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Alzheimer sufferers now have access to new drugs
Alzheimer sufferers now have access to new drugs
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Book about Alzheimer's says disease is now an epidemic in America
1. Wide shot Tom Harris and his wife Yasuko Harris (Alzheimer's sufferer) walk from building towards bench to sit down
2. Wide shot Harris and Yasuko on bench
3. Close up Yasuko's hands tilt up to her face
4. Wide shot zoom in to medium...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French alzheimer patients share homs, an alternative to care homs
French alzheimer patients share homs, an alternative to care homs (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Eye study may detect early stage Alzheimer's
LEAD IN: Scientists studying Alzheimer's are hoping to turn an eye tracking device into an early warning signal for the disease.Our eye movements can reveal secrets about the health of our brains and the way it may be...
Bloomberg
Biogen Analyst Sees No Clear Growth Driver to Replace Alzheimer's Drug
Mar.21 -- Paul Matteis, managing director of biotechnology equity research at Stifel, discusses Biogen Inc. halting research on its experimental Alzheimer's drug. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Curated Video
Study uses magnetic stimulation to detect dementia
LEAD IN: Neurologists are to begin a trial to discover whether transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS on the brain can alert doctors to the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease.Despite millions of people being afflicted by dementia,...
Curated Video
"Super agers" with the brains of 50 year olds might hold key to dementia
Edith Stern is a 92-year-old retiree who may hold the key to aging well.
She's a sprightly leader in her Chicago retirement home, playing mother hen to many of the residents and keeping an eye on the communal snack drawer.
Her...
Curated Video
Technology helping improve the lives of those with dementia
LEADIN
The latest products and innovations for people living with dementia are being showcased at the Alzheimer's Show in London.
The exhibition is also showing how new technology can help elderly people stay...
Curated Video
A garden designed for Alzheimer's patients
London, UK, May 20, 2013
1. Close of scented pink and purple flowers in Alzheimer's garden
2. Close of blue irises
3. Close tilt up of foxglove
4. Mid of actress Helen Mirren taking photos of the Alzheimer's garden
5. Wide of visitors...
Bloomberg
China Expands Generic Drug-Buying Program
Dec.29 -- China is expanding its generic drug-procurement program to include an additional 33 drugs, pitting domestic and international drugmakers in a price war that could see Chinese players dominate. Meanwhile, a newly approved...
Curated Video
Technology helping improve the lives of those with dementia
LEADIN
The latest products and innovations for people living with dementia are being showcased at the Alzheimer's Show in London.
The exhibition is also showing how new technology can help elderly people stay...
Curated Video
Florida's largest provider of medical services to the elderly is using a virtual reality simulation to teach staff how it feels to have Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. Caregivers say it changes how they interact with patients. (May 20)
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Nats: " Count out 27 cents in change and put in the cup. Find a white shawl and put it on."
SOUNDBITE: Tony Winton, Associated Press
"It's very disorienting in the sense that...
Curated Video
Curcumin might help to treat Alzheimer's
Los Angeles, California - October 6, 2006
1. Wide of Dr Milan Fiala looking into microscope
2. Close up of Dr Milan Fiala looking into microscope
3. Close up of hand on focus control
4. Close up of turmeric treated white blood cells...
Curated Video
A study of more than 600 older veterans with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease showed that high doses of vitamin E delayed the decline in daily living skills, such as getting oneself dressed, by about six months over a two-year period. (Dec. 31)
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Vitamin E might slow the progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, researchers are reporting. It's the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of dementia at...
Curated Video
CDC: More US Alzheimer's Patients Dying at Home
NAT SOUND( This was my mom's hat)BRENDA BROWN SPENT HEARTBREAKING MOMENTS IN THIS ROOM ..SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Brenda Brown, daughter of Alzheimers patient"I heard her calling me Brenda Brenda, I jumped out of bed and went into her room...
Curated Video
USA: NEW YORK: BREAKTHROUGH FOR TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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Scientists in the United States say they've made a breakthrough in treating Alzheimer's disease.
Newly published research in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that in moderately severe Alzheimer's patients,...
Curated Video
Daffodils harvested to produce a drug to fight Alzheimer's disease
Brecon Beacons, Wales, United Kingdom, April 24 2009
1. Mid shot daffodils in field
2. Wide pan and move in to tractor across field
3. Mid shot tractor through daffodils
4. Close up tractor moving at ground level
5. Mid shot tractor...
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Debate over ethics of embryo research
26 March 2008
1. London skyline with River Thames and St Paul's Cathedral
2. Houses of Parliament with River Thames in foreground
25 March 2008
3. Wide of Dr Minger in laboratory
4. Various of Minger conducting experiments
5....
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Preventing dementia: the game scientists say play ++EMBARGOED++
LEAD IN: Scientists are collaborating with professional gamers to launch a new on-screen adventure to accelerate research for dementia treatment.Vast servers will hold data from people playing Sea Hero Quest and scientists all over the...
Curated Video
Giving our brains the technology to command - health in 2016
WORLD HEALTH REVIEWSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY /VNR: ELIMINATE DENGUE /VNR: COPYRIGHT LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (LSHTM) - USE ONLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH LANCET STILLBIRTH RESEARCH JANUARY...
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Study uses magnetic stimulation to detect dementia
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4036263LEAD IN: Neurologists are to begin a trial to discover whether transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS on the brain can alert doctors to the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease.Despite...
Curated Video
Exhibition by artist who painted during onset of disease
1. Pan down exterior New York Academy of Medicine
2. Sign reading "The New York Academy of Medicine"
3. Zoom into sign and photo of Patricia and William Utermohlen
4. Medium of paintings by William Utermohlen, before onset of Alzheimer's...