TWiP 248: Toxoplasma reduces Alzheimer's disease
TWiP reviews the observation that infection of Azlheimer's disease mice with Toxoplasma gondii reduces brain amyloid density globally and regionally. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Dan...
6 Dec 20241h 6min
TWiP 247: Manhattan mystery malady
TWiP solves the case of the Manhattan man with pain on urination or ejaculation, and presents a new case for you to solve. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina ...
18 Nov 202458min
TWiP 246: Everything spiral: a worm in a hurry
TWiP taps into Dickson's knowledge of Trichinella to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species. H...
1 Nov 20241h 23min
TWiP 245: Flying purple people eater with Ben LaBrot
Founder of Floating Doctors Ben LaBrot joins TWiP to solve the case of the 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection, followed by a discussion of the history and mission of Floating...
18 Okt 20241h 16min
TWiP 244: Engineering Toxoplasma
Lilach Sheiner joins TWiP to talk about her career and her work on engineering Toxoplasma gondii secretion systems for intracellular delivery of multiple large therapeutic proteins to neurons. Hosts: ...
5 Okt 202449min
TWiP 243: Don't blame it on Mexico
TWiP solves the case of the Woman with White Worms, and submits a new case involving a 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Dani...
20 Sep 20241h 6min
TWiP 242: Worms impair COVID vaccines
TWiP reviews a study showing that intestinal helminth infection impairs vaccine-induced T cell responses through an IL-10 pathway, which compromised protection against antigenically drifted SARS-CoV-2...
6 Sep 202447min
TWiP 241: There once was a patient from China
19 Aug 20241h 14min
