UBC Distinguished Speaker Series: A second night with Jay Ingram

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UBC Distinguished Speaker Series: A second night with Jay Ingram

By UBC University Relations

Date and time

Starts on Thu, Feb 26, 2015 7:00 PM PST

Location

Rotary Centre for the Arts' Mary Irwin Theatre

421 Cawston Ave Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 Canada

Description

Jay IngramThe Science of Alzheimer's

It is called "the plague of the 21st century" for its dramatic increase in numbers and the challenge it poses to health care. There are no effective treatments, merely a handful of drugs that promise only short-lived alleviation of symptoms.

But as familiar as we are with Alzheimer’s disease among friends and family, there are so many questions: where did it come from? Why weren’t we talking about it even fifty years ago? Do we understand what really is going on in the disease? A hundred years ago Alzheimer identified the key markers of the disease, and we still rely on them today. Maybe it’s time for a rethink. And where will we find treatments -- and when?

These are questions that Jay Ingram addresses on February 26 as a special second night with the UBC Distinguished Speaker Series.

To find out more visit: speakers.ok.ubc.ca/2015/ingram

About Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram is a Canadian science writer/broadcaster. He has hosted two national science programs in Canada, Quirks and Quarks on CBC radio and Daily Planet on Discovery Channel Canada. He has written 12 books, which have been translated into 12 languages, has five honorary degrees and is a member of the Order of Canada.

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