To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, “The Practive of Living” discusses one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine.
Our guest is Constantine Lyketsos, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s disease researchers.
We discuss major developments in research, early diagnosis, biomarkers, and new treatment options.
We also look beyond the science: at the person living with the disease, their family and caregiver, the fear of a diagnosis, and the hope that scientific progress brings.
Lyketsos talks about his own journey, from Athens, which he left at 18, to Johns Hopkins. He reflects on life between two countries and two cultures, and on the ties between Greek scientists abroad and Greece.
Produced and presented by Nasia Bouloukou