn Manson, an endocrinologist, epidemiologist, and Principal Inv... more20 Dec 20241 HR 20 MINS1:20:5720 Dec 2024
#147Episode 175: Hans Van Dongen discusses how fatigue and sleep loss lead to cognitive deficitsToday we have Dr. Hans Van Dongen, director of the [Sleep and Performance Research Center ... more27 Nov 20241 HR 39 MINS1:39:1727 Nov 2024
#146Episode 174: Rudy Tanzi talks about genetics, aging and the hallmarks of Alzheimer’sToday we have [Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi] (https://advances.massgeneral.org/contributors/contri... more25 Oct 20241 HR 09 MINS1:09:0025 Oct 2024
#145Episode 173: Anurag Singh on urolithin-A’s ability to optimize mitochondrial efficiencyOur guest today is Dr. Anurag Singh, the chief medical officer at Timeline Nutrition, a Sw... more23 Sep 20241 HR 20 MINS1:20:4023 Sep 2024
#144Episode 172: Kevin Tracey on neuro-immunology and the treatment of inflammatory diseasesFew people know as much about inflammation and neuroscience as Dr. Kevin Tracey does. In t... more05 Sep 20241 HR 34 MINS1:34:1805 Sep 2024
#143Episode 171: Ken and Dawn on AI, Alzheimer’s, global security, keto vs low carb and moreIn today’s Ask Me Anything episode, Ken and Dawn answer a wide range of questions that cov... more08 Aug 202448 MINS48:4008 Aug 2024
#142Episode 170: Charles Serhan on the use of specialized pro-resolving mediators to resolve inflammatio...Today Dr. David LeMay steps in to co-host with Dr. Ken Ford for our interview with Dr. Cha... more18 Jul 20241 HR 40 MINS1:40:0818 Jul 2024
#141Episode 169: Dave Feldman talks about cholesterol and the ketogenic dietDave Feldman is the founder of the Citizen Science Foundation and is known for his researc... more21 Jun 20241 HR 23 MINS1:23:0821 Jun 2024
#140Episode 168: Alessio Fasano discusses celiac disease and gluten-related disordersDr. Alessio Fasano, who is considered the world’s leading expert in celiac disease and glu... more22 May 2024--:----:--22 May 2024
#139Episode 167: Nicholas Norwitz discusses a ketogenic diet as metabolic medicineToday we have Dr. Nicholas Norwitz, 28, a third-year Harvard Medical School student whose ... more30 Apr 20241 HR 06 MINS1:06:2130 Apr 2024
#138Episode 166: Vyvyane Loh on atherosclerotic heart diseaseDr. Vyvyane Loh returns to STEM-Talk for her second appearance to talk about atherosclerot... more11 Apr 202454 MINS54:5911 Apr 2024
#137Episode 165: John Edwards on ketamine treatment for depression and suicide preventionToday we have Dr. Johnathan Edwards, an anesthesiologist and medical practitioner who spec... more14 Mar 20241 HR 04 MINS1:04:2614 Mar 2024
#136Episode 164: Michael Leon on olfactory stimulation as a buffer for dementia symptomsWhat if the path to delaying the onset of dementia symptoms begins at the nose? It is a do... more21 Feb 202436 MINS36:4821 Feb 2024
#135Episode 163: Mark Mattson discusses glutamate, the brain’s most important neurotransmitterToday we have Dr. Mark Mattson, an adjunct professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins Scho... more31 Jan 20241 HR 18 MINS1:18:2231 Jan 2024
#134Episode 162: Marc Hamilton discusses the soleus push-up and the health hazard of excessive sittingToday we have Dr. Marc Hamilton, an international expert in muscle physiology. He has publ... more10 Jan 20241 HR 38 MINS1:38:0810 Jan 2024
#133Episode 161: Sten Stray-Gundersen on the benefits of blood-flow restriction trainingToday’s episode of STEM-Talk features Dr. Sten Stray-Gundersen, a post-doctoral research a... more18 Dec 20231 HR 07 MINS1:07:1018 Dec 2023
#132Episode 160: Euan Ashley on precision medicine and predicting, preventing, and diagnosing diseasesOur guest today is Dr. Euan Ashley, a pioneer in the use of genomic sequencing to solve so... more28 Nov 20231 HR 25 MINS1:25:4528 Nov 2023
#131Episode 159: Ken and Dawn discuss chatbots, termites, kratom, ketosis, and the future of AIToday’s episode marks the return of another Ask Me Anything episode where listeners ask Ke... more06 Nov 202338 MINS38:3206 Nov 2023
#130Episode 158: Judith Curry talks about the uncertainties of climate changeToday we have climatologist Dr. Judith Curry, Professor Emerita of Earth and Atmospheric S... more05 Oct 202356 MINS56:5105 Oct 2023
#129Episode 157: Don Layman on the role of dietary protein in muscle, health, and diseaseToday we have one of the world’s foremost authorities on dietary protein and amino acids, ... more14 Sep 20231 HR 14 MINS1:14:3914 Sep 2023
#128Episode 156: Josh Hagen discusses optimizing performance in athletes and warfightersToday’s interview is with Dr. Josh Hagen, the director of the Human Performance Collaborat... more21 Aug 20231 HR 15 MINS1:15:0121 Aug 2023
#127Episode 155: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom’s benefits and possible risksToday we have the world’s foremost authority on kratom returning to STEM-Talk after five y... more20 Jul 20231 HR 20 MINS1:20:4420 Jul 2023
#126Episode 154: Orthopedic surgeon Brian Cole discusses advances in the treatment of knee, elbow and sh...Today we have Dr. Brian Cole, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in cartilage restorati... more28 Jun 20231 HR 24 MINS1:24:4928 Jun 2023
#125Episode 153: Dominic D’Agostino discusses new advances in the study of nutritional ketosisToday we have our good friend and colleague Dr. Dominic D’Agostino returning for his third... more08 Jun 20231 HR 08 MINS1:08:0408 Jun 2023
#124Episode 152: Mark Shelhamer talks about the effects of spaceflight on humans and NASA’s Planned Mars...Today we have the former chief scientist of NASA’s Human Research Program, Dr. Mark Shelha... more16 May 20231 HR 34 MINS1:34:3316 May 2023
#123Episode 151: John Ioannidis talks about the bungled response to COVID-19Back in early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. John Ioannidis wrote an article in March ... more19 Apr 20231 HR 11 MINS1:11:3919 Apr 2023
#122Episode 150: Barbara Thorne talks about E.O. Wilson, the conehead termite and the sociality of termi...Today we have Dr. Barbara Thorne, a termite biologist and an expert on the invasive conehe... more21 Mar 20231 HR 16 MINS1:16:1621 Mar 2023
#121Episode 149: Jeff Volek discusses ketogenic diet to improve metabolic health and treat diseaseDr. Jeff Volek has been investigating how humans adapt to ketogenic—and carbohydrate-restr... more21 Feb 20231 HR 36 MINS1:36:1721 Feb 2023