Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat? - Krishna Sudhir
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Around the world, millions of people have Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating brain disorder that gradually destroys a person’s memory and other cognitive abilities. While doctors have studied Alzheimer’s for decades, conducting hundreds of clinical trials, there is still no effective preventive treatment or cure. So, why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat? Krishna Sudhir investigates.
Causative factors for Alzheimer's include beta-amyloid plaques, tau tangles, and inflammation. How do these various factors interact to influence neuronal function in this disease?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Krishna Sudhir
- Director Rowena Sheehan
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Composer André Aires
- Sound Designer André Aires, Guilherme Araujo
- Produced by Gerta Xhelo, Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Shannon Odell
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
