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©2016
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1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Running time indicated on container: approx. 60 minutes; actual running time: 54 min
Special features: Inside the mind of Alzheimer's -- The second victim -- Participating in a clinical trial -- Identifying Alzheimer's -- Untangling tau
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
"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
Music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; edited by William A. Anderson
Narrator, Jay O. Sanders
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children)
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo. 16x9 widescreen
In English with optional English subtitles