Nov 27, 2024

In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, Dr. Daniel Correa is joined by Top Chef contestant and restaurant owner Dan Jacobs. Dan shares his Kennedy disease diagnosis and how despite his symptoms, he found his way to the Top Chef kitchen. He also discusses what led him to pursue a career in cooking and how he is...

Nov 21, 2024

In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Katy Peters answer some of your questions. Then, Dr. Peters is joined by Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna, professor of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and co-founder of an application called Roon. Roon taps into accurate health information,...

Nov 14, 2024

In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, co-host Dr. Daniel Correa is joined by Deborah Vauclare, loving mother of Leo, who is living with a rare genetic neurodegenerative condition called Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD.) Deborah shares about Leo’s diagnosis and symptoms and how she and her family started...

Nov 7, 2024

In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, author Tanita Allen joins Dr. Katy Peters to discuss her experience with Huntington’s Disease and how it inspired her to write her book We Exist. Tanita shares about the rocky diagnosis process, how she manages day-to-day symptoms, and why she was called to share her story...

Oct 31, 2024

In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by Christina Coates, president and founding member of an organization called Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Association (HODA). Christina shares about her own journey with hypertrophic olivary degeneration and how she was inspired to found...