Heart Brain Connection with Tim Hughes, PhD

Send us Fan MailDr. Mia talks with her colleague Dr. Tim Hughes, about vascular and metabolic conditions' contribution to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Timothy Hughes, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is a neuroepidemiologist cross-trained in cardiovascular epidemiology and multimodal brain imaging. His research focuses on untangling the complex relationships between vascular and metabolic diseases' contributions on dementia. Lancet commission report - https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltextSummary of SPRINT MIND: https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/does-intensive-blood-pressure-control-reduce-dementiaMESA participant webpage: https://www.mesa-nhlbi.org/ParticipantWebsite/default.aspxAlz Association’s Trial Match: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/research_progress/clinical-trials/trialmatchResearch Match https://www.researchmatch.org/If people want to participate in ACE study:  [email protected];  and https://www.acetrial.org/Support the showVideo on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channelTranscripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated and may contain minor inaccuracies. Email: [email protected] expressed are exclusive of Dr. Mia Yang and not reflective of her or guest speaker's employers or funders.