Search for a Cure
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago -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—with the help of the zebra fish. As en embryo, this fish is transparent, thereby allowing researchers to observe developments and changes in a living organism. Will the zebra fish help scientists to understand Alzheimer's? In their video diary, Christian Haass and his team present unusual insights into their daily lives as researchers. Footage for the videos has been recorded by the biologists themselves. The video diary was produced within the scope of "DFG Science TV", the Internet TV Project of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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Episodes
A long way
November 24, 2009 15:15 - 137 MB VideoCan we use methylene blue against cell death? In search of a drug that treats the causes of Alzheimer's…
Coloured Fish
November 17, 2009 15:15 - 106 MB VideoSuccess! Dominik’s fish are carrying the Alzheimer’s gene. But will they also develop the characteristic symptoms?
Larvae-Lights
November 10, 2009 15:15 - 115 MB VideoHow do you make an Alzheimer's fish? First, human DNA must be injected into the fish larvae—no easy task…
More than just pretty
November 03, 2009 15:15 - 53.8 MB VideoOnly 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
October 27, 2009 15:15 - 45 MB VideoAmyloid – 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
October 20, 2009 15:15 - 102 MB VideoAlzheimer'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.