Journalist producing podcasts, current affairs television, documentaries and digital media. Rarely use this account anymore l kevinrokeefe.bsky.social
Joined May 2011
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1 Apr 2024
Fascinating dementia research using brains that never forget.
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30 Mar 2024
This aired a week ago & it’s become one of the most watched in the @W5 season! The remarkable story of Emily Nash- an 18-year-old Canadian with “highly superior autobiographical memory” | CTV News #HSAM @KevinROKeefe @CTVNews #dementia ctvnews.ca/w5/why-18-year-ol…
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24 Mar 2024
There are an estimated 10 million people a year who are developing memory loss linked to dementia and Alzheimer's- making HSAM is a “juicy phenomenon,” say researchers. Some are trying to stimulate areas of the brain that are more active in those with HSAM, in people with early Alzheimer's. This photo is from a study Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in early dementia at @UniTrento 4/4
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24 Mar 2024
What leads to this super memory? Scientists are trying to find out. Emily is part of a study at @UTAustin studying the role of sleep. That's when our memories are cemented into our #brain. Scientists are finding intriguing clues that a certain phase of #sleep may be different in those with HSAM. Their research, that includes tests done on Emily come out later this year. 3/4
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24 Mar 2024
Emily Nash is part of an elite group of about 100 or so in the world with 'Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory' or HSAM.
She wants to help science see if learning about this super memory can help understand and treat memory loss and dementia. Her remarkable story: 1/4
ctvnews.ca/w5/why-18-year-ol… @CTVNews @CTVW5 #hsam #memory #brain #sleep #dementia @utaustin @northwesternu @KevinROKeefe @MayaHamovitch @TheRealMarilu
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21 Mar 2024
The incredible memory of Emily Nash ctvnews.ca/video/c2889894-th…
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4 Mar 2024
EXPOSING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU'S REPEAT OFFENDERS | W5 INVESTIGATION youtu.be/pEcE4XFcP5g?si=ux35… via @YouTube
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4 Mar 2024
A QUEBEC TOWN'S FEAR OF EXPOSURE TO A SMELTER'S HARMFUL POLLUTION | W5 I... youtu.be/xdL3z-RpRK0?si=HS8h… via @YouTube
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The DEATH DEBATE: Why some welcome Canada's move to assisted dying for Mental illness and others Fear it.
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10 Apr 2022
W5: A rare and intimate look into medical assistance in dying in Canada youtu.be/pdtvUyITIDo via @YouTube
9 Apr 2022
A rare look at Canada's growing demand for medical assistance in dying ctvnews.ca/w5/a-rare-look-at…
She went from delivering babies to helping people die. Why B.C. family doctor Stefanie Green has dedicated her medical career to helping patients get an assisted death and why she's pulling back the curtain on this growing medical service in Canada. Watch 'Death Wish' Sat. 7pm.
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8 Apr 2022
Glad to have produced this fascinating story about a doctor who has helped end the lives of 300 people on Vancouver Island. Watch W5 this Sat at 7PM (8PM AT)
She went from delivering babies to helping people die. Why B.C. family doctor Stefanie Green has dedicated her medical career to helping patients get an assisted death and why she's pulling back the curtain on this growing medical service in Canada. Watch 'Death Wish' Sat. 7pm.
A closer look at gender treatment for children and youth. @dhamamdjian speaks to young people who transitioned with different outcomes. Watch the full episode here:
ctvnews.ca/w5/dramatic-incre…
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21 Oct 2021
RT @CTVW5: Transgender Healthcare is arguably the most politicized field in children’s medicine, with a dramatic increase in girls seeking…
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