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In this edition: using electricity to slow dementia, on expedition with the caving club, and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø scientists head to the World Economic Forum.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's MSc Science Communication course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roving reporters in the Research Communications group.

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– We follow the Cassini spacecraft in its final moments and discuss the largest-ever study of statin use, which reveals they really do cut deaths.

– We talk to an 51³Ô¹ÏÍø research who believes using electricity to stimulate the brain could slow the progress of dementia and Alzheimer's.

– Journey deep into a Slovenian mountain with the , squeezing through narrow passages and discovering new caverns. You can also listen to the .

– We meet 51³Ô¹ÏÍø participants in the World Economic Forum's , preparing to share their research with world leaders and the general public.

All caving images by Rhys Tyers.

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