| Description |
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping rda |
| Description |
digital optical stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Documentary television programs lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.16x9 widescreen. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Jay O. Sanders. |
| Credits |
Music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; edited by William A. Anderson |
| Note |
Running time indicated on container: approx. 60 minutes; actual running time: 54 min. |
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"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container. |
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Special features: Inside the mind of Alzheimer's -- The second victim -- Participating in a clinical trial -- Identifying Alzheimer's -- Untangling tau. |
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Originally broadcast in 2016 as an episode of the television series Nova. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children). |
| Contents |
Special features: Inside the mind of Alzheimer's -- The second victim -- Participating in a clinical trial -- Identifying Alzheimer's -- Untangling tau. |
| Subject |
Alzheimer's disease -- Popular works.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Research.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Science television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Television programs -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Holt, Sarah, 1956- television director, television producer, screenwriter.
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Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.
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Mirowitz, Sheldon, composer (expression)
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Tangled Bank Studios, LLC, production company.
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Holt Productions, production company.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Nova. Can Alzheimer's be stopped? |
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Contained in (work): Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781627896771 |
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1627896775 |
| Standard No. |
841887028141 |
| Music No. |
NOVA6320 PBS |
