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  • Memory Box: Justine Pickering

    Memory Box: Justine Pickering
    2025/02/27
    Between our main episodes, we're opening up our Memory Box, asking simple, nostalgia-driven questions to our guests and ourselves. These questions prompt memory and can help start a dialogue with someone with dementia.

    This time it's the turn of our presenter Justine to pick her favourite book, piece of music and a memory she'll treasure forever.

     We'd love to hear your stories and advice for anyone with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    6 分
  • Memory Box: Professor Vincent Dion

    Memory Box: Professor Vincent Dion
    2025/02/25
    Between our main episodes, we're opening up our Memory Box, asking simple, nostalgia-driven questions to our guests and ourselves. These questions prompt memory and can help start a dialogue with someone with dementia.

    This week, it's the turn of Professor Vincent Dion of the UK Dementia Research Institute who talked to us at length in Episode 9.

     We'd love to hear your stories and advice for anyone with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    5 分
  • Memory Box: Rebecca Evans

    Memory Box: Rebecca Evans
    2025/02/20
    Between our main episodes, we're opening up our Memory Box, asking simple, nostalgia-driven questions to our guests and ourselves. These questions prompt memory and can help start a dialogue with someone with dementia.

    This week, it's the turn of Grammy-winning soprano, Rebecca Evans who talked to us at length in Episode 7.

     We'd love to hear your stories and your advice for anyone living with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    5 分
  • Huntington's Disease: Professor Vincent Dion on The Promise of a Cure

    Huntington's Disease: Professor Vincent Dion on The Promise of a Cure
    2025/02/18
    Vincent Dion is a professor at Cardiff University’s UK Dementia Research Institute. In this episode, Justine and Julie talk to Professor Dion about the latest advancements in research into Huntington's disease which could provide significant hope for the future.

    Professor Dion’s work centres on using technology to target and correct the genetic mutation that causes Huntington’s. While the signs are positive, the challenge now lies in transitioning from the labs to clinical trials which requires substantial investment and navigating regulatory hurdles.

    We also talk about the broader implications of genetic therapies for other diseases caused by similar genetic mutations and their potential impact on the wider field of dementia research.
    • Key Moments:
    • Vincent Dion’s journey into research (02:12)
    • Understanding Huntington's Disease (05:35)
    • Innovative approaches in genetic therapy (09:20)
    • Challenges in advancing research to clinical trials (12:15)
    • The future of Huntington's Disease treatment (16:29)
    • Optimism and future directions in research (26:32)

     We'd love to hear your stories and advice for anyone with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    34 分
  • Memory Box: Carrie Williams

    Memory Box: Carrie Williams
    2025/02/13
    Between our main episodes, we're opening up our Memory Box, asking simple, nostalgia-driven questions to our guests and ourselves. These questions prompt memory and can help start a dialogue with someone with dementia.

    This week, it's the turn of Carrie Williams, who told us the story of her husband's early onset dementia earlier in the series

     We'd love to hear your stories and your advice for anyone living with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    5 分
  • Music and Memory with soprano Rebecca Evans CBE

    Music and Memory with soprano Rebecca Evans CBE
    2025/02/11
    Grammy award-winning soprano Rebecca Evans talks about her career and how important supporting the dementia community is to her.

    We also explore the power of music to unlock memories and provide comfort to those living with dementia. Prof Julie explains the neurological basis for why music memory persists even as other cognitive functions decline.

    Rebecca talks about witnessing Alzheimer’s for the first time as a nurse and shares her experiences as an ambassador of the Forget Me Nots Chorus, which uses music to support individuals with dementia and their caregivers.

    • Key Moments:
    • Rebecca’s road to becoming an opera singer (02:16)
    • Understanding dementia and Rebeeca’s commitment to the dementia community (18:02)
    • The science behind remembering musical lyrics (24:34)
    • The Grammy experience and future plans (30:02)
    • Reflecting the lasting impact of music on memory (34:55)

     We'd love to hear your stories and your advice for anyone living with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    37 分
  • Memory Box: Warren and Trudi Gatland

    Memory Box: Warren and Trudi Gatland
    2025/02/06
     Between our main episodes, we're opening up our Memory Box, asking simple, nostalgia-driven questions to our guests and ourselves. These questions prompt memory and can help start a dialogue with someone with dementia.

    This week, it's the turn of Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland and his wife Trudi.

     We'd love to hear your stories and your advice for anyone living with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    6 分
  • Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

    Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
    2025/02/04
    Our very own Professor Julie Williams provides insight into the current state of Alzheimer’s research, focusing on the role of genetics and the work being done to tackle the disease.

    It is projected that the number of people with Alzheimer’s will rise to 1.4 million by 2040 - primarily due to increased life expectancy - so the importance of understanding the disease has never been so crucial.

    Julie expresses optimism about where we are right now and the incredible work being done towards developing therapies that could help manage and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in the future.

    Key Moments:
    • The genetics of Alzheimer's (02:07)
    • How Alzheimer's develops (05:57)
    • The development of Dananibab (09:48)
    • Finding the missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle (12:09)
    • Looking ahead and being able to predict the disease (23:53)

     We'd love to hear your stories and your advice for anyone living with dementia - or if you have any questions for Justine and Prof Julie. Email us hello@twomindspodcast.co.uk.
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    30 分