In the brief (4 minute) movie below, biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a compelling case to show that neurological diseases of ageing, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, will be a major global challenge in the 21st century:
This was originally posted here as one of a series of many TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks. They cover a huge range of areas but are united in all being presented by very effective communicators. Worth checking out.
The Van der Veer Institute’s was featured in the first episode of the Canterbury Medical Research Foundations series “The Body, The Research, The Professor”. Interviews were conducted with Tim Anderson, Richard Jones, Carrie Innes, and Maggie-Lee Huckabee.