Penny Sarchet

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1,050 appearances 18 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5d ago

Penny Sarchet’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The World, the Universe and Us · Latitude Special: Why Festivals Make You Live Longer; Clearing Alzheimer’s Proteins from the Brain;Clouds Made of Rocks and Rubies; Orcas Blow Up Giant Fish · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

giving people these gases to breathe. matched

It sort of kicks it into gear in the day. matched

Yeah, really clever. matched

Yeah, so this is incredibly early stage work, needs to be tested. matched

And while they did in this study, you see that as they did this treatment, there was an increase in these proteins beta amyloid and tau that are linked to Alzheimer's. matched

These proteins increased in the blood, which was a good sign that they were draining out of the brain and being expelled out in the blood. matched

But this kind of study couldn't test whether it actually had any effect on cognitive decline or symptoms or that kind of thing. matched

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It's still quite a long way from the clinic but really quite exciting if it is a technique to try. matched

So there's been decades of research trying to get these proteins out of our brains. matched

Lots of sort of attempts that seem to work in mice but didn't translate to humans. matched

There are certain antibody drugs now that can break these down matched

They're very expensive. matched

And so far, the kind of benefits are actually quite small. matched

You're nodding. matched

You know all about this. matched

Yes. matched

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Although, I mean, we still don't really know if these proteins are a cause or a symptom of Alzheimer's, do we? matched

Exactly. matched

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