Horizon - Season 53 Episode 9
Horizon investigates a new era of Alzheimer's research, which is bringing hope to millions of sufferers across the world. New scanning and gene technology is allowing scientists to identify the disease at its earliest stages, often 15 years before symptoms appear and the brain cells are destroyed. A series of new drugs trials in Colombia, the USA and Europe are showing startling success in reducing beta amyloid, the protein which is a hallmark of the disease. It is also becoming clear that changes in lifestyle can prevent the development of the disease. A new system inside the brain has been discovered which clears amyloid when we are in deep sleep, but allows it to accumulate if we don't sleep well. The programme reveals that for sufferers in the early stages of the disease, brain connections, or synapses, can be strengthened and even replaced by absorbing enough of the right nutrients. A UK-wide trail helps sufferers in the early stages to concentrate on improving everyday tasks, and in the process not only make their lives easier, but helps to reactivate the planning and organisational parts of the brain. In an aging world, where the biggest risk of developing Alzheimer's is old age, the scientific breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease are bringing hope where once there was despair.
First Air Date : 1964-02-04
Last Air date : 2024-07-22
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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- Season 53 : Episode 12016-03-16
- Season 53 : Episode 22016-03-23
- Season 53 : Episode 32016-03-30
- Season 53 : Episode 42016-04-06
- Season 53 : Episode 52016-04-13
- Season 53 : Episode 62016-04-17
- Season 53 : Episode 72016-04-25
- Season 53 : Episode 82016-05-04
- Season 53 : Episode 92016-05-11
- Season 53 : Episode 102016-05-22
- Season 53 : Episode 112016-06-07
- Season 53 : Episode 122016-07-19
- Season 53 : Episode 132016-08-10
- Season 53 : Episode 142016-08-25
- Season 53 : Episode 152016-10-12
- Season 53 : Episode 162016-10-23
