My quest to cure prion disease — before it's too late

The fight to cure a fatal disease [TED Talks Daily]( [TED Talk]( Sonia Vallabh - 18 min [My quest to cure prion disease — before it's too late]( Biomedical researcher Sonia Vallabh's life was turned upside down when she learned she had the genetic mutation for a rare and fatal illness, prion disease, that could strike at any time. Thirteen years later, her search for a cure has led to new insights about how to catch and prevent disease — and how to honor our grandest, most mysterious inheritance: our brains. ([Read transcript]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   TED IS SUPPORTED BY ADS AND PARTNERS   Trending [TED Talk]( Ian Bremmer - 15 min [The next global superpower isn't who you think]( [TED Talk]( Sheryl Lee Ralph - 15 min [A 3-step guide to believing in yourself]( [TED-Ed]( Stephanie Honchell Smith - 5 min [Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer?](   [TED Health Ideas for a healthier you]( [From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs]( Bodies are complicated — and, yes, even a bit weird. TED Health is here to help you make sense of it all. Each week, host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider introduces a new TED Talk that answers the questions you didn't know you had, from your own well-being to the latest scientific breakthrough. Listen to TED Health from the TED Audio Collective wherever you get your podcasts. [Listen now ➝](   Follow TED [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TikTok]( Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2024 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Become a [TED Member]( to support [our mission]( and receive exclusive benefits. Our mailing address is 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe]( | [View in browser](