Curated Video
Alzheimer's patients teach doctors-to-be about their disease
Medical students are being given a rare insight into the early onset of Alzheimer's in a new project pairing them with patients who have the disease.
The 'buddy' scheme in the US allows students to engage with the patients socially, so...
Curated Video
Clinic Falsely Told Dozens They Had Alzheimer’s
SHAWN BLAZSEK (BLAY'-zuhk) MAKES LUNCH FOR HIS SON.THE KIND OF EVERYDAY ACTIVITY THE TOLEDO RESIDENT THOUGHT HE MIGHT NOT GET TO DO FOR MUCH LONGER.SOUNDBITE: Shawn Blazsek, Memory Loss Patient:"She diagnosed me with early onset...
Curated Video
Company claims drug can slow Alzheimer's disease
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, 78-YEAR-OLD CHARLES FLAGG AND HIS WIFE CYNTHIA NOTICED A CHANGE WITH HIS MEMORY.
Curated Video
A cause that hits very close to home has brought retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor back to Washington. She's lobbying for more research and funding for Alzheimer's disease.
HEADLINE: O'Connor makes personal plea for Alzheimer's aid
CAPTION: A cause that hits very close to home has brought retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor back to Washington. She's lobbying for more research and funding for...
Curated Video
The boom in cheap care abroad for Alzheimer's patients
The costs caring for Alzheimer's patients is rising sharply in the West and more and more families are considering whether their elderly would receive better care in countries like Thailand where round the clock attention is much...
Curated Video
Patient drug trials for a possible Alzheimer's treatment
LEAD IN: Hundreds of clinical trials are being held around the world to discover a successful treatment for Alzheimer's disease.This week's UK's Dementia Awareness Week is urging more patients to take part in studies. It says just three...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Poesia para los enfermos de Alzheimer
VOICED : Poesia para los enfermos de Alzheimer
AFP News Agency
VOICED : La maldicion que podria curar el Alzheimer
VOICED : La maldicion que podria curar el Alzheimer
Curated Video
Walking and talking to help ward off dementia
LEADIN:
Staying active and socialising are two ways of helping to keep your brain healthy as you get older, according to dementia researchers.
Now scientists in the US are combining both those activities in a...
Curated Video
Patient drug trials for a possible Alzheimer's treatment
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4035387LEAD IN: Hundreds of clinical trials are being held around the world to discover a successful treatment for Alzheimer's disease.This week's UK's Dementia Awareness Week is urging more patients...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Julianne Moore is Oscar favorite for Best Actress
CLEAN : Julianne Moore is Oscar favorite for Best Actress
Curated Video
Parkinson's disease - a journey through a brain
LEADIN:A drug treatment for Parkinson's is still wishful thinking, but doctors are becoming more adept at understanding and treating symptoms of the disease.Now as researchers mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Parkinson's,...
TED-Ed
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Did you know that every four seconds, a new case of Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed? Future researchers find out the biology behind this devastating disease in which the victim suffers memory loss, but their families never forget the...
TED-Ed
Why Do Hospitals Have Particle Accelerators?
Viewers gain insight into medical technology with a short video that examines how PET scanners can track FGD injected into a patient's body to find tumors.
Deep Look
These Fighting Fruit Flies Are Superheroes of Brain Science
What can fighting fruit flies tell us about our own brains? Junior geneticists explore the common genes of fruit flies and humans and learn how scientists are using the tiny insects to help study depression, anger, and Alzheimer's...
TED-Ed
Could Your Brain Repair Itself?
Is your brain running a little slow? Just reboot it and you'll be good to go. This advice may sound ridiculous, but by watching this video you will learn how through a process called neurogenesis, adult brains are able repair...
Other
Hbo: The Alzheimer's Project
A collection of films onAlzheimer's disease answers questions such as what is it, how to cope with it, how it is treated, and related topics.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Towards a Blood Test for Alzheimer's
Researchers have discovered that they may be on the brink of developing a blood test to screen for possible Alzheimer's disease. Aired Oct. 19, 2007 [9:20]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Vitamin B3 and Alzheimer's
A conversation with Kim Green, a research scientist, who has been studying mice to see if large doses of vitamin B3 could reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease. After having success with this research, they are looking to start...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mental Disorders Cognitive Disorders
This lesson will identify, describe and differentiate the primary symptom(s) for each type of cognitive disorder and organic disorder.