Alzheimer's disease is the second-most-feared illness in America, after cancer. Is our anxiety justified? HBO presents this multi-part campaign that looks at the causes, symptoms, treatments and possible cures for this insidious disease.
About the project
Understanding and attacking alzheimer's
How far we have come in alzheimer's research
Identifying mild cognitive impairment
The role of genetics in alzheimer's
Advances in brain imaging
Looking into the future of alzheimer's
The connection between insulin and alzheimer's
Inflammation, the immune system, and alzheimer's
The benefit of diet and exercise in alzheimer's
Cognitive reserve: what the religious orders study is revealing about alzheimer's
Searching for an alzheimer's cure: the story of flurizan
The pulse of drug development
Caregivers
The memory loss tapes
Grandpa, do you know who i am?
The alzheimer's project: momentum in science (part 1)
The alzheimer's project: momentum in science (part 2)
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