Alzheimer's drugs & tackling HIV
4/17/202631 min
This week, we look at UK Alzheimer's drugs and the latest debate over whether new treatments are a genuine breakthrough or overhyped, alongside a striking HIV case from Oslo that has raised fresh questions in medical research. We also explore new findings on gut health and its link to hormones and modern disease in industrialised societies, before turning to the skies for the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 and when to see it in the UK... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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[upbeat music] All engine running. [laughing] Absolute genius. Get this. Welcome. Welcome [laughing] to The Naked Scientists Show, where we bring you- Science What that essentially means is- Discovery- Advances Questions Research Technology Unbelievable. Without further ado... This is The Naked Scientists. Hello, welcome to The Naked Scientists podcast, the program that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology, and medicine. With me, Chris Smith. And this week, fresh analysis claims breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs don't work, but not all scientists agree. Also, a Norwegian man, known as the Oslo patient, is cured of HIV, and a meteor shower to look forward to in the night sky.