The Alzheimer's Project - Specials

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About The Project

1 - About The Project

Understanding And Attacking Alzheimer's

2 - Understanding And Attacking Alzheimer's

This film explores one of the principal causes of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease—the toxic beta-amyloid protein. It also looks at an experimental vaccine on the front lines of research that is attempting to use the body's own immune system to fight the disease.

How Far We Have Come In Alzheimer's Research

3 - How Far We Have Come In Alzheimer's Research

Identifying Mild Cognitive Impairment

4 - Identifying Mild Cognitive Impairment

The Role Of Genetics In Alzheimer's

5 - The Role Of Genetics In Alzheimer's

Is Alzheimer's inherited? What is my risk? With two of the international leaders in the field, we answer these questions and learn about the role genetics plays in the development of drugs to prevent the disease.

Advances In Brain Imaging

6 - Advances In Brain Imaging

Looking Into The Future Of Alzheimer's

7 - Looking Into The Future Of Alzheimer's

The Connection Between Insulin And Alzheimer's

8 - The Connection Between Insulin And Alzheimer's

Inflammation, The Immune System, And Alzheimer's

9 - Inflammation, The Immune System, And Alzheimer's

The Benefit Of Diet And Exercise In Alzheimer's

10 - The Benefit Of Diet And Exercise In Alzheimer's

Cognitive Reserve: What The Religious Orders Study Is Revealing About Alzheimer's

11 - Cognitive Reserve: What The Religious Orders Study Is Revealing About Alzheimer's

Searching For An Alzheimer's Cure: The Story Of Flurizan

12 - Searching For An Alzheimer's Cure: The Story Of Flurizan

The Pulse Of Drug Development

13 - The Pulse Of Drug Development