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Dr. Sharon Cohen on Alzheimer's Treatment & Michael Barclay on Gord Downie

Zoomer Week in Review
Zoomer Week in Review
Episode • Apr 10, 2018 • 20m
Bob Komsic fills in for Libby Znaimer.

25 thousand new cases of Alzheimer�s disease are diagnosed every year in Canada. Doctors and researchers on the front lines are doing everything to reverse this alarming stat including a new cheek swab test now being used here in Toronto. Bob speaks to Dr. Sharon Cohen, Medical Director of the Toronto Memory Program, about potential breakthroughs in treatments.

And � When Gord Downie died last October, the nation mourned. Some have called �The Tragically Hip� the most Canadian rock band ever. Bob talks with author Michael Barclay about his new biography, �The Never-Ending Present� on Gord Downie and his band of brothers.

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