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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 33 MIN

Alzheimer's drug breakthrough, and sugar in space

from The Naked Scientists Podcast · host The Naked Scientists

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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