Episode 90: The Angel and the Assassin

January 17, 2020 00:45:56
Episode 90: The Angel and the Assassin
Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health
Episode 90: The Angel and the Assassin

Jan 17 2020 | 00:45:56

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Show Notes

Across medicine, psychiatry, and neurology, it was long believed that the immune system held sway over every system in the body - except for the brain. In this episode of Into the Fold, we discuss the newly understood role of microglial cells, which are brain cells that, according to groundbreaking scientific research, prove the interconnectedness of our bodies’ and our minds’ regulatory systems, disrupting centuries-old assumptions about mental, cognitive, and physical health issues. Award-winning journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa returns to the podcast to discuss the implications of this discovery and her new book, The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell that Changed the Course of Medicine. Related links: Episode 17, Childhood Disrupted https://soundcloud.com/hoggfoundation/episode-17-childhood-disrupted Episode 32: Early Intervention in Psychosis https://hogg.utexas.edu/early-intervention-in-psychosis Episode 74: First Episode Psychosis: A Path for Better Outcomes https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-first-episode-psychosis

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