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More than one hundred years ago, Alois Alzheimer described for the first time the disease that now bears his name. In spite of intense research, there is still no medication that can cure Alzheimer's. But the biochemists working with LMU Munich Professor Haass are hot on the tracks of the disease—wi…

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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A long way

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2009


Can we use methylene blue against cell death? In search of a drug that treats the causes of Alzheimer's…

Coloured Fish

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2009


Success! Dominik’s fish are carrying the Alzheimer’s gene. But will they also develop the characteristic symptoms?

Larvae-Lights

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2009


How do you make an Alzheimer's fish? First, human DNA must be injected into the fish larvae—no easy task…

More than just pretty

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2009


Only the best for the little one: what do zebra fish need in order to lay as many of the much sought-after eggs as possible?

The nerve killer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2009


Amyloid – a protein which plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Everyone has it in their body, but not everyone develops the disease. But why?

A look into the brain

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2009


Alzheimer's: no longer knowing where you are, who you are or what you were going to do... To find an agent that counters this most frequent form of dementia, the researchers have bred thousands of zebra fish.

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