A look into Alzheimer’s

Service Above Self: Alzheimer’s: Trying to Remember

Saturday: January 3rd @ 3:00 PM
Monday:   January 5th & 12th @ 2:30 PM 
Tuesday:  January 6th & 13th @ 9:00 PM
Friday:   January 9th & 16th @ 9:30 AM & 8:00 PM

In this episode of Service Above Self, Ann Osborne interviews Patty O’Brian from the Connection Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Ms. O’Brian discusses what causes the disease and signs to watch for if you suspect a friend or family member may be developing it.

Tomorrow Today: Alzheimer’s Disease: Is Prevention Possible?

Saturday: January 3rd & 10th @ 7:00 PM  
Monday:   January 5th & 12th @ 11:00 AM
Friday:   January 9th & 16th @ 7:30 PM

Can Alzheimer’s be prevented? That’s the big question scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany are working on answering. They’ve identified an amino sugar which could provide a key to treating the degeneration of brain cells. Research on roundworms, which have an average lifespan of three weeks, led them to their discovery. Further work might reveal whether consuming the sugar derivative could help ward off the onset of Alzheimer’s in humans. Tomorrow Today also answers Wenjian Li, a viewer from Finland’s question – “Is it true that left handed people are smarter?” Einsteinchen delves into the answer for this question.