Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

For decades, researchers have noted that Alzheimer's disease and cancer rarely occur in the same person, sparking speculation that one may protect against the other Now, scientists have identified a protein produced by cancer cells that appears to shield the brain from Alzheimer's, at least in mice, offering new clues to the link between the two diseases. Dr Donald Weaver is a Professor of Chemistry and Senior Scientist of the Krembil Research Institute. He chats to Jesse