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The Jennings v Alzheimer’s

When a mutant gene causing Alzheimer’s is discovered in the Jennings family, it leads scientists on a journey to develop a cure and leaves family members with a terrible dilemma.

When a mutant gene causing Alzheimer’s is discovered in the Jennings family, it leads scientists on a journey to develop a cure and leaves family members with a terrible dilemma.

The Jennings are the first family in the world to be diagnosed with hereditary, early onset Alzheimer’s, a discovery which many think will be the key to finally unlocking a cure.

But that discovery also revealed a devastating truth for the family: the hereditary gene is being passed through each generation.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 23 May 202402:45

Credits

RoleContributor
ProducerNiamh Kennedy
DirectorNiamh Kennedy
Production ManagerRobyn Amoroso
ComposerSarah Warne
EditorRick Barker
EditorEmma Lysaght
Director of photographyTom Elliott
Executive ProducerColin Barr
Executive ProducerArthur Cary
Production CompanyExpectation Entertainment

Broadcasts

  • Mon 13 May 202421:00
  • Wed 15 May 202423:45
  • Thu 23 May 202402:45

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