Title:
Can Alzheimer's be stopped? / written, produced & directed by Sarah Holt ; a NOVA production by Tangled Bank Studios, LLC in association with Holt Productions, LLC for WGBH Boston.
ISBN:
9781627896771
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Running time indicated on container: approx. 60 minutes; actual running time: 54 min.
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
Special features: Inside the mind of Alzheimer's -- The second victim -- Participating in a clinical trial -- Identifying Alzheimer's -- Untangling tau.
Originally broadcast in 2016 as an episode of the television series Nova.
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.16x9 widescreen.
Summary:
Alzheimer's disease ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. The cause of Alzheimer's and whether it can be stopped is one of the greatest medical mysteries of our time. Join courageous patients participating in clinical trials, and then go behind the scenes of the major drug trials to see how researchers target and test therapies that may slow and even prevent Alzheimer's.
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Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles.
Audience:
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children).
Performer:
Narrator, Jay O. Sanders.
Production Credits:
Music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; edited by William A. Anderson
OCLC Number:
ocn949858308
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
