January 28, 2013
As a part of the Alzheimer’s Project, HBO’s website features 15 supplemental films that take a deeper look into the scientific and medical advances being made in the understanding of Alzheimer’s disease.
The individual topics are as follows:
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
The DeMoe Family: Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Genetics
The Nanney-Felts Family: Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Genetics
The Quest for Biomarkers