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Episode 83: Rejuvenating and Repairing the Aging Brain with Stem Cells

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Originally Aired Jun 10, 2016

Episode 32: Rejuvenating and Repairing the Aging Brain with Stem Cells

Parkinson's disease affects more than one million people in the United States and there are no current treatments to slow or prevent the disorder. Lalitha Madhavan, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Arizona, uses stem cell technology as a unique tool to probe the adaptive capacities of the brain. She is especially interested in harnessing the power of stem cells to stimulate brain repair in age-related neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease.


IN THIS EPISODE

Dr. Lalitha Madhavan, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Arizona
Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D, Regents' Professor in the University of Arizona's Department of Neuroscience